Warta Polpharma
| Other names | Jet Service V Commodore Explorer Explorer |
|---|---|
| Designer(s) | Gilles Ollier |
| Builder | Multiplast |
| Launched | 1987 |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Serge Madec Bruno Peyron Roman Paszke |
| Specifications | |
| Displacement | 10.50 t (10.33 long tons; 11.57 short tons) |
| Length | 26.30 m (86.3 ft) (LOA) |
| Beam | 13.60 m (44.6 ft) |
| Mast height | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Sail area | 300 m2 (3,200 sq ft) (upwind) 777 m2 (8,360 sq ft) (downwind) |
| Crew | 4 |
Warta Polpharma is a maxi-catamaran, that participated in many major offshore races.
Its different names were :
- Jet Service V, skippered by Serge Madec
- Commodore Explorer, skippered by Bruno Peyron
- Explorer, skippered by Bruno Peyron
- Warta Polpharma, skippered by Roman Paszke for The Race.
Records
- Under the name Jet Service V: Transatlantic sailing record for 11 years, between 1988 and 2001.[1]
- Under the name Commodore Explorer : Winner of the Jules Verne Trophy (fastest round the world) in 1993 in 79 days 6 hours 15 minutes and 56 seconds, with skipper Bruno Peyron and router Pierre Lasnier, with an average speed of 11.35 knots.[2]
- Under the name Warta Polpharma : Finished 4th of The Race in 2000, with skipper Roman Paszke and crew: Robert Janecki, Mariusz Pirjanowicz, Wojciech Dlugozima, Ryszard Block, Dariusz Drapella, Zbigniew Gutkowski, Jaroslaw Kaczorowski, Piotr Cichocki.
References
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by First holder | Jules Verne Trophy 1993–1994 | Succeeded by ENZA New Zealand with Knox-Johnston & Blake |
