title: IMOCA 60 Aquitaine Innovations
text: # IMOCA 60 Aquitaine Innovations
  
  The IMOCA 60 class yacht Aquitaine Innovations, was designed by Finot-Conq, and launched in June 1996 after being made by its own build team under the name Aquitaine Composites with managed by Thierry Eluère based in France.
  
  ## Racing results
  
  | Pos | Year | Race | Class | Boat Name | Skipper | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Round the World Races ||||||||
  | DNF | 2009 | 2008–2009 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Aquarelle.com – Charente Maritime | Yannick Bestaven (FRA) | Day 4: dismasted |
  | DNF | 2002 | Around Alone Race | IMOCA 60 | Garnier | Patrick de Radigues (BEL) | |
  | 13 / 24 | 2001 | 2000–2001 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Aquitaine Innovations | Yves Parlier (FRA) | 127d |
  | DNF | 1997 | 1996–1997 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Aquitaine Innovations | Yves Parlier (FRA) | |
  | Transatlantic Races ||||||||
  | 8 / 15 | 2003 | Transat B to B | IMOCA 60 | Cervin EnR, FRA 01 | | 18d 00h 58m |
  | 13 / 17 | 2003 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Cervin EnR, FRA 01 | Yannick Bestaven (FRA) Ronan Guerin (FRA) | 19d 23h 37m |
  | 10 / 17 | 2003 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Garnier | Patrick de Radigues (BEL) Hans Bouscholte (BEL) | |
  | 6 / 12 | 1998 | Route du Rhum | IMOCA 60 | Garnier | Patrick de Radigues (BEL) | |
  | 1 | 1998 | Route du Rhum | IMOCA 60 | Aquitaine Innovations | Thomas Coville (FRA) | |
  | Other Races ||||||||
  
  ## Construction
  
  Hull Construction
  
  * Bottom of the hull totally monolithique
  * Preimpregnated carbon high temperature cured
  * Hull stringers are made out of pultruded carbon
  * Bulkhead are made of carbon cured in an autoclaves
  
  Other Features
  
  * Rotating wing-mast supported by two deck spreaders both reaching 6,48 m from the centreline (realized with Dassault and CTA, by Alucarbon)
  * Reduced foresail
  * Vectran shrouds
  * Stay of the genoa roller furler in carbon
  * Fixed keel with a carbon voile and inox inserts
  * Special bulb weighed down by fragments of tungsten
  