IMOCA 60 Sodebo
Development
DesignerFinot-Conq Edit this on Wikidata
YearSeptember 1998 Edit this on Wikidata
Racing
Class associationIMOCA 60

The IMOCA 60 class yacht SODEBO savourons la vie, 25 was designed by Finot-Conq and launched in October 1998, after being made by Kirié in France.[1] The boat was lost in 2016 while on charter to Richard Tolkien when he abandoned ship. The wreckage was found near Porto Rico.[2][3]

Racing results

PosYearRaceClassBoat NameSkipperNotesRef
Round the World Races
11 / 2020132012–2013 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Team Plastique Alessandro Di Benedetto (ITA)104d 02h 34m [4]
7 / 3020092008–2009 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60AKENA VERANDAS, FRA 14 Arnaud Boissières  (FRA)93d 00h .
5 / 2020052004–2005 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60VMI Sébastien Josse (FRA)93j00h. .
6 / 2420012000–2001 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Sodebo Thomas Coville (FRA)
Transatlantic Races
11999Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Sodebo Thomas Coville (FRA)
 Hervé Jan (GBR)
19d 23h 19m
4 / 122006Route du RhumIMOCA 60Britair Armel Le Cleach (FRA)13j04h
31999Route du RhumIMOCA 60Sodebo Raphael Dinelli (FRA)19d 10h
Other Races

References

  1. "IMOCA 60 Sodebo Archive". Histoiredeshalfs.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  2. "British transatlantic sailor rescued by cargo ship after head injury". The Independent. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. "The Transat bakerly – Tolkien's dramatic rescue in the mid-Atlantic". Sail-world.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. "News - Alessandro di Benedetto (Team Plastique) finishes 11th - Vendée Globe - en". Vendeeglobe.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.


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