- Beam: 19' 0''
- Hull Material: Other
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IMOCA 60 — PRYSMIAN
VPLP / Verdier | Multiplast, 2015
Hull name: Absolute Dreamer 5
Built by Multiplast, drawn by VPLP and Guillaume Verdier, and raced around the world three times at the highest level of solo offshore sailing, this IMOCA 60 is one of the most proven hulls in the class. She won the Transat Jacques Vabre, finished 4th and 8th in back-to-back Vendée Globes, and completed her third circumnavigation in the 2024-25 edition — all while receiving a continuous programme of upgrades that leaves her structurally and technically current: 2023 Verdier foils, new rudders, new engine, Starlink, SEA.AI, and a full North Sails working wardrobe renewed in 2024. A decade of elite campaigning has not diminished this boat, it has refined her.
She is one of the first generation of foiling IMOCA 60s — a cohort that fundamentally changed offshore racing. Two-thirds of the carbon used in construction is T800H grade; the balance is HR common fibre.
Design & Construction
The boat has competed at the highest level of solo offshore sailing under three distinguished skippers. Originally raced as Saint-Michel Virbac by Jean-Pierre Dick, she took 4th place in the 2016–17 Vendée Globe and won the Transat Jacques Vabre in 2017. In 2018, Yann Eliès sailed her to 2nd place in the Route du Rhum.
From 2019 onwards, Italian skipper Giancarlo Pedote campaigned the boat as Prysmian, achieving 8th place in the 2020–21 Vendée Globe and 7th in the 2024–25 edition. That consistency across a decade of top-level competition speaks for itself.
Race Record
Between campaigns, the vessel has been subject to a thorough programme of structural and performance upgrades. In April 2022 the bow was redesigned and rebuilt over 6 metres to a new VPLP profile by Gepeto Composite. The hull bottom was reharmonised in 2022–23, replacing Nomex panels with M130 carbon and adding internal omega reinforcements following Verdier/VPLP structural analysis.
In April 2023, the foil cases and reinforcement bulkhead were rebuilt, a new foil wedge and rake system was installed, and new 2023-design Verdier foils — identical in specification to those on V&B, Guyot Environnement, and Biotherm V1 — were built by CDK using batten technology. New rudders to Verdier's design (same specification as L’Occitane-Apivia 1), fitted with titanium bearings, were produced by Heol Composite in 2024. All running rigging was renewed before the 2024 Vendée Globe.
Recent Major Upgrades (2022–2024)
The electronics package is current and comprehensive: three independent Madintec autopilot systems with B&G H5000 emergency backup, SEA.AI anti-collision with masthead camera, Raymarine Quantum 2 radar with Axiom 9+ display, and Starlink fitted June 2024. Navigation instrumentation was recalibrated and updated throughout the 2024 campaign.
The energy system is similarly well specified, with twin Watt & Sea racing hydro generators, 960W Solbian roof solar panels divided into four independent sections, three LiFePO4 100Ah battery banks under Victron BMS management, and a new Lombardini engine with Racing Gory shaft, both 2024.
The North Sails France inventory is extensive, with multiple vintages across all sail codes — two mainsails (2024 and 2020), and full complements of J0, J2, J3, Fr0, and Mh0 in 2024 and 2020 cuts, plus three downwind sails. The boat is offered with deck covers, foil fenders, hull cradles, and all ancillary equipment as itemised below.
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a properly maintained, thoroughly documented IMOCA 60 with extensive recent investment and one of the most credible race records in the class.
Denison Yachting - Annapolis is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Nicolle Associates.
Denison Yacht Sales offers the details of this yacht in good faith but can’t guarantee the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of this boat for sale. This yacht for sale is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal from that yacht market without notice. She is offered as a convenience by this yacht broker to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a specific yacht for sale.
Technical Specifications
LOA: 60 ft (18.28 m)
Beam: 5.80 m
Draught: 4.50 m
Mast height: 29 m (air draught)
Construction: Carbon — T800H (two-thirds) and HR common fibre, Multiplast
Architect: VPLP / Guillaume Verdier (Gitana / SMV design group)
Year built: 2015, launched September 2015
Hull name: Absolute Dreamer 5
Hull & Structure
Deck & Cockpit
Keel, Rudders & Foils
Mast, Boom & Standing Rigging
Running Rigging
Deck Fittings & Winches
Autopilot & Electronics
Navigation & Compass
Wind Sensors
Hardware
Communications
Propulsion & Energy
Interior
Safety Equipment
Sail Inventory — North Sails France
Ancillary Equipment & Covers
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