The 52-foot Barreau/Neuman catamaran built by Multiplast
The MG5 is a 52-foot performance-cruising catamaran designed byChristophe Barreau and Fred Neumanfor Marc Guillemot. The carbon hulls were built byMultiplast (delivered December 2020), final assembly took place in Saint-Philibert (Morbihan), and the boat was launched in 2021. It sails under the colors of Metarom.
Technical specifications
- Hull length: 15.80 m (52 feet).
- Waterline length: 15.55 m.
- Beam: 9.00 m.
- Draft: 1.45 m (up), 2.50 m (down).
- Air draft: 22.00 m.
- Displacement: 7,500 kg.
- Sail area: mainsail 87 m², staysail 48 m², gennaker 85 m².
- Construction: vacuum-infused fiber/epoxy hulls, carbon structure.
Organic solar sail and recovered parts
The MG5 is the first sailboat fitted with anorganic photovoltaic sail developed by Héole (Vannes), which powers the onboard electronics and a desalinator. The project also follows a circular economy approach: the mast comes from Jean Le Cam’s previous IMOCA, the daggerboards from Damien Seguin’s IMOCA, the rudders from Jérémie Beyou’s IMOCA, the rigging from Safran and Gitana, and the deck hardware from Spindrift.
Boat achievements
- Route du Rhum 2022 — 3rd in Rhum Multi class with Marc Guillemot, in 16 days 17 hours 51 minutes.
