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Greater than 10 years in the past Boreal stormed the aluminum sailboat market with a ship that will be an enormous success and would launch a brand new model that will occupy a major place amongst voyage aluminum boat builders.

The boat had fashionable strains however regarded unrefined in what regards seems to be and inside design, even so, the boat qualities make it a hit most likely as a result of it was designed by a sailor, Jean-François Delvoye that had completed a 6-year circumnavigation with the household, on a ship that he had constructed himself. After the circumnavigation, he had very clear concepts about what the enhancements ought to be to implement on a voyage boat to turn into the perfect boat to make the sort of cruising he had executed, his excellent yacht.

His concepts have been enriched by those of nice sailors he met on his voyages, all with a style for crusing in distant and remoted locations (he spent two years crusing in Patagonia). Clearly, if he was a distinct sort of sailor, not crusing with an enormous household (4 youngsters), or with out a style for crusing in high-latitudes, chilly and abandoned locations, the perfect yacht can be very completely different and I can guarantee you that there’s not one thing just like the “finest yacht on the earth”,  being the “finest yacht” very completely different, for various sailors .

He wished: “a ballasted boat with a centerboard going windward, with out slamming into the waves and with a delicate helm…an ergonomic cockpit with 2 sheltered outdoors seats…an actual visibility for the helmsman whereas crusing and maneuvering…an actual watertight door… an inside station with an enormous chart desk, permitting you to observe at 360° from inside whereas navigating…massive storage capacities and essential fuel and water tanks….the chance to retailer massive stuff …a roomy and welcoming cockpit…a properly thought air flow…a middle boarder to seaside and to go in so many locations you can not go into with an enormous draught.”

And he had managed all this on the 44, even when issues like actual visibility for the helmsman or that  360º inside view from a station have been relative, and the selection of a centerboard implied a substantial loss in sail efficiency, besides downwind, however being this a voyage boat, commerce winds can be by far the predominant, and that drawback much less essential.

For minimizing the pace drawback because of extreme weight, a centerboarder has to have a worse AVS and worse security stability than a bluewater fin-keeled boat, with a substantial draft and a bulbed keel. Dutch centerboarders, which at this time are virtually extinct, didn’t go that means and for providing an identical AVS and security stability had round a 50percentB/D.

That made them very gradual boats, even downwind, if the wind was not robust, and unable to plan in stronger winds. That’s not the case of the French centerboarders, particularly the larger ones (smaller steel boats are proportionally heavier) and the unique Boreal 44 had a 36percentB/D, which could be thought of excessive if we in comparison with the one of many OVNI 450 (32%), particularly if we contemplate that the ballast within the OVNI is contained in the boat and the one of many Boreal was totally on a sort of brief keel, from midships to the again of the hull.

Notice that to be permitted as Class A the boat has to have a minimal AVS however that minimal decreases with the boat dimension (with mass) and on a ship with 10 430kg just like the Boreal 44, that minimal is simply 100º, even when that’s thought of by most as unsuitable for a bluewater boat. 

Notice that I’m not saying that the Boreal 44 has solely a 100º AVS, fairly the opposite, because of the buoyancy of the partially closed dodger, with a water-proof door, the AVS is increased than the one of many OVNI 450, however the security stability can be shut, or very comparable, and really removed from the considered one of a bluewater boat with a keel, like a Hallberg Rassy or an X-yacht.

The cabin and dodger buoyancy won’t have an effect on positively the soundness curve besides in angles very close to 90º (or over), and that signifies that when the boat is knocked down, it won’t have an effect on the pressure that the RM is making for righting the boat. The a part of the soundness curve that’s used for righting a ship from excessive heel angles is what I name security stability, and if the AVS Boreal is sweet (because of cabin and dodger buoyancy), that’s not the case with the protection stability (because of the low B/D).

Notice additionally that any such centerboarders can elevate the board up and nonetheless stay with the identical stability, and in unhealthy climate with the centerboard up, they won’t journey on the keel when the boat is hit laterally by a breaking wave. That permits them to dissipate the wave vitality sliding laterally, whereas a standard sailboat, with a big and deep immersed keel, would have the larger a part of the wave vitality reworked in a rotating motion. 

