25 candles and challenges The naval architects Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prévost are celebrating a 25-years collaboration. Started in 1983, this firm has now 25 employees working on 2 differents sites and 2 different concepts: racing and cruising. Well-known since the mutlihull Pierre 1er, the winner of the Route du Rhum in 1990, and […]
Continue Reading ...VPLP Enters the World of Class’40: The first monohulls could be launched this summer; the moulds are already under construction. It is the start of a new adventure for VPLP, Van Peteghem-Lauriot Prévost…
Continue Reading ...01/2006 – Maxi Multi Race – Vannes / Vannes The idea of a very first short-distance race aimed exclusively at maxi-multihulls first saw the light of day one year ago. It is intended that in June 2007, the fleet will line up on the start in Le Morbihan, bound for Iceland and run a course […]
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Construction To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Lagoon, a subsidiary of Bénéteau, is launching its Lagoon 440, the first of a new generation. The Lagoon 440 contains some genuine innovations. From the fly deck to the shape of the hull, architects Vincent Lauriot-Prévost and Marc Van Peteghem have once again shown what they are worth. Deck. […]
Continue Reading ...11/2009 – VPLP are celebrating a victorious Transat Jacques Vabre this year, with Franck Yves Escoffier driving their Formula 50′ trimaran Crêpes Wahou! to cross the finish line first after 15 days, 15 hours, 31 minutes and 50 seconds. He was followed soon after by the first of the monohull fleet: theVPLP / Verdier IMOCA […]
Continue Reading ...The 9th edition of the Route du Rhum / La Banque Postale has been won by the largest trimaran ever built (31.5 meters). Franck Cammas and Groupama 3 have succeded in winning, in the same year, the Jules Verne Trophy (crewed), passing under the 50 days and the legendary transatlantic solo.
Continue Reading ...12/2005 – Speed and prestige With “parents” like Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prevost, the Switch 55 has an unbeatable pedigree. These designers are responsible for Géant, Gitana 11 and Groupama 2, three of the multi-hulls competing in the IB Group Challenge, as well Olivier de Kersauzon’s trimaran Géronimo. Above deck: beauty and functionality The […]
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Francois Gabart, the young heart-throb of French solo offshore sailing, completed his first solo win on board his new 100ft trimaran, Macif, today when he crossed the finish line of The Transat bakerly off New York.
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