Hemisphere
Yet another exceptional boat! Launched in 2011, this huge 145’ luxury catamaran is the ultimate blue-water boat for cruising the Pacific Ocean. Built in aluminium with carbon-fibre masts and spars, her sloop rig carries 1,123 m² of sail reaching and 856 m² on a wind.
Coup de Pouce
Foncia then Banque Populaire VI then Maître CoQ then Initiatives Coeur 3 then La Mie Câline.
Bastide-Otio
Virbac Paprec 3 then Hugo Boss then Bastide Otio
PRB
When Vincent Riou commissioned this boat, he had one overriding caveat: no compromises on speed. He had enormous experience sailing IMOCAs, and he wanted an extreme machine. Optimized from keel to truck, PRB was laid up in the same mould as Safran, her hard-chined hull having almost vertical sides. However her rigging was radically different […]
MOD 70
Multi One Design, trimaran MOD70
Smartboat
The remit for the Smartboat was to design an affordable yet modern 23’ single-hull motorboat. Her attention-grabbing lines are sleek and streamlined thanks to some very meticulous structural studies leveraging computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The goal was to enhance the boat’s movement through the water to generate minimal waves and wake, thus reducing the size of the engine and, ultimately, fuel consumption.
Wind of Trust
Crêpes Whaou! 3 then FenêtréA-Cardinal then FenêtréA-Mix Buffet then Groupe GCA-Mille et un sourires then Wind of Trust
Maxi Banque Populaire V
Ultim racing trimaran Maxi Banque Populaire V then Spindrift 2 then Sails of Change
Boreas
This project from the drawing board was intended to be a variation of the catamaran super-yachts designed previously by VPLP. Her major features include her length (146’), her sturdiness (aluminium), a vast open-air flybridge with two steering wheels, and a spacious deck saloon with a glass bulkhead which contributes to optimizing her weight and thus improving her performance.
USA17 (BMW Oracle Racing 90)
In 2007 Russell Coutts approached VPLP to design USA 17, the fastest racing sailing boat to contest the America’s Cup. Little did the team know that the project would take three years of relentless modifications, improvements and developments to produce a trimaran featuring 35 m floats and a 68 m pivoting wing mast! Proof of the pudding came in 2010 with victory over the Swiss catamaran Alinghi in both races of the 33rd America’s Cup in Valencia (Spain).