IMOCA_60_Cheminees_Poujoulat

IMOCA 60 Cheminees Poujoulat

IMOCA 60 Cheminees Poujoulat

Sailboat

The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Cheminées Poujoulat (5) was designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian built by Decision SA in Lausanne, Switzerland[1][2] and launched in the year 2011.[3] The boat was written off on 24 December 2013 after breaking apart on the return journey from the Transat Jacque Vabre.

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Loss of boat and rescue

Bernard Stamm and crewmember Damien Guillou were rescued at 0600 on the 24 Dec 2013 after the boat broke up and they activate there EPIRB. The boat was 170 miles off the Scilly Isles when the event happened at 18:50 on the 23 December 2013. The rescue operation involved two helicopters and a fixed wing aircraft from the UK and France. The boat was in storm force 9 conditions with 10 meter waves that prevailed in the Western Approaches. The crew of Bernard Stamm and Damien Guillou were rescued by a Norwegian cargo vessel the Star Isfjord at 06:14 on the 24th in an exercise that took over two hours.[4][5][6] [7] The cause of the incident is thought to be corrosion of the core in the hull laminate.[8]

Racing results

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References

  1. [1]
    "Decision Yacht Website IMOCA Build Page". Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  2. [2]
    Timelapse of Construction at Decision. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  3. [3]
    "Boat Profile Page". Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  4. [4]
    Matthew Sheahan (December 24, 2013). "Bernard Stamm and crew Rescued". Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  5. [5]
    "Bernard Stamm rescue: 'I swam for my life'". 24 December 2013. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  6. [6]
    Matthew Sheahan (2014-01-12). "Stamm's yacht wreck recovered". Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  7. [7]
    Elaine Bunting (2013-12-30). "Rescued sailor's boat 'broke in half'". Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  8. [8]
    "Designer Statement on failure". Retrieved 2022-01-11.
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