Under the name of Adrien with Jean Luc Van den Heede as skipper , she has been holding the record single handed non stop around the world since 2004, in 122 days from East to West against the wind.
Since she was sold to Maud Fontenoy who achieved a fantastic non stop single handed voyage around the world from La Reunion to La Reunion (Indian Ocean) against the wind,
in 151 days despite of a broken mast a month before finishing the trip . TAHIA was then named L'Oreal Paris.
Boat name: TAHIA
Manufacturer: Chantier navals Gamelin
Designer: Vaton Design
Boat kind: sailboat / sailing yacht
Category: used boat
Year built: 2001
Launched: 2001
Previous owners: 2
Condition: well maintained
Location: France, La Rochelle
Flag: France
Hull material: aluminium boat
Steering: steering wheel
Ballast: 3350 kg
Main sail / fore sail: 180 / 180 m²
Mast height: 31 m
Technical data
Length: 25.70 m (84.3 feet)
Beam / draught: 5.40 / 4.60 m
Weight: ca. 30,000 kg
Showers: 1
No. of toilets: 1
Engine: Volvo Penta
Engine power: 50 hp (37 kW)
Fresh water tank: 180 ltr
