AMBITIOUS PROJECT FOR VEND\u00c9E GLOBE SKIPPERHOMENEWSBOATBUILDINGBOATBUILDINGAMBITIOUS PROJECT FOR VEND\u00c9E GLOBE SKIPPER04 Oct 2021EmailShareFacebookLinkedInTwitterPrintArmel Tripon on \u2018L\u2019Occitane en Provence\u2019A Vend\u00e9e Globe skipper is working with Airbus Technocentre on the development of a new IMOCA monohull sailing yacht made from declassified carbon fibre and composite remnants.Armel Tripon from Nantes in France, who finished 11th\u00a0in the 2020 edition of the single-handed round-the world sailing race, is keen to design a more sustainable boat and is calling on companies to support him in this innovative endeavour.\u201cI am committed to leading by example with an innovative project that will attempt to initiate alternatives in terms of nautical construction in order to, in time, master and reduce our carbon footprint,\u201d said Armel.Defining the sailing of tomorrow\u201cHere we define the sailing of tomorrow, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. It is up to all of us, now, to convince companies to join us in this human challenge,\u201d he added.Supporting Armel and AIRBUS are architect VPLP which worked with Airbus more than 20 years ago on the Hydropt\u00e8re project to design an experimental hydrofoil trimaran and the IMOCA Class, which regulates the construction of these boats.\u201cArmel Tripon is one the most innovative skippers of the IMOCA class and Airbus is a global, technological benchmark. Reducing carbon footprints in our projects is a priority for the coming years,\u201d said Antoine Mermod, president Classe IMOCA.<\/p>\n
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