IMOCA 60 Gitana 80

The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Gitana 80 was designed by Farr Yacht Design and launched in 2007 after being assembled by Southern Ocean Marine based in New Zealand the boat was then shipped to France before being launched. The boat is a sistership to Paprec Virbac 2 also built by the same builder from the same moulds.

Names and Ownership
Caroline (baptismal name)

Gitana Eighty (2008)


 * Skipper: Loick Peyron

1876 (2009)


 * Skipper: Pachi Rivero

W Hotels


 * Skipper: Pachi Rivero

Renault Z.E. (2010)


 * Skipper: Pachi Rivero

Synerciel (2012)


 * Skipper: Jean Le Cam

GAES Centros Auditivos (2014-2015)


 * Skipper: Anna Corbella and Gérard Marin

Newrest-Matmut (2015-2017)


 * Skipper: Fabrice Amedeo

Newrest-Brioches Pasquier (2017)


 * Skipper: Fabrice Amedeo

Family Mary-Etamine du Lys


 * Skipper: Romain Attanasio

Pure-Family Mary (2018)


 * Skipper: Romain Attanasio

Pure - Best Western (2018-2021)


 * Skipper: Romain Attanasio

Oliver Heer Ocean Racing (since 2022)


 * Skipper: Oliver Heer
 * Sail No.: SUI 49