its hard core team of 8 ardent sailors, to no avail! WALLY literally galloped by on the windward side and accelerated past,
clocking 22 knots in 23 knots of wind with ALIZE stuck at 18 knots. The sheer power of these catamarans at that point gave
everyone a rush of adrenalin. Still no rancour – HENRI the owner/skipper of ALIZE just turned towards WALLY WALLOU and
acknowledged “she is beautiful”.
“Boat on the horizon, skipper” “I am sure it is closing” “Let’s luff her up” “Oh bug…….”
department. When they return to school they slot straight
back into their correct year. It is even found on their return
to land that they are faster learners and ahead of their
peers so distance learning is not frowned upon but actually
encouraged within the French education system.
The Outremer is ideally suited to the long term cruising
programme – Yes, they are performance catamarans but
in turn they are also very strong and ultimately very safe
catamarans. Speed is not just for racing but gives you a
smoother ride in all conditions and means that you can
passage plan with much shorter time periods – of great
benefit when you are crossing the Atlantic or Pacific.
OUTREMER FUTURE
This year in particular the new owner of the boatyard,
PLAY 4 WIN – Outremer 64
XAVIER DESMAREST, together with his marketing manager,
FRANCOIS TREGOUET, were able to show their commitment
WHO BUYS AN OUTREMER?
to the Outremer ethos – not only giving the existing designs
a new facelift and enthused the workforce by preparing the
Having watched the Outremer Cup over the entire 4 day
company for the future with a new model, the Outremer 49.
period, it was interesting to see who and why clients were
During the weekend, all participants were given the
attracted to the OUTREMER range. Yes, there were the rufty
opportunity of a factory tour and to view the recently
tufty sailors, all male crew keen to achieve the maximum
completed moulds of the new 49. There are already orders
speed from the boat. Yet the majority were families –
on the table and when she makes her first appearance
husband and wife teams with teenage or older children, and
at the CANNES Boat Show she should make a very
again even younger parents with children still of school age.
good impression – still narrow hulls for performance but
incorporating substantially more volume by clever design:
One couple I met were Yanu and Anne Valerie from Paris
a much larger cockpit area, all round vision from the saloon
who have ordered a new OUTREMER 49. Both have high
and the facility for tiller steering. With a design weight of
powered jobs in the city and they have 3 children ranging
9500kg this 49 footer should perform!
from 7 years to 13 years. The plan is to take a 2 year
sabbatical and travel around the world. Lots of French
families achieve this goal and yet it is far less common in the
WEEKEND OVER!
UK. It seems that this is an element of French culture which
Everyone had a fabulous time – sea, sun and speed! Lots
actually nurtures the spirit of independence and exploration.
of thank yous coming through to the Outremer office “a
Anyone in France who is a public servant can take up to
fantastic memory” “lots of success with the new boat” “a
10 years away from their job and are guaranteed their old
display of the Outremer spirit”……
job back on their return! In addition there is a tailor made
See you in 2010 for a special 25th Anniversary edition!
system of distance learning for all French children; syllabuses
are sent (nowadays by e mail) which the parents impart
More details from www.catamaran-outremer.com
to the children which are then returned to the education
Multihull World the UK dealer for Outremer can be contacted
at: www.multihullworld.com
10  MULTIHULL REVIEW : JUNE 2009
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