The IMOCA 60 class yacht Gitana 80 was designed by Farr Yacht Design, assembled by Southern Ocean Marine based in New Zealand and was then shipped to France where it was launched in 2007. The boat is a sister ship 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

Tut gut. Sailing (since 2022)

  • Skipper: Oliver Heer
  • Sail no.: SUI 49

Racing results

PosYearRaceClassBoat nameSkipperNotesRef
Round the world races
14 / 3320212020–2021 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Pure - Best Western FRA 49Romain Attanasio (FRA)090d 02h 46m
11 / 2920162016–2017 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Newrest - Matmut, FRA 56Fabrice Amedeo (FRA)103d 21h 01m
3 / 82014Barcelona World RaceIMOCA 60GAES Centros AuditivosAnna Corbella and Gérard Marin91d 5h
5 / 2020122012–2013 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Synerciel, FRA 59Jean Le Cam (FRA)088d 00h 12m
4 / 142010Barcelona World RaceIMOCA 60Renault Z.E., ESP 49Antonio Piris Pachi Rivero097d 18h 47m
DNF / 3020092008–2009 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60GITANA EIGHTY, FRA 80Loick Peyron (FRA)
Transatlantic Races
Other Races