This is a bonus centerboards have over different sailboats, particularly those with keels with a big space, however doesn’t diminish the issue when the boat is knocked down, and that may occur simply by an enormous wind gust or an enormous breaking wave, leaving it uncovered for a comparatively very long time, on the facet, virtually with out remaining stability, on the mercy of the following wave. 

That’s the reason it is sensible for these sort of boats to be massive, 44ft or larger, sizes that give them massive total stability (hull type stability and displacement) that makes tougher, and even unbelievable, a capsize on of very uncommon sea and climate circumstances.  That can also be why the SA/D of any such boat is often smaller than the one that may maintain a knockdown with none important drawback (with the ability to proper itself up instantly) and the smaller SA/D additionally diminishes the knockdown danger.

The expertise exhibits that capsizes with any such sailboats are uncommon, particularly with this dimension or larger, and even when I contemplate it essential to find out about its limitations (to sail it accordingly) the Boreal 44 is a seaworthy boat, with an enormous hull type stability and large total stability.

The brand new one could have an even bigger hull type stability because of an even bigger beam (4.39 to 4.30m) however a significantly smaller B/D 28.7% to 36.4%. The ballast is similar on each boats however whereas the older mannequin gentle displacement was 10 430kg, the brand new one displaces 13 250kg, an enormous distinction for such a  small distinction in size (13.80 to 13.87).

As a result of each displacements are in lightship situation, the distinction in weight can solely partially be attributed to an even bigger beam and better freeboards, but it surely must be due additionally to a extra closely constructed boat, and that may be good on any such boat, however not the absence of the correspondent improve in ballast, to have the identical B/D.

After all, every part is a trade-off and the 1027kg further ballast (most likely extra as a result of it must be positioned contained in the hull) that the brand new boat would want to have the identical B/D because the older mannequin, would make the boat even heavier and slower, contemplating that it’s already 2820kg heavier than the earlier mannequin.

With this B/D and contemplating that the ballast is in a small keel outdoors the hull, in what regards security stability this boat shouldn’t be removed from the OVNI 450, which displaces 11 550kg, whereas the earlier mannequin would have appreciable larger security stability and AVS. Nonetheless, the general stability will probably be larger on the Boreal 44.2 because of the larger displacement.

And that is the one factor I do not like on the brand new model (a lot larger displacement and smaller B/D), even when the general stability is greater that is going to be a slower sailboat, even with barely larger sails. The older model had the identical sail space in the principle and genoa (45 and 55m2) and solely the staysail (this boat has a cutter rig) handed from 22 to 26m2. Displacing extra 2820kg and with virtually the identical sail space and extra beam, this boat goes to be significantly slower than the unique Boreal 44.

All the remaining appears a lot nicer, from the hull design to the general design. The boat doesn’t appear any extra amateur-designed, it appears properly designed and fashionable, particularly regarding the outdoors.

Concerning the within, the apparently bigger window surfaces are solely beauty and do not translate in inside considerably larger “home windows” neither by a extra luminous inside (having as reference the 47.2).

If in comparison with the inside of the final fashions of different manufacturers of voyage aluminum sailboats, those from Boreal appear of excellent high quality and sensible, however present clearly that they aren’t designed by a prime inside designer and lack fashion, magnificence, and design high quality. I hope that the enhancements in design refinement, that the brand new boat clearly exhibits on the surface, goes to be adopted by an equal improve in inside design high quality.

One other factor that deserves to be identified is that the centerboard on the Boreal 44.2 is smaller than on the Allures 45.9, OVNI 450, or Garcia 45 (2.48 draft to 2.90m in all of them) and this can contribute to worse upwind efficiency, that’s not a very good one amongst of them (if in contrast with a bluewater fin keel yacht): within the gentle wind because of the further ballast. And in robust winds because of much less energy, there’s not an identical and proportional improve in RM when the boat heels to greater heel crusing angles (increased CG).

Aluminum sailboats are usually costlier than most fiberglass boats and the large improve in aluminum value didn’t assist. This boat prices on the shipyard (France), customary with two sails, with out electronics, with out taxes 538 525€ that’s barely lower than what prices an Xc-45 and in addition barely lower than a Saare 46, however a bit greater than the additionally Aluminum Allures 45.9.

