EXOCET JUNIOR Catamaran - Vintage Boat Review - Multihulls World

Full article in Multihulls World #MW186: https://www.multihulls-world.com/review/catamaran/exocet-junior-a-unique-catamaran-for-200 We sailed aboard one of the very first production catamarans! In our Who’s Who feature on Bernard Nivelt (see MW178), the famous naval architect mentioned the construction by his father of a prototype sport catamaran, the Exocet, in the family living room... Michel Nivelt was indeed one of the two partners of the La Prairie shipyard - the boatbuilder that launched this catamaran in sprayed polyester and plywood, one of the very first of its kind. While the standard model was equipped with a folding deck enabling it to be transported, its little sibling, the Junior, was content with a much more rigid one-piece plywood deck. This is where Olivier Quaneaux, one of our readers, comes in: he got in touch with us; he contacted us because he had unearthed this little catamaran, carefully restored (in his garage...). But what was he proposing? To let us discover for ourselves this surviving piece of history, at the sailing club - the Club de Voile de Castelnaudary, here in France. With its original sails, this Exocet Junior of course thrilled us. Technical specifications: Builder: Chantier La Prairie Architect: Lucien Gourmez Year of launch: 1962 Production: about 120 examples Length: 14’9” (4.5 m) Weight: 220 lbs (100 kg) Material: Sprayed polyester and plywood Log on to our website to discover over 500 multihulls tests! Subscribe to our newsletter to take advantage of our promotions and boat show invitations! https://www.multihulls-world.com/ Follow us on Facebook! https://m.facebook.com/MultihullsWorldMag/?locale2=fr_FR Discover us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/multihulls_world/ Follow our multihulls news on Twitter https://twitter.com/multihullsworld?lang=fr Let’s talk about business on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/multicoques-mag-multihulls-world/ Like us on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@multihullsworldmag #catamaran #exocet #exocetcatamaran #castelnaudary #ganguise #laganguiselake #vintage #vintagecatamaran #emmanuelvandeth #olivierquaneaux