The wood-epoxy adventure continues!
Building multihulls out of wood, even with the addition of epoxy resin, filler and sometimes a bit of glass cloth, is undoubtedly one of the least energy-intensive processes. Another advantage is the simplicity - there’s no need for molds. Few shipyards have established themselves in plywood epoxy. However, Multicap Caraïbes is one of them. The famous Punch story lasted for 23 years in Martinique, ending in 2010. But now it is all starting again, this time in Portugal!
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Publié le
29/06/2022
Par
Soizic Séon
Numéro :
SP18
Parution :
Sep.
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Oct.
2022
It all began in 1987: Christian, then a merchant navy officer, had been sailing professionally for more than 20 years on a wide variety of ships and over a good part of the globe. He lived with his family on the steel sailboat that he had built himself. From 1985, his travels led him to limit his sailing to the Caribbean and he temporarily “settled“ in Martinique. It was there that the idea of building a catamaran emerged. It was at this moment that he met the architect Philippe Harlé. The two immediately established a rapport. They appreciated each other and shared their design and shipbuildi…
