Oliver Heer
 At the start of the 2024-2025 Vendée Globe | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swiss, German |
| Born | 10 May 1988 Zurich, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Offshore Sailor |
| Sailing career | |
| Sport | Sailing |
Oliver Heer born 10 May 1988 is a Swiss professional offshore sailor.[1] After starting working in the corporate world he left to pursue a career in sailing in 2018 he joined Alex Thomson Racing sailing aboard IMOCA 60 Hugo Boss 6.[2]
Oceanic/Offshore Sailing
[edit]| Pos | Year | Race | Class | Boat name | Time | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round the world races | |||||||
| 29 / 40 | 2024/25 | 2024-2025 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Oliver Heer Ocean Racing, SUI 49 | 99d 05h 27min 34s | [3] | |
| Transatlantic Races | |||||||
| 24 / 28 | 2024 | Transat New York Vendée | IMOCA 60 | Oliver Heer Ocean Racing, SUI 49 | 15d 00h 01min 02s | ||
| DNF / 40 | 2023 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Oliver Heer Ocean Racing, SUI 49 | DNF | with  David Ledroit (SUI) | [4] |
| 32 / 38 | 2023 | 2022 Route du Rhum | IMOCA 60 | Ollie Heer Ocean Racing,SUI 49 | 17d 00h 22m 55s | [5] | |
| Transatlantic Races | |||||||
| 10 / 13 | 2023 | Rolex Fastnet Race | IMOCA 60 | Hugo Boss (6),GBR | with  Alex Thomson (GBR) | [6] | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "IMOCA Profile – Denise Van Weynbergh". www.imoca.org.
- ↑ "From office to ocean: the story of Swiss skipper Oliver Heer, Vendée Globe 2024 candidate<".
- ↑ "Vendee Globe Profile – Oliver Heer". www.vendeeglobe.org.
- ↑ "Oliver Heer Ocean Racing forced to abandon the Transat Jacques Vabre after rigging problem". 14 November 2023.
- ↑ "Switzerland's 32nd placed IMOCA Ollie Heer "I had my doubts I would make it back into the race"".
- ↑ "2021 Fastnet Results - IMOCA 60".
External links
[edit]- Oliver Heer on the Vendée Globe Website
- Oliver Heer on the IMOCA Class Website
- Oliver Heer Official Website
- Oliver Heer at World Sailing
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