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Remote work: the manufacture of a roof

For this project, the aim was to propose a more suitable configuration to be able to sail a Sun Odyssey 409 all year round. The boat already had a textile roof, but it did not provide sufficient protection. That is why our customer opted for a rigid composite sun bridge. Roof installed on the Sun Odyssey 409 Our method FOR THE REALISATION OF THIS ROOF  To make the roof, we worked remotely. The boat remained in its home port and our team only went on board once. Measures were taken and the sun bridge was made entirely in our workshop. …

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Vendée Globe 2020: new technologies and environment

The Vendée Globe is today the biggest sailing race around the world. Organised every four years, this race has the particularity of being single-handed, non-stop and without assistance. The 9th edition of the Vendée Globe will start from « Les Sables d’Olonne » on Sunday the 8th November 2020, behind closed doors. This year, thirty-three participants will be represented by nine nationalities including twenty-seven men and six women. It is a record! At the first edition in 1989, there were thirteen participants. The Vendée Globe is a difficult race where the racers must sail a minimum of 21,638 miles, which corresponds to…

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New product: « Ottoman Iodé » seating

It is possible to combine originality, seduction and comfort while reducing waste! Discover our new product, the « Ottoman Iodé », with a racing hull, the IDB marine maxi 6.5. This seat was made for Finistère Mer Vent. The Finistère Mer Vent business incubator This cooperative society of collective interest wanted an original and welcoming object for its reception hall, reminiscent of the maritime domain.  This is why the idea of creating a seat in a bow in the colours of Finistère Mer Vent was adopted. Finistère Mer Vent is an entrepreneurial and collaborative project based in Port-La-Forêt (south of…

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Sustainable development: insulate with sprayed cork

Today there is a strong growth in the fitting out of boats and vans. Owners personalise their boat or van to make it functional and to feel like home. It is true that it is immediately more pleasant! As ecology is at the heart of current events, the selection of the materials used is often essential. Many of them wonder about the quality of the air they breathe in their home. Indeed, some of them live there for several days, months or even years. This is why they prefer to use natural materials. For example, there is natural insulation, such…

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Class 40 : performance and long distance cruising

Class40, where does it come from ? In 2004, skippers and architectes would like a monohull speeder than its predecessors. Shipyards already have plans and drawings of 20 feet boats. This way, professionals and skilled fans gather around a new sailing program, which is allowing to cross the Atlantique, with more secure than before. Nautic 2005 First presentation at the Nautic Boat Show in 2005, it is instantly a success. Very quickly, some skippers has participated at the Route du Rhum 2006 aboard a Class 40.  A third of the fleet in this race is represented by this new monohull. In…

Yachting : circular design and eco-design

Circular design is in line of a long-term action and in environmental compliance. In interior design, it is explored by different organizations who make observations : how are made our furnitures, what are they made of, what could be solutions to have a more responsible approach while reducing waste. Green economy dynamic At Dream Racer Boats, we are in a green economy dynamic. We are looking forward to use green materials which can be recycled. In general, in yachting, it is the composite which is mainly used. Composite is an alloy of many materials, as fiberglass and resin.    …

Upcycling : from the boat to its equipments

Dream Racer Boats, the start-up company that puts on boats steeped in history. Combining aesthetics with functionality, the Rethink. Rebuild. Refit. concept by Dream Racer Boats allows you to create a new identity for the boat and its equipment. It can be identified by the term Upcycling. The result combines design, comfort, performance, beauty and emotion.   But above all, what is upcycling? Upcycling is about recycling a material « from the top » (up) to create a new, high-quality product. In the nautical world, this amounts to extending the life of a boat, improving its performance, and its comfort through creation….

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Boatstaging concept : the last born

Why would you choose to refit the interior layout of your yacht ?   There are several reasons for choosing this concept. A crush on a boat that worked very well, an optimization due to a specific navigation program, brought up to date with the interior layout, customize the interior in response to the way it’s navigated, improve comfort on board by reducing the weight on board, increase the chances of resale of his boat, etc.   A revisited racer   Today we present you, a boat that just came out of our shipyard in Brittany. One of eight First…

NEW: The DRB Interior Layout Center

Dream Racer Boats: the interior layout center for yachting Specialized in the development of interior layout of the offshore racing boats, Dream Racer Boats widens its offer to the yachting. Just celebrated a year, Dream Racer Boats has become known in the middle of Figaro. A first boat exhibited at the Nautic Boatshow 2018 in Paris. The Figaro, number 10, sailed by Piard and Pochet in 1992 at the first Transat AG2R. The first version of the famous series of Figaro (the last output is the foiler, the Figaro III). We have chosen to completely refit this legendary boat, inside…

Dream Racer Boats : Transquadra Objectiv

The 2020-21 Transquadra on the Figaro 2 The next edition of Transquadra, which will leave the French coast in July 2020, will see some new features. Starting with a new port of departure in the Mediterranean, since Marseille takes over from Barcelona. But we also expect a lot of new boats at the start. This race reserved for over 40 years runs every three years between Europe and Martinique. The event is either double or single and starts at once from an Atlantic harbour and from a Mediterranean harbour. The one-design Figaro 2 will be on the starting line for…