BOAT'S PERFORMANCE #1
Bruno Belmont, our sailing expert, shares his expertise on catamarans and their performance in an interview with Thibaut de Montvalon, Director of the Excess brand.
In this video, you can find out about the different hull shapes, the elements that slow a boat down, displacement calculations and the prismatic coefficient...
Bruno shares with us: "Looking at hull shapes, we've seen, and even proved, that asymmetrical hull shapes perform better than symmetrical ones. For the Excess 14 and the next generation of Excess, we've decided to increase the draught and switch to asymmetric hulls.
That's all we need to tell you, and we'll leave you to dive into his fascinating explanations!
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One of the aspect I love the most in our job is having the opportunity to learn from, and to interact with, experts such as Bruno. I see the Excess Lab as an opportunity for us to share this privilege with a larger audience of passionate sailors. I am glad you enjoyed this discussion!
We are looking forward to a charter in Tahiti in May on the Excess 11 and hope to experience the cat in higher winds and sea states than our lovely but calm outing in Cannes last year.
Amicalement
Roy and Vicki
Auckland
New Zealand