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Better waste management, use of flax fiber

Sails are going green

The days are long gone when, as he approached the finish line, the most famous skipper on the planet threw overboard all the sails he no longer needed... That act, considered a symbol of performance and success 40 years ago, now seems an ecological monstrosity and a financial waste. 

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Meilleure gestion des déchets, utilisation de la fibre de lin

Les voiles se mettent au vert

06/01/2023

Cartes postales

Biotrek

Crossing the Pacific bound for the Gambier Islands

Everyone has heard of Tahiti and Bora Bora, but French Polynesia’s Gambier Archipelago is far less known. It is, however, one of the pearls of the Pacific Ocean… Who: Lisa & Pierre, Mia, Robert & Tiller the dog Where: Between Panama and the Gambiers, French Polynesia Multihull: Outremer 5X Blog: www.biotrek-sailing.com 

Lire le dossier Publié le 21/09/2022

Biotrek

Traversée du Pacifique vers Les Gambier

21/09/2022

Dossiers

La plupart de nos multicoques sont pour l’heure construits en composite fibre de verre/polyester ; un matériau polluant et difficile à recycler. La route sera longue avant que les matériaux utilisés soient vertueux.

Construction

Multihull manufacturers and the green challenge

A few months back, naval architect Marc Lombard declared in an interview that “The only eco-friendly boat is the one you buy second-hand”. His statement is so true that in this Forever Green issue, we’ve devoted 14 pages to second-hand multihulls... With the provocation and honesty that we know him for, Marc has thrown the cat amongst the pigeons with the builders that could just prove to be a lifesaver: it is maybe time for shipyards to build greener!

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