IMOCA 60 Paprec 4

The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Saint Michel - Virbac, FRA 06, was designed by VPLP design and Guillaume Verdier and launched in 11 September 2015 after being built by Multiplast in Vannes, France.^[1][2]

IMOCA 60 Paprec 4

Development
Designer	VPLP Design, Guillaume Verdier Design Office
Year	11 September 2015
Builder(s)	Multiplast
Racing
Class association	IMOCA 60
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Names and Ownership

The boat was developed under the name Absolute Dreamer 5, FRA 06.

St-Michel-Virbac (2015-2018)

• Skipper: Jean-Pierre Dick

Ucar-St-Michel (2018-2019)

• Skipper: Yann Eliès

Prysmian Group (since 2019)^[3]

• Skipper: Giancarlo Pedote
• Sail No.: ITA 34

Racing results

Pos	Year	Race	Class	Boat Name	Skipper	Notes	Ref
Round the World Races
8 / 33	2021	2020–2021 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Prysmian Group	Giancarlo Pedote (ITA)	080d 22h 42m 20s	[4]
4 / 29	2017	2016–2017 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	StMichel-Virbac	Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA)	080 d 01 h 45 m 45 s	[5]
Transatlantic Races
6 / 22	2021	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Prysmian Group	Giancarlo Pedote (ITA)  Martin Le Pape (FRA)	20d 19h 17m
17 / 29	2019	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Prysmian Group	Giancarlo Pedote (ITA)  Anthony Marchand (FRA)	15d 15h 26m
2 / 20	2018	Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	Ucar - St Michel, FRA 06	Yann Elies (FRA)	12d 13h 38m
1 / 13	2017	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	StMichel-Virbac	Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA)  Yann Elies (FRA)	13d 07h 36m
DNF / 42	2015	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	StMichel-Virbac	Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA)  Fabien Delahaye (FRA)
Other Races

References

1. "St Michel-Virbac IMOCA 60 Archive Page". Retrieved 13 January 2022.
2. "IMOCA Class Website Boat Profile". IMOCA Class Association. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
3. "PRYSMIAN GROUP". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
4. "News – Italy's Giancarlo Pedote finishes 7th into Les Sables d'Olonne – Vendée Globe – En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
5. "News – Jean-Pierre Dick, fourth in the Vendée Globe – Vendée Globe – En". vendeeglobe.org.