EO3, Energy Observer’s future research ABD experdition vessel
EO3, Energy Observer’s new research vessel was unveiled on 6 June 2025 during the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice.The ship’s objective is to explore new solutions for decarbonizing shipping and energy production. VPLP has almost completed EO3’s design phase and the ship is scheduled to go into the water in the spring of […]
VPLP Design at the Monaco Yacht Show: enhanced presence and exclusive previews
From 24 to 27 September VPLP Design will once again be exhibiting at the Monaco Yacht Show,the premier event in the superyacht calendar. The firm will be unveiling brand-new designs on its stand in the Sailing Yacht Area, alongside the world’s leading yacht builders and designers. VPLP Design has been active in the sailing superyacht […]
VPLP’s Adrien Letourneur: three years on secondment to Luna Rossa
VPLP Design’s collaboration with the Luna Rossa Team wasn’t limited to the conception and design of the Italian racing syndicate’s chase boat (see last October’s newsletter). In the autumn of 2021, VPLP engineer Adrien Letourneur joined the runners-up of the Louis Vuitton Cup on secondment for three years as the team’s appendage designer. Tasked with […]
Sailing: a design imperative at VPLP
Brought up on the water, some are former offshore racers, others are qualified sailing instructors, occasional Mini mariners, wing foiling enthusiasts or just happy to go on a cruise… The vast majority of the VPLP Design team are not only passionate about sailing, they are also active sailors. Some even make it their duty to […]
MODX 70, the culmination of a revolutionary design
VPLP designed the MODX 70, a cruising catamaran equipped with two inflatable, automated and retractable wingsails and electric propulsion, in accordance with the demanding and visionary design brief put together by French shipyard Océan Développement whose CEO is none other than Franck David, instigator of the MOD70 class back in 2008. Mathias Maurios, VPLP Partner […]
VPLP Design Team wishes you a Happy New Year 2025
Lagoon 43 and 60:
innovative successors
The new Lagoon 43 and 60 have had their official launch at the latest Cannes Yachting Festival. They are the initial releases in the ongoing renewal of the brand’s catamaran range which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Two other models, the 38 and 82, will follow in 2025. In the meantime, Mathias Maurios, head […]
“We’ll always be
a firm of enthusiasts”
VPLP Design celebrated 40 years in business on 12 December in Paris with over a hundred guests and co-founders Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot Prévost. What will the firm be like in forty years’ time? Simon Watin, chief executive officer, and the five partner architects and engineers, Quentin Lucet, Mathias Maurios, Xavier Guisnel, Xavier […]
40th anniversary poster
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, VPLP Design has edited a poster featuring 40 boats that have shaped its career between 1983 and 2023. This (subjective) selection shows the continuous evolution of techniques and naval architecture over four decades, as well as the wide variety of projects realized. A six-episode podcast series looks back over these […]
SYD the simulator everywhere
In development at VPLP Design since 2017, the Simulation Yacht Dynamics (SYD) modelling system was recently used for projects involving France’s Olympic sailing team for the Paris 2024 Games. SYD also contributed to the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli challenge for the America’s Cup (see above) and the powership Farwind. Xavier Guisnel, engineering coordinator, tells us […]