Innovation Explorer

Innovation Explorer
Gitana 13 in 2010.
Other namesInnovation Explorer
Orange
Kingfisher 2
Swift
Designer(s)Gilles Ollier
BuilderMultiplast
Launched2000
Racing career
SkippersLoïck Peyron
Bruno Peyron
Ellen MacArthur
Lionel Lemonchois
Specifications
Displacement20 t (20 long tons; 22 short tons)
Length33.50 m (109.9 ft) (LOA)
Beam17.50 m (57.4 ft)
Mast height39 m (128 ft)
Sail area610 m2 (6,600 sq ft) (upwind)
800 m2 (8,600 sq ft) (downwind)
Crew10–12

The boat was initially launched "Code Zero" as its owners searched for sponsorship. It was soon renamed Innovation Explorer and is an ocean-racing catamaran. It was built for The Race, a no-limits non-stop crewed circumnavigation in which she took second place.