MOD70
A NEW Concept MULTI-ONE-DESIGN Multihull.
A revival of the Oceanic Multihull.
In the 80's of the previous century the wish for a one-design was evolving. This resulted in the making of the 60foot multihulls with strict dimension. This became known as the ORMA (Ocean Racing Multihulls association). After some 15 years of adventures sailing races, the need was felt to make a new class of Ocean going multihulls.
Launch of the Development and Construction of the MOD70 -2009
The target was set to design an One-Design Trimaran 70 ft, that would comply with precise specifications related to performance, safety, modern facilities and longevity. The aim is to make this class to last till 2020.
As these Boats are made for Oceanic racing, the designs include
modern communication systems for "live" tracking during races and to provide a large amount of information to other media.
The class is thought to be restricted to 12 Boats, with a maximum of 4 boats per nationality.
MOD70 become reality.
The first Boats in the MOD70 class were released in 2011. see the pictures in the above TAB : "Media".
Some 7 teams are participating since the end of 2011:
- Foncia - Michel Desjoyeaux
- Groupe Edmond de Rothschild - Sebastien Josse
- Veolia Environment - Roland Jourdain
- Oman Sail - Sidney Gavignet
- Spindrift racing - Yann Guichard
- Paprec-Virbac - Jean-Pierre Dick
Sailing Races will Start soon.
- The 1st MOD70 International Sailing Race will be starting with a TransAtlantic Sailing Race from New-York to Brest. Starts on 7th July 2012.
- The European Tour that will start in Kiel on 2nd September 2012 & June 2013.
- An OceanWorld Tour, starting October 2013 till about April 2014.
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