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Catch me is the first of the GP70 cruising catamaran. It was styled by VPLP Design under the expert eye of Patrick Le Quément. Measuring 70 feet, she can accommodate 8 guests and 2 crew, combining performance and comfort.

Performance because, with her slender hulls equipped with centreboards or low-aspect-ratio keels and her powerful sail plan, she can reach speeds of up to 25 knots on a smooth sea.

Luxury because her interior design has been meticulously crafted in a classic, sober, almost timeless style . With her large airy saloon and galley which open out onto the dining area on the stern deck, the GP70 is the ideal boat for fast round-the-world sailing in total comfort and safety.

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GP 70: A one-off signed by VPLP

Article published on 28/04/2020

By Emmanuel van Deth

published in n°171 may / june

The result of a particularly demanding set of specifications, this VPLP design offers an ideal compromise between very high performance, comfort around the world and safety.

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Inside, the main features of the interior are the large saloon and the galley which adjoin the cockpit. The GP 70 can accommodate 8 guests and two crew members. The hulls and superstructure of this exceptional catamaran are ready to be assembled; delivery is possible in 12 months.             

Builder: BGYB

Architect: VPLP

LOA: 21.00 m

Beam: 9.75 m

Draft: 1.45 / 3.90 m

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The GP70 concept is the end product of high expectations and esteemed knowledge brought to the project by a long-term experienced yachtsman in catamaran sailing. The GP 70 is the ideal compromise between performance and comfort enabling you to cruise around the world at an unmatched average speed and in the safest environment for one’s own family. The hulls and superstructure are ready to be put together, waiting for you to take the GP 70 over and to adapt her to your own wishes

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CATCH ME : New photos available!

Take a moment to appreciate the new pictures of the sumptuous GP 70 CATCH ME catamaran. At 21 metres long, she is the incarnation of refinement and elegance.

GP 70 CATCH ME : Elegant catamaran!

Trimarine, reputed for its quality, is launching its GP70, a 70-foot catamaran. The shipyard is famous for its top-of-the-range carbon racing yachts, including for Hermès. The GP70, designed by VPLP, measures 21 metres and is made of 80% epoxy carbon sandwich, offering lightness, performance, elegance and quiet sailing over long distances with a reduced crew. The owner's priorities were simplicity, robustness, reliability, silence on board and autonomy. This cruising catamaran offers superior comfort and exceptional range. From today you can discover all the new photos!

To find out more about BGYB's catamaran for sale, please go to the dedicated page here: Multihull

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A new high-end catamaran: the GP70. In the competitive luxury catamaran market, few companies offer high-performance platforms. Today, Trimarine, renowned for its quality achievements, is entering this niche with a 70-foot catamaran, the GP70. This shipyard, based along the Tagus opposite Lisbon, is known for producing high-end racing yachts, combining elegance and performance thanks to their carbon construction. Incredibly luxurious motorboats for the Hermès company were built there.

The GP70 is 21.00m long and is designed by the famous French naval architecture firm VPLP. Built 80% in epoxy carbon sandwich, the same material used for racing sailboats, she is characterized by her lightness, performance, elegance and ability to navigate silently over considerable distances with a small crew. The shipowner's priorities were simplicity of operation, robustness and reliability, silence on board, and autonomy or "very long range". This cruising catamaran offers superior comfort, unparalleled autonomy for this type of vessel thanks to minimal use of fossil energy for its operation (renewable energies + rationalization of large consumers) as well as voluminous fuel tanks. Naturally, this allows her to produce drinking water for prolonged navigation without refueling. The interior of the first copy of this small high-tech series consists of an owner's hull with a double cabin and possibly two additional berths, 2 double guest cabins and 1 crew cabin in the other hull, all designed to offer comfort, safety and autonomy. The architects have created a catamaran with luxurious living spaces without compromising on her performance.

The sailboat, weighing 17.5 tons when light, and the hulls studied in a digital tank, allow very high speeds for a cruising boat. Her launch this summer has kept all promises, and CATCH ME is now positioned as a direct and relevant challenger to her competitor who still seems to monopolize the market for this style of very fast and high-tech catamaran.

