Story
This yacht, sail was built in 2005 by Spirit of Canada Ocean Challenges in Mahone Bay, NS.
Historical Notes
From sailingaroundtheworld.tv ↗: "On December 28th 2008, the Open 60 class sailboat Spirit of Canada was overturned by a large breaking wave during the Vendee Globe solo ocean race around the world. The damage sustained forced skipper Derek Hatfield to abandon the race. The boat, damaged and badly in need of repair, is transported to Auckland New Zealand to be rebuilt and modernized. This vessel is to be renamed O Canada and a new skipper will take over the helm. The boat must be completely torn apart and refit. The transformation to O Canada requires a lot of work and is taken on by master boat builder Alan West."
Owners & Masters
In 2005 she was an Open 60 class single handed round the world racer owned by Derek Hatfield.
In 2016-2017 she was owned by Wind Athletes Canada, Kingston ON Canada.
In 2018-2024 she was owned by Coralie Dubois, Saint Matieu Guidel, France.
References
- Canada List of Shipping
- www.sailingaroundtheworld.tv ↗
