As the start of the Route du Rhum approaches, the Crosscall Sailing Team and Aurélien Ducroz unveil their new video creation. "DUO" plunges us into the world of solo sailing, where the skipper is never truly alone. He is at one with his boat, and it is this fusion between man and machine, where every movement is synchronized and sounds are akin to a language, that gives ocean racing its full meaning. Together, they form a "Duo" that we invite you to discover on video.

Team ambition

Crosscall, the French specialist in ultra-resistant, waterproof smartphones and tablets, and Aurélien Ducroz, two-time freeride ski world champion and sailor, have joined forces to build a Class40 prototype. This partnership will take them all the way to the Route du Rhum in 2022.

Aurélien ducroz

Two-time freeride world champion and navigator

Crosscall

Crosscall, the French specialist in ultra-resistant, waterproof smartphones and tablets.

GREENWEEZ

Greenweez is the French and European leader in online sales of organic and ecological products.

Numerous
partnerson board

La Rochelle - June 2022

innovation
serving
performance

The first boat to use the new class measurement, the Crosscall Class40 is, like all prototypes, a unique ocean racing yacht.

Both more powerful and faster, its structure required special attention and several updates to its plans as it was built, to ensure greater reliability.

Aurélien Ducroz on Crosscall Class40 boat

"It's exactly
as I imagined it..."

Aurélien wanted to be able to shape the lines of this prototype according to his vision, just as he did when designing his own skis or the plans for his chalets in Chamonix.
To support him in this challenge, both technical and technological, he and the Crosscall Sailing Team decided to call on the Marc Lombard Design architecture firm, a team of experts in the design of high-performance, reliable Class40s like the Lift V1 that won the 2018 Route du Rhum.

Aurélien Ducroz with Crosscall smartphone

CROSSCALL
Crosscall technology will enable Aurélien to measure the boat's performance as accurately as possible. It will also enable him to capture life on board and produce immersive live footage of race starts and finishes.

Pixel sur Mer
The Crosscall is the first Class40 to be equipped with the Pixel sur Mer solution, a navigation technology previously reserved for IMOCA class boats.

A design
Always more
Worked

3D reveal of the Class40 CROSSCALL

From the decision to the creation of the CROSSCALL SAILING TEAM, discover the genesis of the project.

Dive into the heart of the design process, from creating the plans to making the molds.

Brewing and closing the box, the final stages in the manufacture of the Class40 CROSSCALL.

Launching the class40 CROSSCALL

Relive the great moment of her launch.

Perform
over the long term

Durable materials

The chute, drainpipe, galley top and symbolic chart table are made entirely from bio-sourced flax fibre. The engine cowling, cap, unsinkable tray and door are made from a mix of flax and glass fibers.

Duplicate for
greater reliability

The design and construction of a racing boat is a real engineering project, which requires us to think of alternatives to guarantee constant reliability. For example, on the class40 CROSSCALL, several components and functions have been duplicated.