IMOCA 60 Paprec 4

The IMOCA 60 class yacht Saint Michel - Virbac, FRA 06, was designed by VPLP design and Guillaume Verdier and launched on 11 September 2015 after being built by Multiplast in Vannes, France.^[1][2]

IMOCA 60 Paprec 4

Development
Designer	VPLP Design, Guillaume Verdier Design Office
Year	11 September 2015
Builder(s)	Multiplast
Racing
Class association	IMOCA 60
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In preparation for the 2024 Vendee Globe, the bow section of the yacht was rebuilt to a more efficient shape and it received new foils.^[3]

Names and ownership

The boat was developed under the name Absolute Dreamer 5, FRA 06.

St-Michel-Virbac (2015-2018)

• Skipper: Jean-Pierre Dick

Ucar-St-Michel (2018-2019)

• Skipper: Yann Eliès

Prysmian Group (since 2019)^[4]

• Skipper: Giancarlo Pedote
• Sail No.: ITA 34

Racing results

Pos	Year	Race	Class	Boat Name	Skipper	Notes	Ref
Round the World Races
8 / 33	2021	2020–2021 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Prysmian Group	Giancarlo Pedote (ITA)	080d 22h 42m 20s	[5]
4 / 29	2017	2016–2017 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	StMichel-Virbac	Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA)	080 d 01 h 45 m 45 s	[6]
Transatlantic Races
6 / 22	2021	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Prysmian Group	Giancarlo Pedote (ITA)  Martin Le Pape (FRA)	20d 19h 17m
17 / 29	2019	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Prysmian Group	Giancarlo Pedote (ITA)  Anthony Marchand (FRA)	15d 15h 26m
2 / 20	2018	Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	Ucar - St Michel, FRA 06	Yann Elies (FRA)	12d 13h 38m
1 / 13	2017	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	StMichel-Virbac	Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA)  Yann Elies (FRA)	13d 07h 36m
DNF / 42	2015	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	StMichel-Virbac	Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA)  Fabien Delahaye (FRA)
Other Races