Gunboat 72V solar - photo © Gunboat
Design and engineering is the collaboration of Gunboat, VPLP, Christophe Chedal Anglay, and Patrick le Quément (the same team for the Gunboat 68) with a bespoke interior by Isabelle Racoupeau.
The name “V” is a nod to the blended culture of Gunboat – French and American. Since Gunboat joined Grand Large Yachting in 2016, the French sailing culture asserts itself on both fronts: cruising lifestyle and offshore multihull performance (as evident in the Gunboat 68). “V” stands for “Vie”. Life, the way you will enjoy it onboard a 72V, and the experience of a lifetime.
Construction of the first 72V started in early June and it is scheduled to splash in 2023: Built entirely in-house at the Gunboat factory in La Grande-Motte, France, alongside the 68 and 80.
“Technology has come a long way in 20 years, and so has the vast popularity of multihull cruising. Families come in droves to boat shows, searching for the perfect match between the significance of their world cruising adventure and the vessel that will carry them, that they will also call home. The pendulum swings hard – Gunboat sailing performance or layers of living space. Family and friends start voting, and we catch the look of pleading in your eye. The flybridge, that free-spirited force-to-be-reckoned-with sits in pole position on the dock at every boat show, flaunting the best views and happy hours… without truly revealing her unruly nature offshore. We get it. It’s nice up there. Armed with >20 years of experience, top engineers and advanced lightweight technologies – it’s time to tame the flybridge.”
More information at www.gunboat.com/series/gunboat72v and sales@gunboat.com.
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