The skippers :
Kojiro SHIRAISHI

Kojiro SHIRAISHI

DMG MORI GLOBAL ONE

Vendée Globe track record:

3th participation in 2024

Japanese

 

Age:57

After taking almost 30 years to compete for the first time in the Vendée Globe, Kojiro Shiraishi is now participating for the third time. His ambitious sponsor has even set him the task of finishing the Everest of the Seas in the top 8. It's not a goal that scares him, even if the Japanese skipper is expecting some particularly fierce competition.

Discover his boat

IMOCA monohull
DMG MORI GLOBAL ONE

Architect : VPLP 

Construction : 2019, Multiplast, Vannes, France

Launch date : 2 September 2019

Length : 18.28 m

Beam : 5.85 m

Draught : 4.50 m

Displacement (weight) : 8 metric tons

Mast height : 29 m

Foils : Yes

Upwind sail area : 320 m2

Downwind sail area : 600 m2

More info on the Vendée Globe website