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THE BOAT

IMOCA 60 Racing Yacht

Competitors must use an IMOCA 60 yacht. These boats are a development class monohull, where designers are limited by only the 'box rule' that draws parameters around measurements including length, weight, material, and the generation of power onboard.

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The Boat: About

TOP SPEED

70 km/h

= Sprinting Greyhound

LENGTH

18.3m

= 1.5 London buses

MAST HEIGHT

29m

= 10 story building

DRAUGHT (DEPTH)

4.5m

= Average female Giraffe

TOTAL WEIGHT

8 tonnes

= 5.3 cars

SAIL AREA

600m2

= 2.3 tennis courts

MATERIAL

Carbon fibre

= F1 car

TIME TO BUILD

50,000 man hours

= 5.7 years

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