An accurate value, making an allowance for the standard of the constructing and the excessive resistance of the hull (that has a bow that may break ice) and that’s mirrored in an extended ready listing. If you happen to order one now, it will likely be delivered solely in 2025.

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Jimmy Cornell: Why aluminium centreboarders are ideal for serious explorers

• Jimmy Cornell
• November 12, 2020

Having covered 100,000 miles in his aluminium centreboarders, Jimmy Cornell explains why he rates them so highly for adventure sailing

A true exploration yacht: Jimmy Cornell’s Ovni 43 Aventura III in Antarctica

Both Aventura III , an Ovni 43, and Aventura IV , a Garcia Exploration 45, were aluminium centreboarders. Having clocked some 100,000 miles with them, including passages to Antarctica and the North West Passage , I can state unequivocally that for safety as well as convenience, a centreboard is a great advantage on a cruising boat.

In my case, the choice of aluminium for a boat intended for exploring areas off the beaten track was logical, and so was that of a centreboard. One of the main reasons for the latter was to increase my cruising options. The ability to reduce draught instantly is also a safety factor, as it allows access to a protected shallow spot if needing shelter in an emergency. Also, with a flat bottom, the boat can dry out.

Another advantage is that the board can be used for sounding when entering an unfamiliar anchorage, a new meaning for the term ‘sounding board’. While in the North West Passage we hit an uncharted rock quite hard, but the centreboard did its job and swung up, scraped along the top of the rock, then dropped back into its lowered position. The only damage was to my ego, but any other boat would have been in serious trouble!

Both yachts have integral centreboards, so that when fully raised, the board retracts into the hull. The ballast is also internal, with a ratio to displacement of 32 in both cases, which is similar to that of most modern cruising yachts. This brings considerable performance advantages.

The main role of the board is to provide lift when sailing close-hauled, and to reduce leeway when reaching. With the board fully down Aventura III drew 2.4m, and, when trimmed properly, it could point as high, or almost as high, as most fixed keel cruising boats. With a draught of 2.8m with the board down, Aventura IV performed even better than her predecessor.

To take full advantage of this special feature, a centreboarder needs to be sailed quite differently, both on and off the wind. This is when the centreboard becomes a true asset as it allows the wetted surface to be reduced. The technique is to lift the board gradually as the apparent wind goes past 135°, and continue lifting it up to the point where the board is fully retracted. This is, for me, the greatest advantage as the risk of broaching is virtually eliminated.

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The absence of a keel to act as a pivot in a potential broaching situation means that the boat does not tend to round up when, in a similar situation, a fixed keeled boat would do just that. This has allowed me to keep the spinnaker up longer than I would have done otherwise.

With the board up, steering the boat in strong winds was easy, as there was no keel to act as a pivot if the person at the helm made a mistake, or a large wave forced the boat into a broach. With a flat bottom and no keel, Aventura III acted just like a large windsurfer, with the rudder having no difficulty keeping the boat on course. Aventura IV has twin rudders so tracked even better and was a joy to helm.

Alloy alternatives

If you are considering an aluminium centreboard, make sure to read our head-to-head test of the Allures 40.9 and Ovni 400 . If neither of those suit, you probably need to go up a level in size and price, to the more semi-custom options offered by shipyards such as Garcia, Boreal or even KM. It is pertinent, however, to note that many of these traditional monohull brands are now branching out into the multihull market too.

Photo: Morris Adant

Designed in collaboration with Jimmy Cornell to transit the North West Passage, this model set a new rugged standard for mid-size exploration yachts. In inclement weather, watchkeeping can be done from a completely protected position at the forward end of the cockpit, or from the helmstation inside the pilothouse.

Price: €498,000 (ex. VAT)

Boreal 44.2

Boreal is a brand born from the experience of Jean-François Eeman, who spent six years sailing around the world with his four children. The new 44.2 will replace the ten-year-old, award-winning, Boreal 44. It has the same interior as the 47.2 (pictured), but with a single helm and rudder and a more enclosed cockpit.

Price: €485,520 (ex. VAT)

Garcia Explocat 52

Garcia is maintaining its exploration focus with its first catamaran. Once again there is plenty of protection on offer. A hard-top runs almost back to the transom and there is a complete interior navigation station similar to Garcia’s monohulls. The Explocat also has a forward cockpit accessible from the saloon via a watertight door.

