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Competitive Sailing

In Lorient, Bretagne Sailing Valley keeps on developing

With the inauguration of the new building of the TR Racing team at La Base at the end of April, the announcement of a partnership between Lorient Agglomération and K-Challenge at the beginning of May, in recent weeks Lorient has reaffirmed its status as a major center for competitive sailing in France and indeed the world. And these are new actors coming in who look set to add to the dynamic development. Explanations…

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The innovations and eco-design of the Imoca P’tit Doudous

The hull and deck of Les P’tits Doudous have just been removed from their molds at the Duqueine Atlantique shipyard, marking a significant milestone in the construction of Armel Tripon’s future Imoca. This is an opportunity to reflect with Quentin Lucet, associate architect at VPLP Design, and Katia Merle, structural engineer and eco-design specialist, on the approach taken by the agency with the Nantes-based skipper since 2021.

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Sailing Café #2: Ergonomics and safety in offshore racing

For its second Sailing Café of the year, Bretagne Développement Innovation chose to discuss ergonomics and onboard safety in ocean racing. The focus was on Imoca boats, with Romain Attanasio, skipper of Fortinet Best Western, Matthieu Vincent, member of the Initiatives Cœur design office, and Ulysse David, who is part of the MerConcept design office for the Imoca Macif Santé Prévoyance.

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