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MerConcept

How MerConcept’s construction department made impact reduction a priority – sponsored article

Becoming a company with a mission in July 2020, MerConcept is organized into three departments: ocean racing project management – today the Ultim SVR Lazartigue, the Imoca Macif Santé Prévoyance and the Ocean Fifty UpWind by MerConcept -, maritime mobility, which focuses on decarbonization projects (foiling catamaran, cargo sailboat Vela…), and construction, which builds race boats complex composite boats and parts for several classes and series, without necessarily managing the project afterwards.

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Pirelli Acrobatica

How Sangiorgio Marine launched V2 of its Musa 40 – sponsored article

Founded in Genoa in November 2021 by Edoardo Bianchi – a “sailor above all else”, in the words of the man who competed in the Athens and Beijing Games in a Tornado – Sangiorgio Marine immediately made a name for itself with the launch of its first Class40, the Musa 40. A project conceived in collaboration with the sailor Ambrogio Beccaria and the naval architect Gianluca Guelfi, whom the founder met on the benches of Genoa University, where he was training to become naval engineer.

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Biscay Composites

How Biscay Composites made its mark with Imoca teams – sponsored article

Borja Nebreda, founder of Biscay Composites, has extensive experience in the construction and refits of high-tech boats. With pivotal roles at King Marine for Artemis Racing’s AC72 during the 2013 America’s Cup and at Persico for the VOR65 in the 2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race, he served as the composite manager for Boris Herrmann’s Team Malizia during the construction of Malizia-Seaexplorer, enhancing his composite technology expertise.

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Clarisse Crémer

How Doyle Sails became the sailmaker of choice to Clarisse Crémer’s Vendée Globe challenge – sponsored article

Doyle Sails have not traditionally been linked to the IMOCA class but with more Doyle-powered high performance Grand Prix yachts around the world than ever before the success and performance of Doyle Sails is hard to ignore, especially amongst French skippers. After contributing to Alex Thomson’s second place in the 2016-17 Vendée Globe and before that to his third place in 2012-13, Doyle Sails’ long and fruitful collaboration with the British skipper and his team continues, as they are the chosen sailmakers for Clarisse Crémer’s L’Occitane en Provence Vendée Globe challenge which is managed by Alex Thomson Racing (ATR).

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Solbian

How Solbian uses ocean racing to develop its solar products – sponsored article

Launched in 2009 in Avigliana, west of Turin, on the initiative of Giovanni Soldini and physicist Marco Bianucci, Italian solar panel manufacturer Solbian immediately specialized in the world of yachting and competitive sailing. The aim was to produce lightweight, flexible photovoltaic modules equipped with MPPT charge controllers – a system that didn’t exist at the time.

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Ultim

How Plastimo developed its SLR 196 lifejacket with the sailors – sponsored article

Following the success of the SL 180, Plastimo launched its successor, the SLR 196 (for “Super Light Racing”), at the beginning of 2022, the result of 18 months of development. The brand’s top-of-the-range lifejacket has been rapidly and massively adopted by racers. “Most of the fleet in the Transat Jacques Vabre 2023 is equipped with it, in each of the classes: Imoca, Ultim, Ocean Fifty, Class40,” points out Frédéric Blaudeau, Plastimo’s marketing and communication director. “In addition, 80% of the crews in the Ocean Globe Race are equipped with the SLR 196 and Plastimo safety equipment.”

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Class40 Xavier Macaire

How Pogo Structures developed the Pogo 40 S4 V2 – sponsored article

They are historic Class40 builders dating back to when they launched the Pogo 40S (a Finot-Conq design) in 2005, the year the class was born. Since then Structures have continued to be a key player in the 40-footer fleet. One year later, at the start of the 2006 Route du Rhum, eleven boats lined up, including the first two finishers, skippered by Phil Sharp and Gildas Morvan.

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Holcim PRB Kevin Escoffier

How Plastimo continues to innovate by collaborating with offshore racers – sponsored article

Plastimo, the Lorient-based company which specializes in maritime safety in particular continues its long held strategy of collaborating with top professional sailors, particularly offshore racers. “Listening of users is part of our DNA, most specifically the experience and feedback of the elite racers definitely represent extra inspiration and exciting technical challenges for our R & D and marketing team”, explains Marketing Director, Frédéric Blaudeau.

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First 36

1977-2022, The First story : from 14 to 53 feet, the rebirth of a range – sponsored article

With more than 25,000 boats built since 1977 the First marque celebrates its 45th anniversary this year. It remains one of the main global benchmars for racer-cruisers. Throughout the summer, Tip & Shaft has told the First story through some flagship models from the Beneteau yard. Finally this week a look through the current range which is adapted to the upswinging market.

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First 30 Beneteau

1977-2022: The story of the Firsts – sponsored article

With more than 25,000 boats built since 1977, the First line this year celebrates its 45th anniversary and remains a benchmark in racer-cruisers. It is first and foremost a story that starts with a visionary. In 1976, François Chalain, who had just arrived in the Beneteau group, proposed to the company’s young president Annette Roux to buy the moulds of Impensable, winner of the 1973 Half Ton Cup. The Vendée yard made its switch from wood to polyester in the 1970s, but it only produced leisure fishing boats. Annette Roux readily admits: “Nobody was really waiting for us to go there…”

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