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First look: Gunboat’s GB80 and GB70

• Toby Hodges
• May 9, 2023

Toby Hodges on a new dawn of semi-custom supercats as Gunboat continues to turn out a range of impressive cats, now 7 years into their new ownership

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In the seven years since Grand Large Yachting purchased cult catamaran brand Gunboat and brought it to a new headquarters in the south of France, it has steadily increased its market stature. Today we see a yard at full capacity, specialising in a real niche of top end quality and high performance, at a big size (and cost).

It has two GB72Vs in build (its first flybridge model), two GB80s, and numbers six and seven of its GB68 – which is now redesigned as the GB70 (featured here). When you consider the GB80 is equivalent to a 100ft superyacht in size and price, you start to understand quite how far this brand has progressed.

I have toured the La Grande-Motte yard a couple of times, the most recent being last year, and have been highly impressed with the quality of engineering and attention to detail.

When I spoke with Gunboat’s managing partner, Benoit Lebizay, both then and at the Düsseldorf boat show in January, he explained that they see little point in going below this current size range. Its client base now is a high profile one, with owners typically coming from maxi racing yachts and looking to reduce crew numbers. He also reasons that 55ft is the maximum size before you need a crew, and that once you have a crew you then need privacy.

Gunboat has two of its new GB80 models already in build for a pair of high profile serial boat owners

A supercat capable of matching low single figure windspeeds yet topping 30 knots, the GB80 has a pretty unique brief: a Grand Prix maxi-sized cat, that can be handled by a small crew, is capable of luxurious world cruising and is a semi-custom repeatable build!

The first GB80 is the latest in serial boat owner Irvine Laidlaw’s Highland Fling series, due to launch this summer, while the second is for Team Argo. Hence you get the idea these are for serious, competitive and experienced racing sailors who want a turbo catamaran they can also cruise, with the equivalent accommodation of a maxi yacht. “The cult is coming back – but at a higher end,” thinks Lebizay.

To see these beasts in construction phase is eye-opening. These are full prepreg carbon builds with much of the construction done by industry leaders Fibre Mechanics in Lymington and Multiplast in France. Pick up a panel and it’s featherlight yet super strong.

An aircraft company builds the furniture in Nomex (including 6mm Corian veneer) – it’s incredibly expensive but the most valuable place to save weight, says Lebizay. Gunboat is now updating its GB68s with the learnings and technology from the GB80.

The GB70 has longer hulls than the 68 and the mast is brought aft onto the coachroof. Everything above deck is new

The GB68, the first new VPLP designed model under Grand Large Yachting’s ownership, has already proved a success. Gunboat has delivered five 68s and has two in build. But this is a six-year-old design now, and has evolved alongside performance developments of the GB80 in build. The new, slightly extended version shown above, is the GB70.

It looks very similar, with the same sporty aesthetic appeal, but the longer hulls and different mast placement could make key differences in performance and handling.

“For this V2 we wanted a small 80, not a big 68,” Lebizay explains. “Actually it’s a 72 but we already had a 72 [a flybridge model].” Where the GB72V is an extended GB68, with the extension added midships to create wider hulls for increased payload, the 70s are kept narrow. Everything above deck uses new moulds.

A dual aft helm option is now offered as well as Gunboat’s signature forward cockpit and interior helm (now with a canting wheel).

Better interior flow and visibility, plus a canting wheel

Another significant alteration is that the mast is further aft and is stepped on the coachroof rather than in front of the cockpit. This helps allow for a high aspect ratio main and larger foresails, including a generous self-tacking J2/Solent. The reasoning is to make it more balanced and easy to handle.

It should also make a big difference to the views from the interior wheel and saloon.

Historically, Gunboats have had forward cockpits, transverse berths and midships engines to help centralise weight. “But we know how to maintain balance with the mast moved aft like raceboats,” says Lebizay. The engines are now in the more conventional position aft and have improved sound proofing insulation.

The saloon area has been extended with better flow and has larger sliding doors connecting the aft cockpit. The owner cabin is now also larger with a longitudinal berth, which is still close to midships, with a bathroom aft. The GB70 is offered as a five cabin version as standard or a four cabin option with galley and crew mess in the port hull to help give more privacy and segregation for owners. Lebizay thinks the GB70 will be around two tonnes heavier than the GB68, but it is longer and will be able to take a seven tonne payload.

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