 Banque Populaire V in Brest in December 2009 | |
| Other names | Maxi Spindrift 2 |
|---|---|
| Designer(s) | VPLP |
| Builder | CDK & JMV |
| Launched | August 2008 |
| Owner(s) | Dona Bertarelli Spindrift Racing |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Pascal Bidégorry Loïck Peyron (2011–2013) Yann Guichard (2013–) |
| Specifications | |
| Displacement | 23 t (23 long tons; 25 short tons) |
| Length | 40 m (130 ft) (LOA) |
| Beam | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Draft | 5.80 m (19.0 ft) |
| Sail area | 720 m2 (7,800 sq ft) |
Banque Populaire V, (now renamed Spindrift 2) is an offshore-racing trimaran which was originally run by Team Banque Populaire.[1] It was Team Banque Populaire's fifth boat designed to set oceanic records. She was launched on 4 October 2008 in Nantes, France. She holds multiple records for sailing over set courses, as well as the record for distance sailed in 24 hours by any class of sailing boat, 908.2 nm.
With her 40 m (130 ft) length, she is currently the largest racing trimaran in the world. Her current skipper is Yann Guichard. Her previous skippers are Loick Peyron and Pascal Bidégorry. Her original sponsor was the French bank Banque Populaire. Currently she is owned by Dona Bertarelli & Spindrift Racing and sponsored by Mirabaud Group, Zenith and Genes-X.