Development | |
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Designer | Eric Bruneel (conception) and Joubert-Nivelt (design) [2] |
Location | La Rochelle, France |
Year | 2011 |
Name | Neel 45 [1] |
Boat | |
Draft | 4 ft (1.2 m) [1] |
Hull | |
Type | Cruising trimaran |
Construction | Glass / isophthalic polyester resin / closed-cell foam and honeycomb PVC sandwich [1] |
Hull weight | 6,500 kg (14,300 lb) (light) [1] 9,000 kg (20,000 lb) (full load) [1] |
LOA | 44 ft (13 m) [1] |
Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) [1] |
Rig | |
Rig type | Fractional Bermuda or Marconi rig with genoa [1] |
Mast length | 63 ft (19 m) |
Sails | |
Mainsail area | 645 sq ft (59.9 m2) [3] |
Jib/genoa area | 65 sq ft (6.0 m2) [3] |
Spinnaker area | 495 sq ft (46.0 m2) [3] |
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In 2009 Bruneel left Fountaine Pajot and started Neel Trimarans soon afterward.