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 […]
Vendée Globe: to every team their goal
With 13 boats taking the starting line, including 9 designed in collaboration with Guillaume Verdier, VPLP Design will once again be well represented in the Vendée Globe when it gets underway on 10 November for this, it’s tenth edition. Ambitions vary depending on the skippers and the generations of IMOCAs. Now that the Défi Azimut-Lorient […]
GP70: Ocean cruising equilibrium
Are speed and comfort compatible with a blue-water catamaran? That’s the question the GP70 was designed to answer. Mathias Maurios, Partner Naval Architect and head of VPLP’s Cruising Division, explains how this atypical sailboat is pioneering a new concept. “We started out with the demanding specifications of the owner who wanted a fast, high-performance ocean-going […]
The innovative ecodesign of les P’tits Doudous
The hull and the deck of Les P’tits Doudous have just come out of their moulds at the Duqueine Atlantique shipyard. To mark this important stage in the construction of Armel Tripon’s new IMOCA, Quentin Lucet, Partner Naval Architect at VPLP Design, and Katia Merle, structural engineer and ecodesign specialist, talk us through the firm’s collaboration with the Nantes-based skipper since 2021. […]
