G.Verdier makes the most of each one’s skills for his own office’s projects
Guillaume Verdier met Benjamin Muyl, Hervé Penfornis and Romaric Neyhousser within the Aquitaine Design Team in 2001, when they were working on the design of the Hydraplaneur Médiatis Région Aquitaine, initiated by Yves Parlier. From this technological adventure, a fruitful and prolific friendship ensued. Today, whenever the opportunity arises, Guillaume Verdier makes the most of each one’s skills for his own office’s projects.
Benjamin Muyl :
Arts et Métiers engineer
Graduate engineer, Benjamin Muyl worked for the VPLP architecture office for five years, before joining Aquitaine Design Team, at the same time as Guillaume Verdier in 2001. Their collaboration continued within the Areva Challenge Design Team, where they were asked to take part in the architectural development of the FRA 93 Class America, challenger of the America’s Cup 2007.
Training : ENSAM. Masters degree specialised in quality management / ENSAM engineer’s degree / Mathématiques supérieures et specialité technologiques.
Major professional references : VPLP / Aquitaine Design Team / Areva-Challenge Design Team
Hervé Penfornis :
Designer and composite material technician
In 2003, Hervé Penfornis joined the Aquitaine Design Team in order to conceive Yves Parlier’s Hydraplaneur. One year later, he worked for the Team Banque Populaire, ensuring the follow-up of the transformations of Pascal Bidegorry’s Banque Populaire IV trimaran.
In 2005, Areva-Challenge’s Design Team contacted him to prepare the 32nd America’s Cup in Valencia. His missions were the integration of mechanical systems on the deck plan, developing the boat’s construction plans and construction follow-up. In 2008, Hervé Penfornis was contacted by United Internet Team Germany to prepare the 33rd America’s Cup.
Training : Engineering and design department technician specialised in CAO / University Degree on the implementation of plastic and composite materials / Materials DEUST (University degree).
Major professional references : Banque Populaire IV trimaran project / Aquitaine Design Team / Areva-Challenge Design Team
Romaric Neyhousser :
Engineer, technician and sailor
After in depth mechanics studies, Romaric Neyhousser worked nearly ten years in close collaboration with Yves Parlier, first on the preparation of his Open 60’ Aquitaine Innovations, then on the design of the Hydraplaneur Médiatis Région Aquitaine.
He continued to collaborate with Guillaume Verdier on various projects.
Training : Master of advanced studies in mechanics, specialised in fluids / Masters in mechanics, materials and structures option / mechanics degree / Physical Mathematics university degree.
Major professional references : Aquitaine Design Team / Narros shipyard (Arcachon, France).
Pierre Louis Pillot :
Designer and supervision work
Manager of Sailing Boost a Port-La-Forêt based company, Pierre Louis offers services for offshore racing professionals, but also for individuals (site monitoring, new construction or refit, customization and development of existing boats, from the plans to the production of the parts, their locations and the sea trial).
At the same time, Sailing Boost is also involved in designing deck plans, fabrication of composite parts and structures as well as 3D drawing of systems. Involved offshore racing for more than 15 years, Pierre Louis first worked on composite for the America’s Cup or on the trimaran Géant. He then pursued his studies, alternating studies and work with Guillaume Verdier to improve his skills in the design office. Project manager within Vincent Riou’s team for 7 years, he created his company in 2014 to devote himself to what he likes the most, design and its implementation, which allows him to take part in other major projects with Comanche, Gitana 17, the Volvo super 60, and IMOCA latest generation.
Major professional references : America’s Cup / Trimaran Project Géant / Gitana 17 / Volvo super 60/ Imoca.
Leonard Imas :
Fluid dynamics
Len has participated in numerous yacht design campaigns having worked with teams and designers in five Americas Cups, three Volvo Ocean Races, as well as the Vendee Globe and Jules Verne Trophy Races. He was also a research professor of ocean engineering at the Davidson Laboratory where he oversaw various research activities involving applied fluid dynamics. His areas of expertise are in High Performance Computing, CFD, and numerical optimization and their application to design problems in marine hydrodynamics and low speed aerodynamics.
Training : BS, M.Eng. Aeronautical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic; PhD, Ocean Engineering, MIT
Morgane Schlumberger :
Design, structure, stability
Véronique Soulé :
Performance analysis, appendice design, fluid dynamics
Robert Kleinschmit :
Performance analysis, naval architect, simulator
Jeremy Palmer
Romain Garo :
Mechanics of fluids
Ray Davis :
Sailor, simulator,deck design, sail design
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