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IMOCA 60 Hexagon

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IMOCA 60 Hexagon
Development
DesignerOwen Clarke Design Edit this on Wikidata
Builder(s)Southern Ocean Marine (NZL) Edit this on Wikidata
Racing
Class associationIMOCA 60

The IMOCA 60 class yacht Hexagon, NZL 8 was designed by Owen Clark Design and launched in 2001 after being made by Southern Ocean Marine[1] in New Zealand.[2] The boat was built for  Graham Dalton (NZL) brother of Whitbread and America Cup fame  Grant Dalton (NZL).

Racing results

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Pos Year Race Class Boat Name Skipper Notes Ref
Round the World Races
DNF 2002 Around Alone Race IMOCA 60 Hexagon  Graham Dalton (NZL) [3]
Transatlantic Races
DNF 2007 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 ARTEMIS, GBR 10  Graham Tourell (GBR)
Jonny MALBRON
6 / 12 2006 Route du Rhum IMOCA 60 ARTEMIS, GBR 10  Brian Thompson (GBR) 13d 17h
DNF 2004 The Transat IMOCA 60 Pindar (1)  Mike Sanderson (NZL) 12d 23h 57m
DNF 2003 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Pindar (1)  Mike Sanderson (NZL)
 Emma Richards (GBR)
Other Races
144 / 269 2021 Fastnet Race IRC Overall Rosalba, GBR 10  Richard Tolkien (GBR)
+Crew
3d 15h 50m
270 / 309 2009 Fastnet Race IRC Overall Rosalba, GBR 10 Crew 3d 04h 55m
8 / 11 2009 Fastnet Race IMOCA 60 Artemis The Profit Hunter Crew 3j02h23'
6 / 12 2007 Calais Round Britain Race IMOCA 60 ARTEMIS OCEAN RACING  Brian Thompson (GBR) 10d 10h 53m
1 / 28 2007 RORC Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland ARTEMIS OCEAN RACING Jonny MALBON 7d 4h 29' 40"
DNF 2005 Calais Round Britain Race IMOCA 60 Pindar (1)  Emma Richards (GBR)
5 / 13 2005 Fastnet Race IMOCA 60 Pindar (1)  Mike Sanderson (NZL)
+ Crew

References

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  1. ^ "Dalton link pays off for Tauranga boatbuilding firm". Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. ^ "History Website of IMOCA 60 Class - Hexagons Page". Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Hexagon pulls out". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2022.