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.

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