It is an innovative hull, marked by a double chain and a bridge in "seagull wing", as well as bearing drifts.

The boat was launched on a tight schedule, on 20 September 2010, just six months after the start of the project, at a cost of 3 million euros.

The tight timescale was made possible by the collaboration build effort consisting of the Green Marine shipyards in Lymington GBR[3] and JMV Industries in Cherbourg (FRA).

[4] 6th – 2010 – Route du Rhum with Michel Desjoyeaux in a time of 15 days, 17 hours and 29 minutes; RET – 2010–2011 – Barcelona World Race with Michel Desjoyeaux and François Gabart; 3rd – 2011 – Transat Jacques-Vabre with Armel Le Cléac'h and Christopher Pratt in a time of 16 days and 15 hours; 2nd – 2011 – Transat B to B Race,[5] with Armel Le Cléac'h in 9 days, 13 hours and 8 minutes; 3rd – 2012 – Europa Warm'Up with Armel Le Cléac'h; 2nd – 2012-2013 – Vendée Globe with Armel Le Cléac'h in 78 days, 5 hours and 33 minutes; 2nd – 2013 – Rolex Fastnet Race with Jérémie Beyou and Christopher Pratt in 2 days 19 hours and 23 minutes; 3rd – 2013 – Transat Jacques-Vabre with Jérémie Beyou and Christopher Pratt in 17 days, 5 hours and 15 minutes; 2nd – 2014 – Route du Rhum with Jérémie Beyou in 12 days, 12 hours and 11 minutes; 1st – 2016 – Transat New York-Vendée with Jérémie Beyou in 9 days, 16 hours, 57 minutes and 49 seconds; 3rd – 2016-2017 – Vendée Globe with Jérémie Beyou in 78 days, 6 hours 38 minutes 40 seconds; 3rd – 2017 – Armen Race with Tanguy de Lamotte; 7th – 2019 – Transat Jacques-Vabre with Samantha Davies and Paul Meilhat; 4th – 2020 – Vendée Arctique with Samantha Davies; DNF – 2020-2021 – Vendée Globe with Samantha Davies keel damage force a repair in cape town although the boat carried on;[6] On December 2, 2020, at 7 p.m. (universal time), in the roaring 40s, more than 300 miles from the Cape of Good Hope, Samantha Davies sailed was sailing between 15 and 22 knots, in a wind of 30 knots in 11th place in the race.

So Samantha Davies diverted to Cape Town while options were considered she arrived on 5 December where she retired from the race.