IMOCA 60 Sodebo

The IMOCA 60 class yacht SODEBO savourons la vie, 25 was designed by Finot-Conq and launched in October 1998, after being made by Kirié in France.^[1] The boat was lost in 2016 while on charter to Richard Tolkien when he abandoned ship after suffering an injury to the head. The wreckage was found near Porto Rico.^[2][3]

IMOCA 60 Sodebo

Development
Designer	Finot-Conq
Year	September 1998
Racing
Class association	IMOCA 60

Racing results

Pos	Year	Race	Class	Boat Name	Skipper	Notes	Ref
Round the World Races
11 / 20	2013	2012–2013 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Team Plastique	Alessandro Di Benedetto (ITA)	104d 02h 34m	[4]
7 / 30	2009	2008–2009 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	AKENA VERANDAS, FRA 14	Arnaud Boissières  (FRA)	93d 00h	.
5 / 20	2005	2004–2005 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	VMI	Sébastien Josse (FRA)	93j00h.	.
6 / 24	2001	2000–2001 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Sodebo	Thomas Coville (FRA)
Transatlantic Races
1	1999	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Sodebo	Thomas Coville (FRA)  Hervé Jan (GBR)	19d 23h 19m
4 / 12	2006	Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	Britair	Armel Le Cleach (FRA)	13j04h
3	1999	Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	Sodebo	Raphael Dinelli (FRA)	19d 10h
Other Races

References

1. "IMOCA 60 Sodebo Archive". Histoiredeshalfs.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
2. "British transatlantic sailor rescued by cargo ship after head injury". The Independent. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
3. "The Transat bakerly – Tolkien's dramatic rescue in the mid-Atlantic". Sail-world.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
4. "News - Alessandro di Benedetto (Team Plastique) finishes 11th - Vendée Globe - en". Vendeeglobe.org. Retrieved 2021-02-22.