LAUNCH OF THE CLASS40 CROSSCALL PROTOTYPE

   - June 9, 2021

The Crosscall Sailing Team and skipper Aurélien Ducroz launched the Crosscall Class40 on Monday June 7. Designed by architects Marc Lombard Yachting Design, this is the first prototype to sail the new Class40 class. The boat, which took 8 months to build, is now unveiling its new colors. The next step: the first sailings and her first race, Les Sables-Horta, with the Route du Rhum 2022 still in her sights.

This moment was particularly eagerly awaited by the Crosscall Sailing Team and the many people involved in its construction. It was in Caen that the Crosscall Class40, whose innovative design required many hours of work, was launched. A first for Aurélien Ducroz and his partners, who set themselves an ambitious challenge a few months ago: to build a new Class40 prototype combining performance and reliability, and to win the Route du Rhum 2022 together.

Aurélien Ducroz, skipper Class40 Crosscall
It's been an emotional day, and seeing the Crosscall Class40 in the water is an incredible moment - it's an extraordinary boat! We've gone as far as we can in the new class, with a very powerful scow bow and extreme lines, just like the sports I do!

Aurélien Ducroz, skipper Class40 Crosscall

A CARĖNE SPATULĖE FOR OPTIMUM GLIDE

The Crosscall class40 's hull design required many hours of work to achieve maximum power: its hydrodynamic drag and its attitude in the sea were the 3 axes of development and optimization. The result is an original hull whose shape is reminiscent of the long tips of freeride skis, and which will deliver substantial speed gains. The overall aesthetics of the class40's structure are also new: the upper part of the bow is inverted, and is associated with a marked frigate at the front of the boat.

ROCK-SOLID RELIABILITY

While the primary objective is to build the best-performing boat to win the Route du Rhum, the second is deliberately to bring as much common sense as possible to this construction: the boat's structure and all its parts have been designed and built to provide maximum reliability for the Crosscall class40 and enable it to perform over time, whatever the conditions. Environmentally-friendly materials and short supply chains were also favored wherever possible.

Crosscall Class40 3D model

A BOAT WITH A SLEEK DESIGN AND ORIGINAL COLORS

With its aggressive design, the class40 Crosscall aims to shake up the aesthetic codes of its category. This effect is underlined by the brand's new Crosscall colors, which were unveiled for the first time today with the launch of the class40 Crosscall. The French company, which has been designing sustainable smartphones and tablets since 2009, has just updated its image to better reflect its positioning and strategic evolution. The Crosscall logo has been split in two to evoke a virtuous circle, while the new tagline "THIS IS HOW WE LIVE" affirms the brand's desire to appeal to users with a different lifestyle.

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THE CROSSCALL SAILING TEAM WEBSERIES

The Crosscall Sailing Team and Aurélien Ducroz look back at every stage of this ambitious project in a web series, and invite you to understand the choices made throughout the design of this new ocean racing boat.

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