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IMOCA 60 Ecover 3

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IMOCA 60 Ecover 3
Image
Development
DesignerOwen Clarke Design, Mervyn Owen, Allen Clarke, Clay Oliver Edit this on Wikidata
Year31 July 2007 Edit this on Wikidata
BuilderHakes Marine (NZL) Edit this on Wikidata
Hull appendages
KeelCanting Keel
RudderTwin Rudders
Racing
Class associationIMOCA 60
← Ecover 2
N/A →

The IMOCA 60 class yacht Ecover 3 was designed by Owen Clark Design, made by the New Zealand-based Hakes Marine and launched in September 2006.[1][2] The boat is a sister ship to Aviva.[3][4]

Names and ownership

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Ecover III (2006-2009)

  • Skipper: Mike Golding

Mike Golding Racing (2010)

  • Skipper: Mike Golding

Président (2010-2011)

  • Skipper: Bruno Garcia and Jean Le Cam

Gamesa (2012-2013)

  • Skipper: Mike Golding

Currency House Kilcullen (2015)

  • Skipper: Enda O'Coineen

Kilcullen Voyager-Team Ireland (2016-2017)

  • Skipper: Enda O'Coineen

La Mie Câline - Artipole (2017-2021)

  • Skipper: Arnaud Boissières

RÊVE DE LARGE (2022)

  • Skipper: Rodolphe Sepho

Nexans – Art & Fenêtres II (since 2023)[5]

  • Skipper: Fabrice Amedeo
  • Sail no.: FRA 56

Racing results

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PosYearRaceClassBoat nameSkipperNotesRef
Round the world races
15 / 3320212020–2021 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60La Mie Caline - Artipole, FRA 14Image Arnaud Boissieres (FRA)94d 18h 36m
DNF20162016–2017 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Kilcullen Voyager - Team Ireland, IRL 3Image Enda O'Coineen (IRL)
6 / 2020132012–2013 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60GamesaImage Mike Golding (GBR)88d 06h 36m
DNF2010Barcelona World RaceIMOCA 60Président, ESP 3Image Bruno Garcia (ESP)
Image Jean Le Cam (FRA)
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DNF20092008–2009 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Ecover 3Image Mike Golding (GBR)
Transatlantic Races
Other Races

References

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  1. ↑ "Document sans titre". histoiredeshalfs.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Document sans titre". histoiredeshalfs.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Technical alliance for Dee Caffari and Mike Golding". sail-world.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Extensive testing for Golding & Caffari before Vendée Globe". yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "NEXANS - ART & FENÊTRES (II)". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bruno Garcia: "I heart the Barcelona World Race"". barcelonaworldrace.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.