Isabelle JOSCHKE MACSF

1st participation
DE FR
45 years old
Lorient
After years of fighting on the Figaro circuit, Isabelle Joschke has returned to her favourite playing field - the high seas - through the front door with the Vendée Globe. The French-German navigator shows her talent best when on long distance races. She discovered sailing at the Glénans school and started her career in 2005 when she decided to enter the Mini circuit. After a first transatlantic crossing, she launched an ambitious project by building a prototype aimed at winning.
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IMOCA monohull
MACSF
MASCF marked a rupture in the history of the Vendée Globe. Built for Marc Guillemot in 2007, this Verdier-VPLP plan contrasted sharply with the common standards at the time based only on gaining additional power. Safran (today called MACSF) bet on lightness by using a particularly sophisticated design. Since then, the philosophy which prevailed during the construction of the prototype has evolved. The evolution of building techniques has permitted to build more powerful boats while preserving the assets of the 2007 prototype. By adding foils to her boat and taking advantage of Alain Gautier’s valuable advice, Isabelle Joschke hopes to give a second wind to the prototype which has inspired two generations of sailboats since the Vendée Globe 2008.
MACSF
- Sail number : FRA 27
- Former names: Quéguiner, Safran
- Architect: Verdier - VPLP
- Construction: Chantier Naval de Larros
- Launch Date: 04 July 2007
- Length: 18,28 m
- Beam: 5,60 m
- Draught: 4,50 m
- Weight: 7,7 t
- Number of drifts: foils
- Mast height: 27 m
- Keel blade: acier
- Upwind sail area: 300 m2
- Downwind sail area: 650 m2
Press contact
Julie Cornille
Tel : 06 62 88 81 18
Courriel : jcornille@oconnection.fr