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build a multihull of composite material, Ribourel, then a trimaran with long floaters, Poulain, at the helm of which he set in 1989-1990 the single-handed
Formula 40 multihulls in the 1980s, as well as Olivier de Kersauson's1 trimaranPoulain, Foncia (2007), the monohull with which Michel Desjoyeaux won the 2008-2009
developing racing trimarans, which was a burgeoning niche market in the early 80's. VPLP's initial project was to design a racing trimaran commissioned by
floats (amas), initially with the revolutionary Poulain for Olivier de Kersauson in 1986. Poulain's hull similarity to Morrison's Exmouth Challenge design