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Yachting details
Display Title: Philippe Briand Yacht Design
Services Offered:
10 000 boats currently sailing the seas were built to our designs.
They sail worldwide and are their owners? pride and joy?
These boats belong to three different yachting worlds : racing,
mass production and custom yacht design. We are one of the very
rare firms to be successful in all three domains. From the
America?s Cup through to Mari-Cha III, not forgetting the Oceanis,
the result is a range of experience beyond compare.
URL: www.philippebriand.com
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Further Description:
Because we have wide-ranging technical experience and thanks to
the culture of our numerous previous designs, both my team and I
are able to bring your every wish to life on board the yacht of your
dreams.
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Our firm was created in 1978 in La Rochelle, also known as the " Silicon Valley of Sailing " (80 % of the French sailing industry is located within a 200 km radius of La Rochelle).
Right from the word go we wanted to offer a comprehensive range of design services.
In order to achieve this aim, we have always worked as a team including 3 to 6 people. This has enabled us to produce designs for more than 120 different boats which have been built. Some have become best sellers in the mass production market : Oceanis, Ovni, Sun Fizz, Sun Kiss, Sun Fast. Others have carried off world titles which can be found in our references. Finally , more and more of our boats are starting to shine in the world of superyachts.
Upon the occasion of all of these design projects, in particular those built for racing, (America's Cup), we have accumulated a great amount of research (tank testing, wind tunnel testing, codes, etc.)
These results together with the most recent information and computer technology enable our firm to design the fastest lines and the most efficient structures for all of our boats.
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Mari-Cha III is a 145 foot superyacht.
What made her a challenge to design, was the conception of a high-performance yacht which was also a superyacht and one which had the level of comfort that entails. Two in one. No other boat of this size has yet met his challenge.
In order to perform well, or quite simply be a " real sailboat ", a 145' yacht has to be relatively lighter or narrower than a smaller boat. It's one of the laws of naval architecture. It explains why her weight estimate is an essential parameter. She has been built entirely out of carbon and remains the biggest boat to have been built in this material to this day.
We also adapted forms to this light displacement in designing fine bows, maximum beam set back to where the water ballasts are (7 tonnes) and a keel with little wetted surface and a trimmer.
She has a welcoming, classic style interior and is fitted with everything which refined comfort requires.
Sailing at average speeds of 15 knots is quite an advantage when cruising. This is the speed at which Mari-Cha III crossed the Atlantic in October 1998 establishing a new record at 8 days, 23 hours and 59 minutes.
Mari-Cha III 's design has been awarded, firstly by the Superyacht Society Award in 1998 and the Showboats Award for " the most innovative sailing yacht " in 1999.
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Amadeus has lived two lives :
? Built by the Dynamique shipbuilders and launched in 1990, she was designed to complete the yard?s top of the range.
At the time, she was the biggest GRP sailboat to have been built in a negative mould. Designed with charter in mind, her accommodation comprises 6 cabins. Market pressure lead to the addition of a hard top to protect the cockpit after the build designs had been finalised.
? Refitted in 1996 by JFA, her deck returned to her original lines. She has been fully renovated with a great deal of skill and taste.
She is currently one of the most profitable big charter boats.
A second hull exists and is available. This could be the starting point for a new build project, perhaps fitted out with a new deck and accommodation.
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Grand Bleu V.
This boat has been designed for the owner of one of our previous designs.
He wanted a comfortable boat which would perform well and very specifically asked to have a deck saloon.
This restriction has been the focal point of the design. The saloon is raised and located above the engine room. Guest areas are located forward, as is a very spacious owner?s cabin which is well lit and airy. Crew quarters include two cabins and an extra guest cabin.
Aesthetic considerations have been paramount throughout, which is not always that easy to reconcile with the high roof required by a deck saloon. Its height is halved here by a low superstructure covering two-thirds of the boat?s length. The side windows are protected by slatted blinds and the windows forward affords a perfect view from the saloon.
The cockpit is big with ergonomic seating, particularly comfortable when the boat heels. Both of the helming consoles are set off-centre to allow the helmsman good visibility ahead and to leave space for the central passageway which runs along to the stern.
The tender is accessible from the aft deck, which simplifies the forms and systems on the transom stern.
With self tacking winches, sloop rig and a short draft (3.50 m), this is an easy boat to use. In spite of the restrictive installations, we have optimised performance levels with carbon rigging, appendages forms, and by having water tanks on either side which are used as water-ballast.
