The men

Gianni Zuccon: “I struggle to keep on top”

Thursday 5 August 2010

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There’s no need to introduce Gianni Zuccon. However, this Italian designer heading the Zuccon International Project based in Roma, prefers to stay in the shade. You can …

The YP Princess Renne project by Theodoros Fotiadis: one year after

Thursday 1 July 2010

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In March last year, NauticNews.com interviewed a young designer …

Designer Gianni Zuccon awarded “Pioneer in Boating 2010”

Monday 14 June 2010

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In the frame of UCINA – SATEC’s annual meeting held in Genoa the 28th and 29th of May, the “Boating Pioneer 2010” award …

Espen Oeino: “It takes mental input to be the best”

Saturday 3 April 2010

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Norwegian yacht designer Espen Oeino is aptly named. The root, “oinos”, “oino”, “oen” or “oine”, means one, single, unique. Even if …

Theodoros Fotiadis: a young and promising yacht designer

Thursday 12 March 2009

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NauticNews.com has interviewed a young and promising designer. He comes from Greece, THE root country for yachting, his name is Theodoros Fotiadis. Remember this name, it may come to your ears for a long time.

How it all started

Theodoros Fotiadis always had “Designing” …

Portrait VPLP: Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prévost

Sunday 17 February 2008

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25 candles and challenges

The naval architects Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prévost are celebrating a 25-years collaboration. Started in 1983, this firm has now 25 employees working on 2 differents sites and 2 different concepts: racing and cruising. Well-known since the mutlihull Pierre …

Portrait Dominique Demachy

Monday 20 August 2007

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Freedom and good fun.

Dominique Demachy reached Pointe à Pitre on November 21st 2006, completing the Route du Rhum on board Gifi before heading to the Paris Boat Show, where Nauticnews met the award-winning skipper, who lives in Villeneuve-sur-Lot in the south-west of France.

You …

Portrait Jean Le Cam

Tuesday 24 May 2005

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Another glance at “King Jean”.
Rather than a long portrait, here are: The Fables of Jean Le Cam

Jean Le Cam - a dangerous competitor. A sailor with the vast and successful experiment.

46 years - Married two children.

Triple victorious of the Figaro

Second of the last Vendée Globe. Two titles which summarise the innumerable intermediate podiums.

The …

Portrait Jean-Luc Van den Heede

Monday 25 October 2004

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Record holder of a round the world trip, the wrong way, on his monohull Adrien”, second in the “Route du Rhum”, race winner of the 60 foot world championship, Jean-luc Van Den Heede is an experienced and accomplished seaman who keeps his two feet on the ground.

The meeting

The broad shouldered gray …

Portrait Richard Mérigeaux

Monday 25 October 2004

35 crossings of the Golfe de Gascogne, 19 transatlantic and a half turn of the world, from the Pacific Ocean to the Red Sea, while passing through the Indian Ocean, Richard Mérigeaux finished second of the 2003 mini transat on “Bon Pied Bon Oeil”. Sailor of exception, he is accustomed of the podiums …