OUR BOAT

EMIRA – IMOCA 60 RACING YACHT

Solo sailing can be lonely at times and Scott wants to have his family close to him while he is alone at sea.
The foredeck of our boat displays in bright red paint her number, the number 80, representing the birth year of Scott’s wife. In maritime registry, our boat is identified as EMIRA, named after Scott’s children Emma and Keira. EMIRA also means leader or princess, which is very fitting for a race boat!
 
To amplify our campaign purpose, in the media communications and in racing, EMIRA is branded and identified as BE WATER POSITIVE in support of our goal to profile our commercial partners and to raise awareness around the promotion of new technologies, new messages and a new way of identifying with the planet’s most valuable resource, water.

Boat Facts & Stats:

Length (overall): 18.3 m (60.0 ft)
Beam (width of hull): 5.5 m (18.0 ft)
Width overall with spreaders: 10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Draft (below the water): 4.5 m (14.8 ft)
Mast height: 29.0 m (95.2 ft)
Weight: 8.0 T
Km of rope onboard: Over 2 km
Top speed: Over 50 km/hr
The 60 foot long IMOCA racing yachts are among the fastest, most modern monohulls in the world. They are built using composite materials, which makes them as light as possible, yet stable enough to withstand even the harshest conditions at sea. Because the class is “open”, designers have the freedom to constantly push boundaries, striving to make the fastest craft possible within the given parameter and dimension restrictions. IMOCA Open 60s are the Formula One of the seas. They are the designated yacht for the IMOCA Globe Series and the Vendée Globe non-stop solo race around the world.