Yannick BESTAVEN Maître CoQ IV

2nd participation
FR
50 years old
La Rochelle
It took a lot of patience for Yannick Bestaven to be able to take once again the start of his Graal, the Vendée Globe, after an attempt aborted in the Bay of Biscay in 2008. Dismasting just a few hours in the race suddenly broke all his dreams of going round-the-world. Instead of lamenting his misfortune, the sailor from La Rochelle chose the business world while focusing his sailing on more affordable Class40. That is how nearly all the Vendée Globe monohulls have taken with them ... Read more
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IMOCA monohull
Maître CoQ IV
Maître CoQ was the first foiler designed by architects Verdier – VPLP for the Vendée Globe 2016. Launched in March 2015, it required a long period of fine tuning and adjustments to make it one of the most competitive units of the 2016 edition. Bought by Roland Jourdain’s Kaïros team, the monohull has been maintained constantly and is still perfectly competitive. To take control of it, Yannick Bestaven was able to draw upon Roland Jourdain’s expertise with whom he learned the ropes at first.
Maître CoQ IV
- Sail number : 17
- Former names: Safran 2 - Des Voiles et Vous
- Architect: Verdier - VPLP
- Construction: CDK Technologies
- Launch Date: 12 March 2015
- Length: 18,28 m
- Beam: 5,80 m
- Draught: 4,50 m
- Weight: 8 t
- Number of drifts: foils
- Mast height: 29 m
- Keel blade: acier mécano soudé
- Upwind sail area: 310 m2
- Downwind sail area: 550 m2
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