Price: €1,159,000 (ex. VAT)

Vaan is a new brand, which uses recycled and sustainable materials – its first 42ft R4 is due for launch in early 2021. The aluminium hulls are formed from drinks cans, road signs and window frames, it uses cork decks and the upholstery is made from bio fabrics. It’s offered with electric propulsion and an optional regeneration system.

Price: €399,000 (ex. VAT)

Allures & Ovni catamaran update

Plans to launch the first Allures multihull, the aluminium hulled and glassfibre decked C47.9 (above), have been put on hold due to the success of its sister company’s new Explocat 52.

Ovni’s multihull solution, meanwhile, is the Ovnicat 48, which has been on the drawing board for a couple of years but has yet to be built.

First published in the October 2020 issue of Yachting World.

Boréal is not afraid to forge its own path and its distinctive aluminium cruising yachts have gained a strong reputation over the past 15 years. The latest model is a shoal draught expedition yacht that can take you anywhere on the planet, yet, as we were to discover, is also responsive and fun to sail in more confined waters.

The Breton yard’s success is underpinned by a huge amount of embedded expertise. Founder and naval architect Jean-François Delvoye based the Boréal concept on experience gained during a six-year circumnavigation with four children, plus expeditions to South Georgia and the Antarctic. General manager and co-owner JeanFrançois Eeman’s vast experience includes two trips to Patagonia and the Antarctic on his own boats.

This first-hand knowledge shows through in many ways with this new 47.2, a European Yacht of the Year 2021 winner. The rugged construction includes an ice-breaking stem, watertight bulkheads and 8-10mm bottom plating on substantial framing that enables the boat to be safely beached. Equally, good sailing qualities are an important element. Both centreboard and rudder have efficient hydrodynamic profiles, while heavy items including anchor chain, tankage and batteries are kept low down and central.

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Our test took place in a large swell leftover from the weather system that forced Clarisse Cremer to delay her Vendée Globe finish. We set out broad-reaching using the optional general purpose asymmetric spinnaker, with the boat maintaining an easy motion despite the swell.

Even when the true wind dropped to only 8-9 knots we made decent progress, with boat speed rarely falling much below 6 knots. Our best speed of the test was 8.7 knots at a true wind angle of 145° in 17 knots of true wind.

This story is from the April 2021 edition of Yachting World.

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An expedition into the world of Boreal

• March 4th, 2021

My love for “real” sailboats made of metal may not of any news for you, dearest readers, as I am a huge fan of those well-made Allures , Cigales or Berckemeyers . During my most memorable trip to France in February 2020, one year ago with my then-partner, I had a look onto three possible 45-feet aluminium blue water cruisers for a certain project we´ve had in the making. The project, sadly, had been cancelled off due to the Covid 19-crisis but, apart from the three boats we originally went to Port Napoléon, I remember seeing a Boreal 44 on the dry in the harbour there. I did not really have this boat on my list so I just had a quick look, neglecting her fine lines and qualities.

Now, with the Boreal 47.2 winning the “Sailing Yacht of the Year”-award, I utilized this trigger to dive a bit deeper into these fascinating go-anywhere yachts with their distinct design and absolutely spot-on features for making these boats the ideal blue water long haul yachts ideal to go to the extreme latitudes. Thanks to Jean Francois Eeman, I´ve gained quite a fascinating insight to this great yard in Brittany. Here is my interview with JF

Talking to Jean-Francois Eeman of Boreal Yachts

Lars Reisberg | NO FRILLS SAILING.com: “Monsieur Eeman, please describe in short who you are, since when you work at Boreal in which position(s) and what your history in sailing and your connections to the seas are.”

Jean-Francois Eeman | BOREAL YACHTS: “Hi there, Lars. Well, to answer that question you must understand that Jean-François Delvoye, alias JFD, founded Boréal in the year 2005. The yard was created to finish and launch the Boréal 50 he had designed and build to take his family for a second trip into the world. I met him in 2001 on a pontoon in Ushuaia. At that time there were not much boat people around: Just two Belgians, both named Jean-François, were meant to meet each other. Later, in 2007, JFD designed and build the first Boréal 44 for my family and myself. During the construction of JUAN SA BULAN we decided to team up. First we were friends, than I was his client and we ended up being partners for more than 10 years.”

