Gitana 16
Development
DesignerVPLP Design, Guillaume Verdier Edit this on Wikidata
Year7 August 2015 Edit this on Wikidata
Builder(s)Multiplast Edit this on Wikidata
Boat
Displacement8,000 kg (18,000 lb)
Draft4.5 m (15 ft)
Hull
Hull weightCarbon Nomex Sandwich
Beam5.70 m (18.7 ft)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typeCanting Keel
BallastWater Ballast
Rudder(s)Twin Rudders
Rig
Rig typeRotating Mast with Deck Spreaders
Racing
Class associationIMOCA 60

Gitana 16, her name when launched, is an IMOCA 60 monohull sailing yacht, designed by VPLP and Guillaume Verdier and constructed by Multiplast in France.[1][2] She was later known as Malizia II. The yacht's hull has a tumblehome shape and is equipped with foils, which were upgraded in 2016 and again in 2020. The boat was commissioned for the Gitana Sailing Team founded by Benjamin de Rothschild. Her first skipper was Sébastien Josse who was later replaced by Boris Herrmann. The yacht does not use any fossil fuel for power. In 2019, solar panels with an output of 1.3kw were installed,[3] and power is also generated by two hydro-electric generators at the stern that can be raised and lowered as needed.

Ownership

2015–2017 - Gitana 16, FRA 16

The yacht was commissioned for the Gitana Sailing Team, founded by Benjamin de Rothschild. She competed in the 2016–2017 Vendée Globe with French Skipper Sébastien Josse but did not finish the race, due to a foil shaft problem.

2017–2021 - Malizia II, MON 10

In 2016, Pierre Casiraghi, Vice-President of the Yacht Club de Monaco, worked with his friend Boris Herrmann of Germany and others to create Team Malizia. The yacht was renamed and competed for the team under the name Malizia II, with the sail number MON 10, flagged by Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco for the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe.

2021 to date: Fortinet-Best Western, FRA 10

In March 2020, Romain Attanasio of France bought the yacht, following a repair and refit, with the intention of competing in the 2024-2025 Vendée Globe.[4]

Voyages

Racing History

PosYearRaceClassBoat NameSkipperNotesRef
Round the World Races
5/3320202020–2021 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Seaexplorer YCM Boris Herrmann (GER)
RET20162016–2017 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Gitana 16 Sébastien Josse (FRA)foil shaft issue
Transatlantic Races
72021Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Fortinet - Best Western Romain Attanasio (FRA)
 Seb Marsset (FRA)
152019Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Malizia II Boris Herrmann (GER)
 Will Harris (GBR)
42017Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Edmond de Rothschild Boris Herrmann (GER)
 Thomas Ruyant (FRA)
RET2015Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Edmond de Rothschild Sébastien Josse (FRA)
 Charles Caudrelier (FRA)
RET2016The TransatIMOCA 60 Sébastien Josse (FRA)
102018Route du RhumIMOCA 60 Boris Herrmann (GER)
2016Transat Arctique New-York – VendéeIMOCA 60
Other Races
6 / 122021Rolex Fastnet RaceIMOCA 60Fortinet - Best Western Romain Attanasio (FRA)
+Crew
8 / 202019Rolex Fastnet RaceIMOCA 60 Boris Herrmann (GER)
+Crew
3 / 92017Rolex Fastnet RaceIMOCA 60 Boris Herrmann (GER)
 Pierre Casiraghi (MON)
+Crew
2020Le Défi Azimut raceIMOCA 60 Boris Herrmann (GER)
2020Vendee Arctique raceIMOCA 60 Boris Herrmann (GER)
2019Bermudes 1000 raceIMOCA 60 Boris Herrmann (GER)
2018Monaco Globe Series
Portimao to Bermudes
IMOCA 60 Boris Herrmann (GER)
2016Défi Azimut

2020–2021 Vendée Globe

With skipper Boris Herrmann the boat competed in the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe[5] finishing 5th after having to reduce its speed close to Les Sables due to a collision with a fishing vessel which caused extensive damage to the starboard foil and side. Herrmann helped with the rescue of Kevin Escoffier after his boat sank.[6]

Greta Thunberg Transatlantic Voyage

In August 2019 the Malizia II took Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg across the North Atlantic Ocean from Plymouth to New York City without producing any carbon dioxide during the voyage, however, France 24 reported that several crew flew to New York to sail the yacht back to Europe.[7] The trip was led by Boris Herrmann. Thunberg's crossing of the Atlantic started on 14 August 2019 and she arrived on 28 August.[8]

See also

References

  1. "Malizia II - Yacht Club de Monaco". IMOCO. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. "A34 Gitana 16, FRA 16". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. "The new SOLBIAN solar system on board Malizia". 28 August 2019.
  4. A34 Gitana 16, FRA 16, histoiredeshalfs.com, accessed 22 August 2022
  5. "The Yacht". Boris Herrmann Racing.
  6. "News - Time Compensations To Skippers Involved In the Rescue of Kevin Escoffier - Vendée Globe - En". www.vendeeglobe.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. "Greta Thunberg's yacht due in New York on Tuesday". France 24. AFP. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  8. Justine Calma (28 August 2019). "Greta Thunberg wraps up 15-day carbon-free voyage to New York City". The Verge.
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