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IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 6

Development

Designer	VPLP Design, Guillaume Verdier
Year	4 September 2015
Builder(s)	Green Marine Boatbuilders
Hull
Hull weight	Carbon Sandwich
Racing
Class association	IMOCA 60
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The IMOCA 60 class yacht Hugo Boss 6 was designed by VPLP, Guillaume Verdier and Alex Thomson Racing^[1] and launched in 2015 after being built by Green Marine based in Hythe, England.^[2]^[3]

Names and ownership

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Hugo Boss 6 (2015-2020)

Skipper: Alex Thomson
Campaigning for the 2016–2017 Vendée Globe

11th Hour Racing-Alaka'i (2020-2022)

Skipper: Charlie Enright
Training boat for 2023 The Ocean Race

Guyot Environment (since 2022)^[4]

Skipper: Benjamin Dutreux
Sail No.: FRA 09
Campaigning for the 2024-2025 Vendée Globe

Pos	Year	Race	Class	Boat Name	Skipper	Notes	Ref
Round the World Races
10 / 40	2025	2024–2025 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	GUYOT ENVIRONNEMENT	Benjamin Dutreux (FRA)
-	2023	2023 The Ocean Race	IMOCA 60	GUYOT ENVIRONNEMENT	Benjamin Dutreux (FRA) Robert Stanjek (GER) +Crew
2	2016	2016–2017 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Hugo Boss 6	Alex Thomson (GBR)	74d 19h 35m 15s	^[5]
Transatlantic Races
DNF	2021	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	11th Hour Racing-Alaka'i	Simon Fisher (GBR) Justine Mettraux (SUI)	Dismasted
4 / 29	2019	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	11th Hour Racing - US 2300	Charlie Enright (USA) Pascal Bidegorry (FRA)	14d 06h 10m
DNF	2015	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Hugo Boss 6	Alex Thomson (GBR) Guillermo Altadill (ESP)
Other Races

^ "Hugo Boss (2015)". January 29, 2015.
^ "Document sans titre".
^ "11TH HOUR RACING – ALAKA'I". www.imoca.org.
^ "GUYOT ENVIRONNEMENT - WATER FAMILY". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
^ "News – Alex Thomson finishes second – Vendée Globe – En". vendeeglobe.org.