La Mouette - a Conq/Finot design

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Back in 2009, during the height of the worldwide financial crisis, Conq/Finot penned this 27 footer in the image of the First 260. Designed to much of the design brief of the 260, it incorporated a carbon rig, electric auxiliary, and asymmetric kites. Rumor had it that this was a Beneteau proposal that never saw the light of day. While it is not clear if that was true or not, it would have competed with the well selling First 27.7. The resemblance to the 260 is very clear, and even more so to the updated First 25, which moves the mainsheet/traveler to the transom, utilizes a fathead main without a backstay, and has a spreaderless mast. The boat was called La Mouette , which is French for 'seagull'.


Roughly translated, the designers words on the boat were:

The experiences of the Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 and the adaptation to new energy, recycling of materials and the moderation of the size of the sailing necessities by the crisis, lead us to imagine a concept boat that will sail tomorrow. Propulsion is provided by an electric motor. Design goals: autonomy of two hours, about 10 miles. Energy is provided by photovoltaic and thermal panels.
The key attributes: stability, speed, fun driving, safety, righting, energy independence, light displacement, wide beam,  lifting deep keel.

It also looks much like the much newer Pogo 30. A image with the sailplan and detail callouts (in French) is also available.


The specs are impressive, in particular the displacement, basically 1000 pounds lighter than a First 260. It gives some astounding SA/D numbers, in particular downwind. What is not clear is if the LOA spec is typical of French methods which include the rudders. If so, the boat is only a foot longer then the First 260, which while 26 feet long has a hull length of 24.5 feet (7.5 meters).

Specs:
LOA 27 feet
Beam 11.5 feet
Draft 7.5 feet down
Draft  2.6 feet up
Displacement 3746 lbs
Sail area (upwind) 543 square feet
Sail area (downwind) 979 square feet

SA/D (upwind) 36
SA/D (downwind) 65

I think it would have been fantastic to see in fruition. At the very least, it is great to see designers look into the future of sailing.



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