{"id":7884,"date":"2023-10-06T14:58:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guillaumeverdier.com\/?p=7884"},"modified":"2023-11-20T12:58:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T11:58:58","slug":"eole-a-somptuous-wooden-ketch-designed-by-the-architects-guillaume-verdier-and-axel-de-beaufort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guillaumeverdier.com\/en\/eole-a-somptuous-wooden-ketch-designed-by-the-architects-guillaume-verdier-and-axel-de-beaufort\/","title":{"rendered":"Eole, a somptuous wooden Ketch designed by the architects Guillaume Verdier and Axel de Beaufort"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sumptuous sailing yacht made entirely of wood and carbon was born under the vaults of the Fernand Herv\u00e9 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 for structure calculations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wood and carbon<\/h3>\n

For this ketch, the customer wanted “a family cruising boat, easy to use” and, of course, as high-performance as possible. The team worked to combine wood (strip-planked construction, a technique for assembling battens to form the hull) with carbon to lighten the ship’s high points and stiffen the structural bulkheads. There’s a lot more here than just fine cuts and masterful chisel strokes.<\/p>\n

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