06/2007 – FIRST 45: MORE FIRST THAN EVER! Given the enthusiastic reception received by the First 50 from customers and the international yachting press (voted Yacht of the Year in Norway, Slovenia, the USA and Italy), there’s every reason to suppose that an equally warm welcome awaits the Philippe Briand-designed First 45 when it is […]
Continue Reading ...05/2007 – A daring project The ExclusivE 76 was unveiled at the 2006 Cannes boat show by the Gilles Ollier Design Team and Multiplast, who recently received an award from the prestigious Royal Institution of Naval Architects of England. The construction of this semi-custom catamaran began last summer in Vannes after a 5-year design period, […]
Continue Reading ...08/2006 True to tradition Garcia have instructed the Pierre Frutschi design firm to design and develop 6 new models for two ranges: Spice and Salt. The first member of the latter range will be a 57-footer. Specialists in aluminium shipbuilding since 1975, Garcia produces custom made racing and cruising yachts. This winter’s take-over of the […]
Continue Reading ...12/2005 – Latest arrival Jeanneau has decided to break into the 45-foot market, with a new and highly sailable cruising sailboat with the same lines as its predecessor, the Sun Odyssey 49. First presented in 2004, the Sun Odyssey 45 has already sold over 100 units in 6 months. Hardly surprising, because the Sun Odyssey […]
Continue Reading ...09/2004- Hardly believable, largest sloop of the world, Mirabella V, with impressive measurements (75.2 m length, 14.82 m broad, draught 3.90m, 740 tons of displacement, a mast of almost 91 m) and 2100 HP engines, was failed today, September 16th, 2004, on the rocks of St Jean Cap Ferrat (close to Nice). During 3 hours, […]
Continue Reading ...11/2006 – A powerful contender. The identical replica of the original two-masted schooner Sunshine made its first appearance in French waters in June 2005. She was back in September at the Régates Royales, much to the delight of classic yacht sailors and fans present in Cannes. With a deck length of 31m, maximum beam of […]
Continue Reading ...04/2006 – New Briand 120′: Bristolian An experimented sailor, Mister Michael Cannon, commissioned Philippe Briand to design a 120′ long high performance yacht with out of the box aesthetics. Briand Yacht Design designed her with performance in mind. The hull has a stretched waterline and moderate beam. Her draft of 5.25 m can be reduced […]
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Revealed at the last London Boat Show (January 2005), the IPS (Inboard Performance System) shows enthusiastic features: higher top speed, faster acceleration, reduced fuel consumption (improved cruising range), better handling, more room onboard… What is the IPS ? It is a combined engine and propulsion system, developped by Volvo Penta since 1998. It consists in […]
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