L'HYDROPTERE
Imagined by Eric Tabarly, developed by Alain Thébault and built by a consortium of major French industries, L'Hydroptère is a legendary foiling trimaran.
Avec 25 ans d’avance technologique sur son temps, il va défricher le vol à hautes vitesses sur foils.
Il est le premier voilier à franchir la barre des 50 nœuds à la voile, l’équivalent du mur du son pour l’aéronautique, et fait entrer les voiliers dans une nouvelle dimension, celle des airs.
Caracteristics of L'HYDROPTÈRE
Combining aeronautical and naval technologies, L'Hydroptère is built in carbon, Kevlar, titanium and aeronautical aluminum. Thanks to Alain Thébault and his team, as well as the various companies, schools and research laboratories that have supported the project and its development, she has never stopped evolving. With the notable contribution of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), she became, in 2009, the first sailing boat to break the 50-knot barrier, the equivalent of the sound barrier in aeronautics, and reached a top speed of 55.5 knots (102.8 km/h). Often called "the Concorde of the seas", L'Hydroptère is an exceptional hydrofoil sailboat, the first one built with modern composite materials, behind which hides a formidable human and technological epic.Fully dedicated to innovation, L'Hydroptère is the ideal research and development platform to embark, test and mature your new technologies and give them worldwide visibility.
| Longueur coque centrale | 18,29m | 60 ft |
| Longueurs flotteurs | 6,7 m | 22 ft |
| Largeur | 24 m | 78,75 ft |
| Tirant d’air | 30 m | 98,5 ft |
| Tirant d’eau | 1,3 m | 4, 25 ft |
| Tirant d’eau foils descendus | 3,5 m | 11,5 ft |
| Poids en charge | 7,5 tonnes | 16 535 lbs |
| Surface GV / Solent / Trinquette | 195 / 105 / 65 m² | 2099 / 1130 / 700 sqft |
| Vitesse max | 55,5 noeuds / 102,8 km/h | 55.5 knots / 89.32 mph |
| Equipage | 4 à 10 pers. |