NO FRILLS SAILING.com: “So you both were originally sailors building their dream One-offs, ultimately deciding to turn these boats into products, right? Where do you come from and what was your sailing background?”

Jean-Francois Eeman “My history in sailing is pretty long and eclectic, I shall say. I have always sailed. Literally always: I was 10 days old when my parents took me out for my first sail. Until we left home, we spend all our holidays on boats. First on the lakes in Holland, later stretching more and more North. It was all about sailing, of course, but also about discovering countries, different people and it was a way of life. With my brother we did our first deliveries when were 16 and 18 years old. At the end of my studies, my first real trip abroad brought me for two summers on a 18 feet plywood boat between Istanbul and Italy. Singlehanded. What an adventure! In 2002 my wife and I sailed in one year to Patagonia. We spend another year sailing into the channels. Our oldest son is “made in Patagonia”. Five years ago we took him and his brother – at that time 8 and 6 years old – to Antarctica on our Boréal 44. I would say that I love doing cruising and living on board but also racing. A lot. At a good – amateur – level, winning three national titles in multihull with my son as helmsman. Now I still train and coach kids, amongst which my two kids, in their Optimists …”

NO FRILLS SAILING.com: “Wow! What a Palmares! Now, coming back to Boreal, first of all, congratulations to winning prestigious EYOTY Award with your Boreal 47.2 yacht – that is quite a great track record for this boat now. How important is an award like the EOYTY for you as a brand?”

Jean-Francois Eeman: “Well, thank you Lars! The award is indeed very prestigious. Maybe the most prestigious you can win. For me I see it as a recognition by a professional jury from all over Europe of our daily quest for excellence. The award belongs to our teams and our suppliers who day after day do everything they can to build the best possible boat. It is a huge boost for the motivation of all and we are all very proud and happy. As important for a yard such as Boréal, is that you not only win a trophy but also – de facto – a very impressive press campaign all over Europe.”

NO FRILLS SAILING.com: “This one is the second EYOTY-award (as far as I know) as the Boreal 52 has won the same category in 2015. A sign for steady good work and congruent high quality: What would you say are the cornerstones of a Boreal boat?”

Jean-Francois Eeman: “For the record, it is indeed our second EYOTY award. The Boréal 44 was also “Boat of the Year” in France in 2011, and in Holland in 2012. Our Boréal 47 was “Best Midsize Cruiser and “Overall Winner Boat of the Year” in 2018. More important than that, of course, is the boat: A Boréal is a simple, reliable go any-where live aboard sailing boat. We build our boats completely in aluminum. All Boréal have a centerboard and a single rudder protected by a keel embryo. Part of our signature is our doghouse. A watch post with an almost 360 degrees view with a direct access to the cockpit and a real, watertight, door. Each Boréal can bring her crew to whatever destination in the world in a safe way. That is not a statement, that is a reality. I believe I can say that this last five years Boréal is the brand who has taken the most private crews to Antarctica or South Georgia.”

NO FRILLS SAILING.com: “Boreal is one of the very few yards building aluminium yachts – where would you draw the line in differentiation to brands like Alubat or Garcia?”

Jean-Francois Eeman: “I would say there are some other yards building aluminum yachts. Not only in France but also in Holland and Germany. Nevertheless I believe you have quoted the three leading brands, at least in these size of sailing boats. Your question is hard to answer and I certainly do not want to denigrate the work our colleagues do. If Boréal does sell boats today, it is because a brand such as Alubat has done a precursor work of promoting for more than 40 years the concept of aluminum and centerboard. In our eyes: A boat is a tool, or a machine, to help making dreams come true. The best tools are designed and build by people who use them. Today Boréal is the only yard where it is the same people who design, build and take themselves their own boats to the end of the world. This concentration of know-how is unique.”

NO FRILLS SAILING.com: “Up until now I did not have the pleasure to really roam inside a Boreal – I am working on a yard visit since two years now – so I can´t judge the boat from the iside. As far as I can see, the closest competitor to Boreal in the field of rugged go-anywhere boats would be Garcia. Where is the difference to these boats?”

