Tour, review & ideas on the Marsaudon Composites ORC 50

Marsaudon Composites ORC 50 Lagoon: 162 quai de Brazza, 33072 BORDEAUX, France Yard: K1, BSM de keroman Bloc, Rue du Commandant l'Herminier, 56100 Lorient, France Wine: 6 rue Porte César – 18300 SANCERRE, France Participate in the Dave Score: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAN__o6iB4FURUxHNlQ2NDZQSk9KVE0xV1BVNFpZWk9KSi4u Welcome back to Naval Gazing at Camp David, the channel where men who want to do a post retirement circumnavigation try to convince their beautiful, but sceptical, wives that this is a fantastic idea. This week’s guest yacht is a Formula 1 race car to last week’s Cadillac. This is a deliciously selfish boat that I don’t need to ask “what would Sylvia say?”, because it’s pretty darn obvious. This one is just for tie speed demon in me. The Marsaudon Composites ORC50! Today we are going to 1. Review its specifications, pricing and layout against three similar new vessels 2. Do a full tour asking, “What would Sylvia say?” …knowing full well that she wouldn’t even get on board. 3. Naval Gaze at an innovation and/or adjustment that might make life aboard easier (Hint...) 4. Have a look at the used market for 3-5 year old comparables (There are not many boats like this one) 5. And finally give it a “Dave Score” and compare the result with all our previously reviewed yachts. Created in 1999, Marsaudon Composites was, one of the first companies to establish itself in the former Submarine base in Lorient. It covers more than 7,000m² of production space on site. Our wine pairing with our yacht of choice this week is from the same area; Chateau De Sancerre Sancerre Rouge Pinot Noir. The history of the Sancerre vineyards goes back almost a thousand years, for it was in 11th and 12th centuries that monks in the surrounding districts began to cultivate vines. From the reign of Philippe-Augustus to the reign of Louis XVI, the Kings of France delighted in Sancerre The Chateau de Sancerre stands in the heart of the Sancerre vineyards. In 1874, the castle was rebuilt on its old site in the style of Louis XII. In 1919 it was purchased, along with part of the vineyards, by Louis Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle. It was he who restored the vaults and the spiral staircase which flanked the "Feudal Tower" - the only remaining vestige of the medieval castle. Classic Sancerre-style pinot, light in colour with spicy, floral, cherry, licorice aromas. The attack is dry and savoury with sour cherry, smoky, peppery, celery salt. Euro-style in that dry and elegant food-friendly way. Starts off graceful, clean and bold, with soft, round tannins. Flavors of blackberry, blueberry and dark chocolate. The mid-palate is well balanced and supported by a touch of oak due to barrel ageing. The finish is light with notes of plum and violets. Innovation Corner • ORC 50 Web page: https://www.marsaudon-composites.com/upload_files/files/dt-50-en.pdf • Revo Self-Tacking System - from Lewmar: With electric reversing, self-tailing winches, like the Revo from Lewmar, you can indeed have a fully automatic system for a large Genoa. Bavaria and Halberg Rassy have been putting these on their big boats for about 5 years now. You could retro fit these to any boat. They are a bit pricey, but totally awesome for effortless single handing. • 8 seconds to complete a tack • Winch only pays out when the load is on the sheet • One button tack control for simple sailing: One button press sets the port winch reversing out while the starboard winch winds in, and vice versa. • The ease of a self-tacking jib with no sail overlap restrictions • Downwind Trim: Simple “Sheet Out” button controls both winches • Videos o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dE8cimgu_c o https://youtu.be/ZLHW6eRTKJY o https://youtu.be/lw-LawBeoH8 • Parallel Hybrid Drive: o https://www.hybrid-marine.co.uk o https://integrelsolutions.com Comparison: https://1drv.ms/p/s!Aj8F6UDGbsSkmehdve0xvywHGUUuyA?e=Rhp7z2 Wine: https://www.chateaudesancerre.fr/chateau-de-sancerre-at-the-heart-of-the-loire-s-terroirs/ Sail away ORC50 ~ $1,200,000 USD https://rehs.com/eng/default-19th20th-century-artist-bio-page/?fl_builder&artist_no=268&sold=1 Henry Moret (12 December 1856 – 5 May 1913) was a French Impressionist painter. He was one of the artists who associated with Paul Gauguin at Pont-Aven in Brittany. He is best known for his involvement in the Pont-Aven artist colony and his richly colored landscapes of coastal Brittany. Moret was born in Cherbourg, but little is known of his life until he began his military service in 1875. Jules La Villette, his commander in Lorient, who first noticed his artistic talents, introduced him to Ernest Corroller, a drawing teacher and marine painter. Artist: Henri Moret (1856 - 1913) Art style: Pointilism Title: Bastille Day at Lorient (1892) Technique: oil on canvas Another opinion: https://youtu.be/IeJ6fnfUEk0