Charles Heidseick VIII
This catamaran was a contemporary of
Manureva, Elf Aquitaine etc. Revolutionary for its epoch, it
provided the groundwork for progress in the difficult, exciting
world of foiler design. Unable to benefit from construction
techniques in carbon composites, its weight, considered
excessive, prevented it from performing as hoped. However, its
behaviour fully validated the concept, upon which its successor
would make clear improvements. Its development was
unfortunately ended suddenly by new rules limiting the
dimensions of racing multihulls.
LOA :
Beam :
Displacement :
25.80 m
25.80 m
13.2 T
Vaton Design - 19, quai de Rive Neuve -
13007 Marseille - phone: 33 (0)4 91 54 13 17 - fax: 33 (0)4 96
11 20 17 - e-mail: gilles.vaton.bgv@wanadoo.fr
