{"id":8790,"date":"2025-05-03T09:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T08:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guillaumeverdier.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=8790"},"modified":"2025-07-03T09:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T08:06:11","slug":"2025-imoca-60-groupe-dubreuil","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.guillaumeverdier.com\/en\/projects\/2025-imoca-60-groupe-dubreuil\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 &#8211; IMOCA 60 &#8211; GROUPE DUBREUIL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new Imoca will be designed by Guillaume Verdier. \u201c<em>We\u2019ve built up a relationship of trust with Guillaume Verdier and his teams since we acquired the boat in 2023 (the former 11th Hour 2),\u201d\u00a0<\/em>explains the skipper<em>. It gives us an excellent point of comparison for designing a new boat. Starting from a base we know and which has proved its worth, our aim is to go even further in terms of performance<\/em>\u201c.<\/p>\n<h4>Built in England<\/h4>\n<p>She will be built at the Carrington Boats yard in Southampton, England, and will be launched in August 2026 in Les Sables-d\u2019Olonne, ahead of her first major event: the Route du Rhum 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>We had initially favored French shipyards, but there were already six boats under construction,\u201d continues S\u00e9bastien Simon. For our part, we had the opportunity to sell our boat quickly, and we wanted to be able to do the Route du Rhum. So we needed a shipyard that was available quickly and had experience in building IMOCAs, which are very special boats. Carrington has built some magnificent boats with impeccable finishes, such as the former Hugo Boss and Holcim-PRB. Their expertise in prototype racing boats proved to be the ideal choice<\/em>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>The new Imoca is scheduled to arrive at the Groupe Dubreuil Sailing Team yard in Les Sables d\u2019Olonne in May 2026, and to be launched in August. The former Imoca Groupe Dubreuil has just been sold to Canadian skipper Scott Shawyer, who plans to take part in The Ocean Race Europe in August and September 2025.<\/p>\n<h4>Schedule and program<\/h4>\n<p><strong>From April 2025<\/strong>: design, construction<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 2026<\/strong>: delivery of the platform (hull, bulkheads, deck) to the Groupe Dubreuil Sailing Team yard in Les Sables d\u2019Olonne.<\/p>\n<p><strong>May \u2013 August 2026<\/strong>: installation of electronics, hydraulics and fittings<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 2026<\/strong>: Delivery of the mast<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 2026<\/strong>: launch of Dubreuil\u2019s new IMOCA<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 2026<\/strong>: Route du Rhum<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 2027<\/strong>: Transat Caf\u00e9 l\u2019Or<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 2028<\/strong>: Vend\u00e9e Globe<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/vendee-globe\/vendee-globe-2028-sebastien-simon-et-dubreuil-lancent-la-construction-dun-nouveau-bateau-8a7e4bfc-29ca-11f0-b7b8-37276f4d776e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Ouest France<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Imoca will be designed by Guillaume Verdier. \u201cWe\u2019ve built up a relationship of trust with Guillaume Verdier and his teams since we acquired the boat in 2023 (the former 11th Hour 2),\u201d\u00a0explains the skipper. It gives us an excellent point of comparison for designing a new boat. 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