After a few seasons accompanying skippers such as Thibaut Vauchel-Camus in Ocean Fifty and Aurélien Ducroz in Class40, the experienced Vincent Riou is back at the helm of his own project. Launched on February 19, his new Class40 is ambitious: a single rudder and a flap on the keel. Ahead of his return to competition […]
“It is unbelievable, I never did expect that I would be along side other sailing greats”expressed Jay. “Looking back at all the years it took to achieve this Mini project, I am happy that after the second attempt it was a success. The feeling of accomplishment hasn’t quite set in yet, but one thing is […]
The announcement was eagerly awaited. It is a new maxi-trimaran that the Gitana Team is going to build. Designed by Guillaume Verdier’s team and the Gitana design team, Gitana 18 is due to be launched in September 2025. With 150 years of maritime history, the Gitana boats are undeniably part of the history of […]
Emirates Team New Zealand, Imoca Macif, Maxi Edmond de Rothschild… They all bear the signature of Guillaume Verdier. The naval architect, formerly with Finot-Conq and VPLP, looks back on his exciting career and discusses his vision of racing boats in the second episode of our interview with Guillaume Verdier. Voiles et Voiliers: What do […]
Distance covered: 640.48miles Average speed: 26.68 knots Crew: Kevin Escoffier, Abby Ehler, Sam Goodchild, Charles Caudrelier, Yann Riou Reference time: 23:45:18 UTC May 24, 2023 to 23:45:18 UTC May 25, 2023
Since 2000, Guillaume Verdier’s name has become synonymous with competitive sailing. Ultim, America’s Cup, Imoca, Class40, Mini… Dozens of winning boats bear his signature. A success he doesn’t want to take credit for. Voiles et Voiliers met the architect at his home in Larmor-Baden, where he takes advantage of the calm of this natural setting […]
ULTIM: this class of flying giants, 32 meters long and 23 meters wide, all equipped with the latest innovations and helmed by renowned sailors! Their numbers may be limited, but the level of competition on the water is exceptional, and by 2021, at the Transat Jacques Vabre, observers are noticing a trend towards a more […]
Two months after Emirates Team NZ first broke the world wind powered speed record, the team has returned to Lake Gairdner and broke the existing mark, which has now been ratified. The official Wind-Powered Land Speed World Record now stands at 225.58km/h (140.17mph). Set in just 23 knots (42km/h) of wind. The previous mark, set […]
A sumptuous sailing yacht made entirely of wood and carbon was born under the vaults of the Fernand Hervé shipyard in La Rochelle’s Ville-en-Bois district. She was launched in spring 2022. A two-year project for a French owner, all requirements and refinement, designed by the architects Guillaume Verdier and Axel de Beaufort, and Pure Design […]
After four years of underwater exploration from the Arctic to French Polynesia, Emmanuelle and Ghislain Bardout are now turning their attention to the new UNDER THE POLE IV – DEEPLIFE program. From 2021 to 2030, in partnership with scientific teams from around the world, DEEPLIFE will be dedicated to exploring the mesophotic zone of the […]
This 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race was a signal for play to begin for the IMOCA fleet in what proved to be a particularly thrilling ride for the 29 competing duos. At every stage of the ranking, the battle was ferocious, offering up some incredible one-on-ones, as evidenced by the duel at the […]
It’s not hard to imagine the pressure when it comes to designing and building a new IMOCA for Charlie Dalin. It’s not just about producing a boat that is faster than his main rivals at the top of the IMOCA fleet, it’s also about creating something that is better than Dalin’s old boat in which […]
In Brest on Wednesday Bertrand Quéguiner and Elodie Bonafous formalized the launch of Horizon 29 Offshore Racing team which is aiming for the Vendée Globe 2028 with a new Verdier design which expected to launch in January 2025. Tip & Shaft tells you more. While this new project was made official on Wednesday, it is an idea which has been running around for […]
The Imoca MACIF – Santé Prévoyance will be launched on June 24. Before the launch, Charlie Dalin’s team unveils the new 60-footer designed by Guillaume Verdier in a web series entitled “The birth of an Imoca”, the first episode of which follows: conception. The Imoca Macif – Santé Prévoyance is unveiled. While we wait to […]
And that’s two for 11th Hour Racing Team on their Imoca designed by Guillaume Verdier. The crew led by Charlie Enright won the 5th leg of The Ocean Race in Aarhus, Denmark, in the early hours of Monday morning. Having already won the previous leg in Newport, 11th Hour Racing Team took advantage of this […]
It’s hard to believe that a sailing boat can cover a total distance in 24 hours that would equate to travelling from Paris to Alicante in southern Spain, the home of The Ocean Race, but that is what Holcim-PRB has now done. Racing in Leg 5 of The Ocean Race from Newport to Aarhus, Kevin […]
Skipper Paul Meilhat and his Biotherm team had a long wait to get to the finish on Thursday morning in Newport, Rhode Island. With an initial ETA of 0530 local time, the light overnight winds nearly died completely with the sunrise, leaving the team to battle adverse conditions for a few more hours before they finally glided across […]
While four IMOCA boats are now engaged in the second half of this third leg, GUYOT Environnement – Team Europe is heading for Brazil to be at the start of the fourth leg… Team Holcim – PRB is still in the lead on Thursday, while the fleet is now less than 100 miles apart. As […]
11th Hour, skippered by Charlie Enright, won the 4th leg of The Ocean Race this evening in Newport. A victory, on home turf, that was eagerly awaited by the entire American team. They did it! The great favourites of The Ocean Race, which they had raised to the rank of number one objective of their […]
The spectacular finish of Leg 2 in The Ocean Race demonstrates that you don’t need more than five boats to make a classic, and this one is already showing signs of being just that.After nearly 18 days at sea, it was Kevin Escoffier and the crew of Team Holcim-PRB who pulled out all the stops […]