SALE OF THE THIRD WINDELO CATAMARAN, A WINDELO 54 YACHTING
SALE OF THE THIRD WINDELO CATAMARAN, A WINDELO 54 YACHTING
Canet-en-Roussillon, 22 January 2021 - Windelo has had confirmation that the family is soon to grow. The entire crew is proud to announce the sale of its third boat, a Yachting version of the Windelo 54 catamaran. It will be available for charter in the Îles de Hyères Bay.
For a great sailing trip, team spirit, good company on board and sharing experiences are fundamental. Are they not? In any case they are the starting point for our new customers’ project. Two couples of friends loved the modularity of the nacelle, the amazing way it opens onto the exterior and the Windelo 54 Yachting’s eco-friendliness, so they decided to buy the catamaran together. Production of the boat has now started and it is expected to be launched this summer 2021.
First Windelo Catamaran Destined for Charter Management!
When not in use by the new owners, the Windelo 54 Yachting will be entrusted to APACA Catamaran, a charter management company, which will charter her with a professional skipper. So anyone who loves sailing will be able to charter this catamaran for a few days or weeks, setting sail from one of the most beautiful sailing spots in France – Îles de Hyères Bay.
This floating “second home” will be based in Îles de Hyères throughout the year. Our owners will enjoy delightful sailing trips in the western Mediterranean Basin, in the waters of the island of Porquerolles, Port-Cros, Corsica, Sardinia and even along the Italian and Spanish coasts, to name but a few destinations.
This is the start of a close collaboration between the Windelo teams and its customers. They have been won over by the catamaran’s clever management of space, her many innovations and eco-friendliness and wish to be actively involved in the promotion of Windelo catamarans. Opening up the Windelo 54 Yachting to chartering and being able to organize sea trials in the Mediterranean Sea will be a real bonus for the Windelo brand and will offer our owners a chance to make a satisfactory return on their investment.
Top Quality Equipment and Environmentally-friendly Sailing!
This Windelo 54 Yachting, which has yet to be named, will be fitted out with 4 cabins with double beds, two shower rooms and two separate heads. The skipper has a cabin with an ensuite shower and heads on the starboard. The nacelle will be fitted with rear tilt-up door, opening the space up to a 360° view, blurring the lines between the interior and exterior and making for better use of the outside platform at anchor.
Our owners also wanted to embrace sustainable eco-friendly sailing. The design office has been able to meet customer requirements by extending the electric engine’s range. The panoramic coachroof of the Windelo 54 offers a very large area which can be equipped with 3326W solar panels.
Powered by two 24kW electric engines, capable of operating via hydrogeneration, the catamaran has a considerable cruising range and the batteries can be recharged when the catamaran is under sail. The power from hydrogeneration is supplemented by electric power from the solar panels, meaning that the generators only need to be switched on after several hours of running the electric engines. In the event of long cruises on your engine, switching on the generators brings the boat’s range to about 1,100 nautical miles.
To make sailing easier and more comfortable, the catamaran’s winches are also fully electric.
Windelo 54 Yachting
Designed in collaboration with architects Christophe Barreau and Frédéric Neuman, renowned for the design of high-performance catamarans, the Yachting version is the most luxurious Windelo model, fitted out with high-spec materials and equipment. We have focused mainly on comfort and fittings on this boat. Her standard equipment and the options available all contribute to easy, comfortable, luxurious sailing.
New Experience offering 360° Modular Space
Make the most of the sea! In keeping with Windelo’s guiding philosophy, the architects invented a cockpit living space combined with a helm station, opening fully onto the sea. This ground-breaking solution offers extensive living space in a well-contained nacelle, making sailing and life on board an experience to remember.
Christophe Barreau confirms: “The team really welcomed new ideas with regard to how space was organized and this helped us to develop a really original concept that leverages all the positive features of the catamaran.” The result is a vast, single, seamless space comprising the cockpit and galley, with a 360° view of the sea, and retractable bulkheads opening it up to the fresh air.
Open Day – Every Friday by Appointment
The boat build has already started. If you wish to see our first Windelo 50 Adventure, which will remain in Canet until the summer of 2021, and the current Windelo 54 Yachting build, please make an appointment and we will be happy guide you around our factory and design office.
You will be able to meet the design and production teams to gain a better understanding of the many innovations on these catamarans and you will see the high level of quality.
About :
APACA Catamaran (Agence Pasquier Catamaran) was the first company to sell and charter cruising catamarans in the Mediterranean. Since 1985, it has been well known for its professionalism on seas the world over. Its headquarters are on the port of Hyères les Palmiers in the Var department.
Windelo Catamaran has been based in Canet-en-Roussillon since 2019. It is a recently established boatyard, building comfortable, innovative, high-performance ecological catamarans. After many years of research on eco-friendly materials with the Ecole Nationale des Mines d’Alès and guided by strong family values, Olivier Kauffmann and his son Gautier Kauffmann, who are both passionate about sailing, founded Windelo to build comfortable environmentally-friendly recreational craft.
CONTACTS
Elke AUN
Directrice Communication
+33 7 81 56 43 34
elke.aun@windelo-catamaran.com
Gautier KAUFFMANN
Directeur d’exploitation
+33 7 82 65 89 54