IMOCA 60 Hexagon

The IMOCA 60 class yacht Hexagon, NZL 8 was designed by Owen Clark Design and launched in 2001 after being made by Southern Ocean Marine[1] in New Zealand.[2] The boat was built for  Graham Dalton (NZL) brother of Whitbread and America Cup fame  Grant Dalton (NZL).

IMOCA 60 Hexagon
Development
DesignerOwen Clarke Design Edit this on Wikidata
Builder(s)Southern Ocean Marine (NZL) Edit this on Wikidata
Racing
Class associationIMOCA 60

Racing results

PosYearRaceClassBoat NameSkipperNotesRef
Round the World Races
DNF2002Around Alone RaceIMOCA 60Hexagon Graham Dalton (NZL) [3]
Transatlantic Races
DNF2007Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60ARTEMIS, GBR 10 Graham Tourell (GBR)
Jonny MALBRON
6 / 122006Route du RhumIMOCA 60ARTEMIS, GBR 10 Brian Thompson (GBR)13d 17h
DNF2004The TransatIMOCA 60Pindar (1) Mike Sanderson (NZL)12d 23h 57m
DNF2003Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Pindar (1) Mike Sanderson (NZL)
 Emma Richards (GBR)
Other Races
144 / 2692021Fastnet RaceIRC OverallRosalba, GBR 10 Richard Tolkien (GBR)
+Crew
3d 15h 50m
270 / 3092009Fastnet RaceIRC OverallRosalba, GBR 10Crew3d 04h 55m
8 / 112009Fastnet RaceIMOCA 60Artemis The Profit HunterCrew3j02h23'
6 / 122007Calais Round Britain RaceIMOCA 60ARTEMIS OCEAN RACING Brian Thompson (GBR)10d 10h 53m
1 / 282007RORC Sevenstar Round Britain and IrelandARTEMIS OCEAN RACINGJonny MALBON7d 4h 29' 40"
DNF2005Calais Round Britain RaceIMOCA 60Pindar (1) Emma Richards (GBR)
5 / 132005Fastnet RaceIMOCA 60Pindar (1) Mike Sanderson (NZL)
+ Crew

References

  1. "Dalton link pays off for Tauranga boatbuilding firm". Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. "History Website of IMOCA 60 Class - Hexagons Page". Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. "Hexagon pulls out". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2022.


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