How VPLP Design has updated its IMOCAS over the years
Since the middle of the 2000s when VPLP Design first started designing IMOCAs, the firm has been involved in a continuing process of updating “its” boats, from the first Safran which had large foils retrofitted ten years after launching, toCharal 2 which this year underwent a massive rebuild of its hull. Antoine Lauriot Prévost, partner […]
Elegant, ethical, fast: Tyrena, VPLP’s take on Megayachts
In a multihull yacht market that has now reached maturity, VPLP Design is presenting at the Monaco Yacht Show 2026 Tyrena, a 75-metre aluminium catamaran propelled by two OceanWings . Developed in close collaboration with Micheletti and Partners, this outsize project remains focused on the elements and ethical considerations by virtue of its zero-carbon propulsion […]
The headline: VMG is on!
American entrepreneurs Michael Schwartz and Karl Reed officially launched in mid-June a new player in the world of cruising multihulls: VMG Industries (for Velocity Made Good, a term known to sailors the world over) based in New York. At the same time they presented their first model, the VMG 53 designed by VPLP and currently […]
The new face of aspiring circumnavigators
Having a huge presence in the ocean catamaran market, most notably with the Lagoon and Outremer ranges, VPLP Design pays considerable attention to new trends in blue-water cruising.. Customer profiles change and with them come different expectations that designers must respond to. Katia Merle, structural engineer and architecture at the firm since 2019, and Mathias […]
Wing Yachts:
are we reaching a tipping point?
Convinced of the propulsive efficiency of wingsails since the victory of USA 17 in the 2010 America’s Cup, VPLP Design has been exploringthe solution’s benefits in terms of decarbonization and ease of use.. In the run-up to an important announcement in this connection at the Monaco Yacht Show (23–26 September), partner architect Quentin Lucet walks […]
Life cycle assessment
“An idea, an approach, and a lot of work”
Developed for the boats competing in the Vendée Globe, the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has now become the norm at VPLP Design and applies to all our racing, leisure marine and maritime transport projects. Under the supervision of Katia Merle, structural engineer at VPLP since 2019 and contact for environmental subjects, and her assistant student […]
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Quentin Lucet: “Designing the fastest boat in the world”
In mid-April the American team Argo Racing committed to a 2029 launch for a trimaran the size of an Ultim (32 metres long, 23 metres beam), entrusting her design to VPLP Design. Partner architect Quentin Lucet tells us more about this ambitious project. How did this project with team Argo come about? We’ve had a […]
Lagoon Eighty 2: live on the sea
Launched during the Cannes Yachting Festival last September, the Lagoon Eighty 2 embodies excellence in design and luxury for customers who want to “live on the sea”. Flagship of the Lagoon range, designed like its predecessors by VPLP, the Eighty 2 has been meticulously crafted in every detail to make it a veritable production yacht. […]
VPLP Design Team wishes you a Happy New Year 2026
Transatlantic silver and gold
Represented in three of the four classes by resolute and talented duos, VPLP designs had a field day in the 17th edition of the Transat Café L’Or, with victories for SVR Lazartigue and Viabilis Océans in the Ultim and Ocean Fifty classes, and a second place for 11th Hour Racingin the IMOCA class. Present at […]