Waterworld
After Florence Arthaud’s victory in the 1994 Route du Rhum on the trimaran Pierre 1er, VPLP was commissioned by Universal to design and build the boat used by the main character in the film Waterworld.
L’Hydroptère
The Hydroptère project was an extraordinary story spanning almost twenty-five years and one of VPLP’s oldest collaborations. Managed by Alain Thébault, working tirelessly in the wake of Eric Tabarly, the project was first discussed back in the 1980s. However it took until 1994 for the Hydroptère to be finally commissioned. Originally the idea was to build a foiling tall ship that could break ocean sailing records. Over time, however, the goal of the project shifted towards setting sailing-speed records.
Primagaz
RMO then Primagaz then Foncia then Bayer then Rexona then Région Guadeloupe
Pierre 1er
Presentation of Pierre 1er, the trimaran designed by VPLP Design for Florence Arthaud
Lagoon 1st generation
It was back in 1987 that VPLP launched its first Lagoons, a pair of 55’ sisterships weighing in at 14 tonnes and built by Jean-François de Prémorel at Jeanneau Techniques Avancées. They would be the first of several generations and marked the start of a fruitful collaboration between the firm and Groupe Beneteau.
Poulain
Poulain then Un autre regard then Charal then Lyonnaise des Eaux Dumez then Sport-Elec then Idec
Gérard Lambert
Gérard Lambert, named for the hero of a song by French rocker Renaud, was our very first design and was produced in the same year we founded the naval architecture firm called VPLP! Built in glass and carbon fibre in 1983 in a little village in the Breton region of the Morbihan by Jean-François de Prémorel for Vincent Lévy, this 50-metre trimaran featured foils – already! – which we added to glass-reinforced plastic floats (GRP) for the first time.
