Kouyoumdjian 2020 design, project halted after successive dismastings
Corum L'Épargne is a 60-foot IMOCA with foils, design byJuan Kouyoumdjian, launched onMay 5, 2020 at Port-la-Forêt. Hull and structure built byCDK Technologies using the mold from Arkéa Paprec (another Kouyoumdjian design). Project management byMer Agitée (Michel Desjoyeaux). Project director: Greg Evrard.
Specifications
- Hull length: 18.28 m
- Beam: 5.70 m
- Draft: 4.50 m
- Displacement: 7.9 t
- Mast: 27.30 m
- Sail area: 270 m² upwind, 535 m² downwind
- Foils: C-shaped at launch (2020), modified to V-shape (October 2021), revised version by Avel Robotics (July 2023)
Racing record
Skipper: Nicolas Troussel throughout the entire race cycle.
- Vendée Globe 2020-2021 — retired. Dismasting onNovember 16, 2020 off the coast of Cape Verde.
- The Ocean Race Europe 2021 — 4th/5 IMOCA.
- Défi Azimut 2021 — 7th/12.
- Transat Jacques Vabre 2021 — 8th/22.
- Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race 2022 — retired, keel damage in April 2022.
- Route du Rhum 2022 — 20th/38 in IMOCA.
- Défi Azimut 2023 — retired. Second dismasting onSeptember 22, 2023, twelve hours after the start.
Project termination
After two dismastings and a keel failure in three years, Corum announced the program's end onSeptember 26, 2023, four days after the second dismasting. Fifteen team members based in Lorient were laid off. The team ruled out causes related to sailing style, sail plan, and rig loads, focusing the investigation on the mast tube and standing rigging.
