Engineering:Gitana 13
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 Gitana 13 in 2010. | |
| Other names | Innovation Explorer Orange Kingfisher 2 Swift |
|---|---|
| Designer(s) | Gilles Ollier |
| Builder | Multiplast |
| Launched | 2000 |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Loïck Peyron Bruno Peyron Ellen MacArthur Lionel Lemonchois |
| Specifications | |
| Displacement | 20 t (20 long tons; 22 short tons) |
| Length | 33.50 m (109.9 ft) (LOA) |
| Beam | 17.50 m (57.4 ft) |
| Mast height | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Sail area | 610 m2 (6,600 sq ft) (upwind) 800 m2 (8,600 sq ft) (downwind) |
| Crew | 10–12 |
Gitana 13 is an ocean-racing catamaran. She has had several names, including:[1]
- 2000: Innovation Explorer, skippered by Loïck Peyron. She was built for The Race, a no-limits nonstop crewed circumnavigation in which she took second place.
- 2002: Orange, won the Jules Verne Trophy with skipper Bruno Peyron in 2002
- 2003: Kingfisher 2, skippered by Ellen MacArthur. She broke her mast in 2003, south-east Kerguelen Islands, whilst competing for Jules Verne Trophy.
- 2006: Gitana 13 with skipper Lionel Lemonchois
- 2010–2012: Swift
She is the sister ship of Club Med, winner of The Race with skipper Grant Dalton in 2000.
Records
- As Orange, she won the Jules Verne Trophy (Around the world sailing record) in 64 days, 8 hours, 37 minutes and 24 seconds, in 2002.[2]
- As Gitana 13, she set the transpacific record between San Francisco and Yokohama in 43 days, 3 minutes and 18 seconds, in 2008.[3]
- Record from New York to San Francisco via Cape Horn, 2008 Feb, 43d 3m 18s [3]
References
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sport Elec with Olivier de Kersauson |
Jules Verne Trophy 2002–2004 |
Succeeded by Geronimo with Olivier de Kersauson |
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