The IMOCA 60 Open 60 is a development class monohull sailing yacht administered by the International Monohull Open Class Association IMOCA.

International monohull open classes association. Type of Class Rules A2. Four teams are sailing in the IMOCA class. Over the next two years the two partners will carry out joint projects to support marine scientific research and to raise awareness about the.

Links to National Class Association Websites. The Black Pearl captained by the famous pirate Jack Sparrow was nearly three times longer but not nearly as fast. Originally called the Open 60 class and now known as IMOCA 60s after the International Monohull Open Class Association that runs them these iconic speed machines have been the mainstay of professional monohull solo ocean racing since the mid-1980s.

ESSENTIAL RULES Pages 29-30 A1. 25 CONTENTS SECTION A. Designed for shorthanded ocean racing the IMOCA or International Monohull Open Class Association 60 is the development class used for all pinnacle solo and double handed ocean races including the Vendée Globe Route du Rhum and Transat Jacques Vabre.

The International Monohull Open Class Association IMOCA was founded in 1991 and applies to 60-foot boats 1828 m. IMOCA defines the rules guaranteeing sporting equity by developing the innovation and safety of. The International Monohull Open Class Association IMOCA is an international association within the sport of sailing which administers the Open class of monohull sailboats.

Foils have enlivened these International Monohull Open Class Association IMOCA 60s that were first tried on the tiny Mini Transat 22 footers and now popularised on the Americas Cup trimarans and catamarans. Jury Policies - July 2019. Offshore Team Germany the non-foiling IMOCA 60 skippered by German Olympian Robert Stanjek has pul.

1 The association is responsible for defining and updating the class rules for Open-class boats and has the additional aims of co-ordinating events involving Open boats and promoting their use. Rule 42 Penalty Worksheet. In 2001 the Open 60 Class has been registered as International Class by the INTERNATIONAL SAILING FEDERATION ISAF and the Open 50 Class has beenregistered as Recognised Class.