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Charal (2018)<\/strong> then Teamwork – TEAM SNEF <\/strong>then Embrace The Challenge.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launched in late summer 2018, Charal<\/i> was the first IMOCA to be designed specifically for foils<\/b>. Her skipper J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Beyou wanted her to have a certain versatility<\/b>, to be able to perform on other points of sail than reaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Gauthier Lebec\/Charal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

While her architects reduced her freeboard in the bow and the stern, the midships section had to be higher for her to pass the stability tests. <\/span>Charal<\/span><\/i> is the result of some very advanced studies, in particular relating to the CFD of light displacement craft, with her <\/span>enormous foils<\/b> taking the load, attention being focused on <\/span>limiting hydrodynamic drag<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was clear from her earliest trials on the water that <\/span>Charal<\/span><\/i>\u2019s potential for generating power was propelling these types of boat into <\/span>a new era of \u201csemi-flight\u201d<\/b>. In the lead up to the 2020 Vend\u00e9e Globe, J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Beyou and his team tested <\/span>three pairs of foils<\/b>and had some modifications made to the bow. Unfortunately an incident at the outset prevented the skipper from playing a leading role in the race. After the Vend\u00e9e Globe the <\/span>bow was once again modified<\/b>to reduce digging in, to better bounce off the water. The boat is expected to go on sale in 2022<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Teamwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Teamwork <\/em>buy the boat in 2021 and entrusts it to Justine Mettraux<\/strong> with a view to her participation to the Vend\u00e9e Globe in 2024. The project is hosted by Beyou Racing<\/em>, the team that already take care of this IMOCA. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 PCK media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 2026, Oliver Heer<\/strong> takes the helm of the IMOCA, renamed Embrace The Challenge<\/em>, with the goal of competing in the 2028 Vend\u00e9e Globe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Charal (2018) puis Teamwork.<\/p>\n

Mis \u00e0 l\u2019eau \u00e0 la fin de l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 2018, Charal est le premier Imoca con\u00e7u autour des foils. Selon le v\u0153u de J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Beyou, son skipper, il est marqu\u00e9 par une certaine polyvalence, capable de performer \u00e0 d\u2019autres allures que le reaching et le portant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23392,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"prix":[99],"taille":[104],"propulsion":[109],"coques":[115],"poles-activites":[116],"class_list":["post-20231","projet","type-projet","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","prix-with-award","taille-50-a-80-en","propulsion-sail","coques-monohull","poles-activites-racing"],"yoast_head":"\nEmbrace The Challenge - VPLP Design<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Launched in late summer\u00a02018, Charal was the first IMOCA to be designed specifically for foils. 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