Fruit+

The yacht Fruit has not take the start because it has not met criteria required to hold a valid IMOCA Open 60 class certificate. News

Fruit, with Krzysztof “Kris” Owczarek and Frenchman Armand Coursodon is the first IMOCA Open 60 to fly the Polish flag. The yacht itself is the entry Desjoyeaux sailed to victory in the Vendée Globe 2000 and Riou took victory on in 2004; and it's the yacht Owczarek and Coursodon hope to make history with by making it the first boat to win three round the world regattas.

THE TEAM

Krzysztof Owczarek

Birthplace: Szczecin, Poland
Residence: Szczecin, Poland
Age at start: 38 years old
Previous entrant in the BWR: No.

Armand Coursodon

Birthplace: Saint Étienne France
Residence: La Ciotat, France
Marital Status: Single
Age at the start: 44 years old
Previous entrant in the BWR: No

Track record +

The boat

Fruit is the yacht Michel Desjoyeaux and Vincent Riou sailed to victory in the Vendée Globe 2000 and 2004 respectively and with which Samantha Davies took fourth place in the solo round the world solo regatta in the 2008 edition. Following this, the boat underwent an extensive refit, whilst still being one of the most competitive and reliable IMOCA Open 60s on the international sailing scene. The refit finished in May 2009 and the boat was re-launched, incorporating the very latest technological advances. Fruit is a design by the French Finot-Conq studio, equipped with a double tiller and two kick-up rudders. It's equipped with a traditional mast and a double-spreader rig with the boom fixed to the foot of the mast. As the boat's CV suggests, it is fast and reliable and throughout it's over ten year life, the yacht has continually proved to be one of the best in the class.

Technical Characteristics+

Designer: Finot Conq
Shipyard: MAG France Fontenay le Comte
Launch: 2000
Previous names: PRB, Roxy
Length: 18.28 m (60 feet)
Beam: 5.40 m