Orange II (boat)

Orange II

Orange II in Lorient
Designer(s)	Gilles Ollier
Builder	Multiplast
Launched	2003
Racing career
Skippers	Bruno Peyron
Specifications
Displacement	30 t (30 long tons; 33 short tons)
Length	36.8 m (121 ft) (LOA)
Beam	18 m (59 ft)
Draft	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) 5.5 m (18 ft)
Sail area	800 m^2 (8,600 sq ft) (upwind) 1,100 m^2 (12,000 sq ft) (downwind)

Orange II in Newport, RI.

Orange II is a large catamaran designed for ocean racing, a "maxicat". The boat is 36.80 m long and has a 45 m mast and was launched in 2003. It was designed by the Gilles Ollier Multiplast design team, built by the Multiplast yard in Vannes, France.^[1]

History

Orange II held the Jules Verne Trophy for the fastest time around-the-world at 50 days, 16 hours, 20 minutes and 4 seconds from 2005 until March 2010.^[1] Orange II was skippered by Frenchman Bruno Peyron.^[1]

The sponsor, Orange (formerly France Télécom), discontinued its yacht racing activities. The boat was in storage at Multiplast for several years.

In February 2014, the boat was purchased by François Bich.^[1]

The yacht was restored and given the name VITALIA II.^[1][2] The first tests of the new craft took place in April 2015.^[2]

See also

• List of large sailing yachts

References

1. Bednarova, Zuzana (13 April 2015). "Newly refitted 120' catamaran VITALIA II (ex Orange 2) to be launched by Multiplast on April 17, 2015 — Yacht Charter & Superyacht News". Charter World. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
2. "Multiplast to give second life to catamaran ORANGE II to be renamed sailing yacht VITALIA II — Yacht Charter & Superyacht News". Charter World. Retrieved 2020-10-01.

External links

• BYM News Photo Gallery Album with hundreds of Orange II photos.
• BYM News Interview with Orange II skipper Bruno Peyron.
• BYM News Interview with Orange II designer Giles Ollier.

Records
Preceded by Geronimo with Olivier de Kersauson	Jules Verne Trophy 2005–2010	Succeeded by Groupama 3 with Franck Cammas