Bruce Schwab Sells OceanPlanet

Bruce Schwab, the formerly Alameda-based rigger who went on to become the first American to complete the Vendée Globe, announced last week that OceanPlanet — the Tom Wylie-designed Imoca 60 that carried him around the world — had sold.

“If you haven’t already heard, OceanPlanet has passed into the hands of a new
owner,” Schwab writes. “My last trip on OP was taking her from
Robinhood Marine Center to Portland Yacht Services with the owner’s rep
on a beautiful sunny Maine day. The bottom needed cleaning, the sails were tired, yet somehow OP literally flew along as though she knew it was a special trip for me. Hopefully she’ll be well taken care of, although I am not sure of the owner’s plans or capabilities. Good luck old girl, you’ve been good to me!

“Stay tuned for upcoming changes to www.bruceschwab.com to
reflect my new projects . . . including helping others to sail fast, advanced
training, preparation, and rigging. Most importantly, I am now providing
custom LiFePO4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate, or LFP) battery solutions for marine
applications.

“The OceanPlanet News Archives will remain for those — such as myself — who like to look back now and then on a great adventure!”