Kojiro SHIRAISHI DMG MORI Global One

2nd participation
JP
55 years old
Kamakura (Japon)
There is a story to end. Kojiro Shiraishi had the privilege of becoming the first Asian sailor to participate in the Vendée Globe in 2016, but wasn’t able to go all the way round following a dismasting in the Indian Ocean. This time, Kojiro will additionaly have a state-of-the-art machine to try to hold his own facing the designated favourites of this 2020 edition. The Japanese navigator has a few arguments to put forth : besides having a latest-generation IMOCA, he has significant ... Read more
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IMOCA monohull
DMG MORI Global One
With an innovative design and an experienced shipyard, Kojiro Shiraishi’s new boat is lucky-starred. Built from Charal’s mould, this VPLP plan should perform highly as soon as its skipper takes hold of it. The DMG MORI team has also benefitted from regular contacts with Jérémie Beyou’s team which are likely to enable the Japanese sailor to progress by leaps and bounds. Although both hulls are almost identical, DMG MORI seems to have sligthly less radical options, particularly for the design of foils. Being able to get through the Vendée Globe is essential to the Japanese skipper, so he has preferred to build a boat to meet his match, even if it meant losing a little performance. Without forgetting that a Vendée Globe lasts more than two months.
DMG MORI Global One
- Sail number : JPN 11
- Architect: VPLP
- Construction: Multiplast
- Launch Date: 05 September 2019
- Length: 18,28 m
- Beam: 5,85 m
- Draught: 4,50 m
- Weight: 8 t
- Number of drifts: foils
- Mast height: 29 m
- Keel blade: acier forgé
- Upwind sail area: 320 m2
- Downwind sail area: 580 m2