The innovative ecodesign of les P’tits Doudous

Les Ptits Doudous at the Duqueine Atlantique shipyard

The hull and the deck of Les P’tits Doudous have just come out of their moulds at the Duqueine Atlantique shipyard. To mark this important stage in the construction of Armel Tripon’s new IMOCA, Quentin Lucet, Partner Naval Architect at VPLP Design, and Katia Merle, structural engineer and ecodesign specialist, talk us through the firm’s collaboration with the Nantes-based skipper since 2021. […]

VPLP and the digital revolution

From the early HP 85 computers of yesteryear to SYD, the digital simulator of today, a prominent factor in the story of VPLP Design involves mastering tools which are continuously evolving. Founders Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prévost tell us more. When Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prévost graduated from Southampton University, where they had […]