Oliver Heer

Oliver Heer
At the start of the 2024-2025 Vendée Globe
Personal information
NationalitySwiss, German
Born (1988-05-10) 10 May 1988 (age 38)
Zurich, Switzerland
OccupationOffshore Sailor
Sailing career
SportSailing

Oliver Heer born 10 May 1988 is a Swiss professional offshore sailor. 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.

Oceanic/Offshore Sailing

PosYearRaceClassBoat nameTimeNotesRef
Round the world races
29 / 402024/252024-2025 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Oliver Heer Ocean Racing, SUI 4999d 05h 27min 34s
Transatlantic Races
24 / 282024Transat New York VendéeIMOCA 60Oliver Heer Ocean Racing, SUI 4915d 00h 01min 02s
DNF / 402023Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Oliver Heer Ocean Racing, SUI 49DNFwith
 David Ledroit (SUI)
32 / 3820232022 Route du RhumIMOCA 60Ollie Heer Ocean Racing,SUI 4917d 00h 22m 55s
Major Offshore Races
10 / 132023Rolex Fastnet RaceIMOCA 60Hugo Boss (6),GBRwith  Alex Thomson (GBR)

References

  1. ↑ "IMOCA Profile – Denise Van Weynbergh". www.imoca.org.
  2. ↑ "From office to ocean: the story of Swiss skipper Oliver Heer, Vendée Globe 2024 candidate<".
  3. ↑ "Vendee Globe Profile – Oliver Heer". www.vendeeglobe.org.
  4. ↑ "Oliver Heer Ocean Racing forced to abandon the Transat Jacques Vabre after rigging problem". 14 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Switzerland's 32nd placed IMOCA Ollie Heer "I had my doubts I would make it back into the race"".
  6. ↑ "2021 Fastnet Results - IMOCA 60".