Hull design is the result of our recent experience : U-shaped stern, near vertical topsides and sharp entry.
She is being built in aluminium by CNB, a guarantee of reliability for what will be a versatile boat, just as at home on long offshore cruises as racing in La Nioulargue?
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Twelve CNB 76? have been built in 10 years and she has become a role model in her size category.
Developing the design of such a successful boat is no easy task. So we were committed to seeing that her fundamental specifications remained unchanged :
? A fast balanced hull, meaning that she performs well and is easy to steer.
? Guests are accommodated in comfort, as are the crew, which is rather rare. Crew accommodation lies aft close to the man?uvre cockpit.
? A cutter rig means that she is easy to handle and reducing sail is a straightforward affair.
? Large access to the sea, a feature which has been widely copied by other boats.
? Last but not least, a panoramic roof bringing the outside in her main trademark.
At the dawn of a new century, we wanted to improve her further, enabling her to benefit from 15 years of architectural experience. This is how she became the CNB 77 :
? Her silhouette has evolved in small ways : her roof is more stylishly integrated into the whole, her fore freeboard has been raised a little to reduce camber on the foredeck making her overall aspect lighter than before.
? One part of the deck and all of her superstructures are now made out of composite materials. As a result, she is lighter than before and the maintenance of this exposed part has been reduced.
? Her appendages perform even better than before. A bulb has been added to the keel which lowers her centre of gravity and provides a plaque effect. The form of the rudder is now more elliptical, closer to those found on the latest racing designs.
Developed in this way, just like Bordeaux wine, the identity of the CNB 77? remains intact. A permanent identity which is never the less renewed with each vintage?
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The aluminium CNB 76? built by the CNB yard has become a role model for boats of this size with 12 units having been built to date.
Originally designed with chartering in mind (she has 3 guest cabins), many owners have become interested in these boats as the years have gone by. When one of them comes available on the second-hand market, she doesn?t stay on the market for long.
When we designed her back in 1985, we designed a boat which was easy to handle by a crew of just two. Which is how she acquired her nickname " la petite reine ", literally ?little queen? an affectionate French expression for bicycle ! To make her easy to handle, she has a genoa with little overlap and the winches are concentrated in a manoeuvring cockpit aft, close to the steering wheel helm. This big wheel together with a big rudder makes her easy to control in all sorts of conditions.
After the Dynamique 62?, the 76? was the second of our designs to have a panoramic roof, a feature which is now common to all our designs.
The guest cabins are located forward at to either side of the saloon. Crew living quarters are located aft. This living area is comfortable and close to the aft manoeuvres cockpit.
A multipurpose yacht, the 76? have sailed the seven seas, be it on charter, cruising with the owner or even at La Nioulargue not without a certain degree of success?
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Designed for a German owner, this 73? aluminium yacht was built by D?bbel & Jesse in Germany and launched in 1995.
Her original sailing programme was a round the world cruise, with her owner coming on board when she made land calls. She had to be able to be handled by just two people who were on board permanently. The size of the boat was thus decided, restricted to 73 feet in length and with a maximum sail area of 393 m2.
Roomy for a boat of her size, she comprises 3 guest cabins and 1 crew cabin. Mechanically speaking she is well equipped. She has a 330 Hp engine and large fuel tanks giving her an independence of 450 miles at 9 knots. She displaces 48 tonnes.
Up on deck, both cockpits are very well-protected. Not only is the central cockpit behind the roof but there is also a windscreen onto which a dodger has been fitted.
Winch scantlings have been over-dimensioned to increase manoeuvrability.
The Wal is the boat for sea voyages par excellence.
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Projects
We have been approached by customers wanting designs for Trawler or Explorer motoryachts.
We believe that we have enhanced what you usually find on these sorts of boats :
? Big owner?s cabin located in the middle or even in the bows, using the widest part of the boat.
? The forward wheelhouse surrounded by a Portuguese bridge. The wheelhouse is raised, with a comfortable helm, features a chart table and dining area, and the Portuguese bridge is wide and protected.
? The flying bridge. It houses a helming station and another dining area, the whole being protected by a windshield and a bimini top which rests on an arch which carries the aerials.
The following arguments :
? Convivial saloon
? Transparency on either side of the saloon with a view over the bows
? Practical crew cabin abaft
? Secure access to stern locker and machine room
? Tender carried from davits or on the flying bridge with a crane for the " fishing " version.
There are two cabins in the bows. Cabin accommodation can be laid out differently.
Through this design, we are giving priority to meeting market demands.
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