Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque, part of Damen Shipyards Group since 2012, is the only major ship repair yard on the north-east coast of France.
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has decades of experience in repair, conversion, maintenance, refit and harbour & voyage projects, completing more than 1,500 jobs annually for all types of vessels and platforms. In addition, Damen Shipyards Group delivers up to 180 vessels each year.
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Located in the beautiful Bay of Arcachon since 1897, Couach Yachts is a French Shipyard.
Since 1897 Couach has cultivated an exceptional savoir-faire where hand-craftsmanship remains essential for the creation of unique products.
On the remarkable site on the Arcachon Bay, Couach creates made-to-measure yachts constructed by over 300 craftsmen.
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Ferry / Passenger Ship Paglia Orba at the Chantier Naval de Marseille.
Chantier Naval de Marseille (CNdM) is a ship repair yard with modern and well equipped facilities, a highly skilled workforce, a wide network of specialists and strong teamwork ethic.
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Frank Gehry has designed a building that, through its strength and singularity, represents the first artistic step on the part of the Fondation Louis Vuitton. This large vessel covered in twelve glass sails, set on a water garden created for the occasion, blends into the natural environment, amidst the wood and the garden, playing with light and mirror effects.
“If there is magic on the planet, it is contained in water.”
Loren Eiseley,
Anthropologist, Philosopher, Writer
Protect our water, our Future.
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MUSIC: YGO SENTRIG ( SOUNDCLOUD.COM/YGOSENTRIG )
EDITING: GILLES MORELLE ( GILLESMORELLE.COM )
Restoration of the 26 year old C Class Catamaran Patient Lady VI under the auspice of Benjamin Muyl, Herve Penformis, Axel de Beaufort and Sam Thomas at the Ecole Nationale de Voile, Saint Pierre Quiberon.
Patient Lady VI was “given” to Benjamin Muy from Fred Eaton for 1 symbolic dollar, it ‘s actually the only C Class in continental Europe (Invictus is in the UK)
The International C Class Catamaran Championships (IC4) hosted at New York Yacht Club in Newport, RI from August 22-28, 2010. The IC4 is the successor to the Little America’s Cup as the championship event for the C class catamarans.
Racing begins with an up-to-12 race series of fleet racing to determine the seeding for the match racing. The top two seeds will have a first to five point match race series to determine the winner of the International C Class Catamaran Championship [note that unlike the AC, the Defender does not get an automatic place in the finals]. The course is a 6 mile windward-leeward, with one mile legs and up to four races each day. The course area will be weather dependent, but either north of the Newport Bridge or off Beavertail. Boats will launch off the beach at Harbour Court and store their wing sails in a duo-purpose hospitality tent.
Canaan CAN 009 Fred Eaton Magnus Clarke
Aethon USA 002 Steve Clark Oliver Moore
Invictus GBR 001 Paul Larsen Helena Darvelid
Patient Lady VI FRA 002 Antoine Koch Jérémie Lagarrigue
Alpha CAN 004 Glenn Ashby Jimmy Spithill
Orion CAN 002 Dan Cunningham Rob Paterson
The Dream Team, John Bertrand, Ben Ainslie, Andrew Palfrey onboard Triad during the last training session before the Etchells Australian Championship 2009 In Adelaide, Southern Australia, Australia.
