Open 60s

An Open 60 class yacht is the formula one of offshore sailing; designed to be sailed by only one person over large distances in such races as the Vendee Globe or Route du Rhum (See Races). These extreme machines have developed rapidly since their conception in the early 90's. This website aims to provide technical information about every Open 60 ever built, with the ultimate intent to analyse design trends.

Information for Open 60's investigated to date are shown below and can be arranged alphabetically by current boat name or designer or chronologiaclly by build date.

Wildthing 1993 unknown
Wide Sapphire 1992 unknown
W Hotels 2007 Farr Yacht Design
VM Materiaux 2004 Lombard
Veolia Environnement 2004 Lombard - Levet
Tuna Marine 1984 Lavranos
Tomidi - Coyote 1992 unknown
Toe in the Water 1998 Groupe Finot
Tin Can 1996 unknown
Thursday's Child 1983 Paul Lindenburg
Thalasante 1986 unknown
Temenous 2 2006 Owen Clarke Design
Spirit of Yukoh 1999 Finot Conq
Spirit of Sydney 1986 unknown
Spirit of Canada 1999 Bernard Nivelt
Spirit of Canada 2007 Owen Clarke Design
Solo 1992 unknown
Safran 2007 Verdier / Van Peteghem / Lauriot
Roxy 2000 Finot Conq
Rancagua 1986 unknown
Queen Ann's Battery 1986 unknown
Pro-Form 1998 Lombard
PRB 3 2006 Farr Yacht Design
PRB 1998 Finot
Pindar 1 1998 Finot
Paprec Virbac 2003 Farr Yacht Design
Pakea Bizkaia 2009 2005 Murray, Burns, & Dovell
Oz 1998 Finot
Old Spice 1992 unknown
Ocean Planet 2001 Thomas Wylie Design Group
Novell South Africa 1989 unknown
Nauticsport.com - Kapsch 1996 Joubert-Nivelt
Mutua Madrileña 2003 Owen Clarke Design
Musée de la Marine 1989 Vaton
Moana 60 1992 unknown
Mirabuad 1990 Finot
Mike Golding Yacht Racing 2007 Owen Clarke Design
Max Havelaar 1990 Philip Morrison
Margaret Anna 1997 unknown
Margaret Anna 1989 unknown
Maisonneuve 2005 Angelo Lavranos
Jarkan Yacht Builders 1990 J. King
Innkeeper 1988 Steinman
Hugo Boss 3 2006 Finot
Hugo Boss 1999 Lombard
Hugo Boss 2007 Juan Kouyoumdjian
Groupe Bel 2007 Van Peteghem / Lauriot Prevost
Group LG 2 1995 Finot
Goona Gitcha 2 1989 Philippe Briand/ MarcLombard
Golden Aluminium 1993 unknown
Gerr Marine 1992 unknown
Generali 2007 Finot Conq
GAES 2008 Owen Clarke Design
Foundation Ocean Vital 1996 Nandor Fa
Foncia 2007 Farr Yacht Design
Exide Challenger 1992 unknown
Euzkadi Europa 93 1989 Finot
Eumenides of London 1985 Robert Nickerson Design
Estrella Damm 2007 Farr Yacht Design
EMA Invest 1991 Finot
Educacion Sin Fronteras 2000 Owen Clarke Design
Dynamic Diabetic.com 1992 unknown
Duracell 1989 unknown
Delta Dore 2006 Farr Yacht Design
DCNS 2008 Finot
Colombus 1986 unknown
Cherbourg Technologies 1992 unknown
Cheminées Poujoulat 2 2003 Farr Yacht Design
Cheminées Poujoulat 2000 Pierre Rolland
Cervin EnR 1996 Finot
BT 2007 Farr Yacht Design
Brunel 1997 Finot
Brit Air 2007 Finot Conq
Bonduelle 2004 Cabinet Lombard
Biscuit Lu 1985 unknown
Benefic 1991 Harlé-Mortain
Artemis 2 2008 Rogers Yacht Design
Artemis 1 2002 Owen Clarke Design
Allied Bank 1989 Lavranos
Algimouss 1989 unknown
Akena Verandas 2 1998 Finot
Adrenalines 1989 Jean Berret and Olivier Racoupeau