Doha 2006 (yacht)
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Doha 2006 is a maxi-catamaran
, that participated in many offshore races.
It had several names :
It is the sister-ship of Orange, winner of the Jules Verne Trophy
with Bruno Peyron
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Catamaran
A catamaran is a type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two hulls, or vakas, joined by some structure, the most basic being a frame, formed of akas...
, that participated in many offshore races.
It had several names :
- Club Med, skippered by Grant DaltonGrant Dalton-Background:Grant Dalton is a professional sailor who started sailing at the age 8 in the P Class and soon started racing as a member of Maraeti Beach Boating Club...
, for The RaceThe Race (yachting race)The Race was a round-the-world sailing race starting in Barcelona, Spain on December 31, 2000. It was the first ever non-stop, no-rules, no-limits, round-the-world sailing event, with a $2 million US prize...
, - Maiden 2, skippered by Tracy EdwardsTracy EdwardsTracy Edwards MBE is a British sailor. In 1989 she skippered the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, becoming the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy and was awarded the Order of the British Empire.-Bibliography:Maiden. Simon & Schuster, 13...
and Brian ThompsonBrian ThompsonBrian Thompson is an American actor.Brian Thompson may also refer to:*Brian Thompson , reporter and anchorman for WNBC-TV*Brian Thomson , senior correspondent for SBS World News *Brian B. Thompson, British writer...
, - Doha 2006, skippered by Brian ThompsonBrian ThompsonBrian Thompson is an American actor.Brian Thompson may also refer to:*Brian Thompson , reporter and anchorman for WNBC-TV*Brian Thomson , senior correspondent for SBS World News *Brian B. Thompson, British writer...
for the Oryx QuestOryx QuestOryx Quest was the name of the first round-the-world yacht race to start and finish in the Middle East and was held in 2005 in Qatar.The race, organised by British sailor Tracy Edwards, was regarded as a follow-up to The Race of 2000 and was designed to complement existing Multihull races...
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It is the sister-ship of Orange, winner of the Jules Verne Trophy
Jules Verne Trophy
The Jules Verne Trophy is a prize for the fastest circumnavigation of the world by any type of yacht with no restrictions on the size of the crew provided the vessel has registered with the organization and paid an entry fee. A vessel holding the Jules Verne trophy will not necessarily hold the...
with Bruno Peyron
Bruno Peyron
Bruno Tristan Peyron is a French yachtsman who, along with his crew on the catamaran Orange II, broke the outright round-the-world sailing record in March 2005. He was the first winner of the Jules Verne Trophy in 1994, for completing a round-the-world trip in under 80 days...
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Records
- Under the name Club Med in 2000 : Winner of The RaceThe Race (yachting race)The Race was a round-the-world sailing race starting in Barcelona, Spain on December 31, 2000. It was the first ever non-stop, no-rules, no-limits, round-the-world sailing event, with a $2 million US prize...
. - Under the names Club Med or Maiden 2 3 times between 2000 and 2002 : Winner of the 24 hours distance recordSpeed sailing recordSpeed sailing records are sanctioned, since 1972, by the World Sailing Speed Record Council . Records are measured either by average speed over a specified distance or by total distance traveled during a specified time interval...
, with, in 2002, 694.78 nautical miles (1,286.7 km). - Under the name Doha 2006 in 2004 : Winner of the Oryx QuestOryx QuestOryx Quest was the name of the first round-the-world yacht race to start and finish in the Middle East and was held in 2005 in Qatar.The race, organised by British sailor Tracy Edwards, was regarded as a follow-up to The Race of 2000 and was designed to complement existing Multihull races...
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Dimensions
- Launched : 2000
- Type : CatamaranCatamaranA catamaran is a type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two hulls, or vakas, joined by some structure, the most basic being a frame, formed of akas...
- Architect : Gilles Ollier
- Shipyard : Multiplast
- Length : 33,50 m (110 ft)
- Width : 16,50 m (54 ft)
- Displacement : 21 tons
- Mast height : 40 m (131 ft)
- Crew : 13 (for The Race)