Jean-Francois Eeman: “You know, Lars, you are absolutely welcome at our place! We would be happy to show you step after step how we build a Boréal, what makes a Boréal is so different from what is done elsewhere and “Chiara” the first Boréal 47.2 will be waiting for your visit at the pontoon in Tréguier. We do believe we build the better boat – of course we do – nevertheless you won’t hear a bad word of us regarding Garcia . When conceiving a boat you make trade-offs, compromises and we have made many different choices. A few examples are like this: A boat built completely in aluminum versus aluminum with a plastic lid on the deck saloon. A single rudder and two retractable daggerboards versus twin rudders. With your bluewater cruiser you will eventually hit something : UFOs, whales, rocks, corals. I tick all boxes … (smiles) On a Boréal when that happens your centerboard will come up but you still have the keel embryo protecting the rudder. Having a keel embryo also means when you dry out you rest one something which is very, very solid, with the ballast it is in fact a monobloc structure. Ballast in lead in the keelbox versus ballast in cast iron on the bottom plate. Doghouse versus watch post at the mast foot. On a Boréal you have a direct access from the doghouse to the cockpit. Except for going to the toilet, no reason to go downstairs with your dripping foul weather gear. An almost 360 degrees view and good view on your both sails. On a Boréal you have everywhere 8 centimeters (not millimeters!) of insulation. Before we place the foam panels we spray cork so there would not be any thermal bridges.

NO FRILLS SAILING.com: “Boreal makes hard-chined hulls – why did you guys opt for hard chined hulls in favor or (obviously more expensive and aloborately to build) round chine-hulls?”

Jean-Francois Eeman: “The answer is simple : JFD designed the first Boréal with the idea he would build her himself. It is the simplest way to build but also to repair. Because our teams of welders only have to bend our aluminum plates in one direction (everything is cylindrical, not spheric) we can have all our plates arriving cut by laser or waterjet in a way they perfectly adjust to each other in the building process. Hard chine build versus round chine hulls, well, I would also say: Sail and try out the boat by yourself and you will feel the difference. Marinus Sijdenborgh in the magazine “Zeilen” wrote it this way: “… very balanced which is a pleasure to steer”,  Roland Durer in Yacht Revu : “… at first you feel like boarding an SAR-cruiser, but once at the helm, you get easily surprised by the lightness of the steering.””

NO FRILLS SAILING.com: “Boreal boats are clearly conceived for going to the high lattitudes – what is your impression: Who is buying a Boreal and are the owners in general utilizing the boat for what it is build?”

Jean-Francois Eeman: “At the time – some 16 years ago – the first generation of Boréal was designed, the concept matched the personal program of Jean-François Delvoye. His creation process was not muzzled by any requirements of owners or a so-called “market”. He designed what he thought what was good for him. It is only afterwards some sailors, amongst them myself, came to JFD saying it was the boat which would match the best their dreams and needs. In French we say ´qui peut le plus peut le moins…´, which still holds true. Some of our owners have indeed taken their Boréal to high latitudes. I would even say that in a hi percentage of our total fleet quite a lot compared to most other brands have gone far North or far South. One owner once said to me: “I have had my Boréal built to sail all year around to the islands of Brittany and the Scillys .” That seems to us that he uses the boat what she was built for. But the common point amongst all owners is that at the moment they took the decision of having their Boréal build they did not want to impose themselves any limits in possible destinations. Remember: Go simple, go anywhere! On the second generation of Boréal – and the 47.2 is the first example of that – we have kept all fundamentals but we have added versions with a more open and bigger cockpit with a more easy access to the sea. So even more go any-where, all latitudes than before, I shall say.”

NO FRILLS SAILING.com: “There are very, very few Boreal on the used boat market as there are in general very few aluminium yachts available as secondhand boats: Why is that? What can you say about conservation of value of alu-boats in general and Boreal in particular when it comes to reselling?”

Jean-Francois Eeman: “The most important reasons to that is that our owners seems to keep their Boréal for quite a long while. Most of the Boréal are still in the hands of the people for whom we have build them. We offer a service where we help our owners to find a new owner for their well maintained Boréal. Nowadays we have a list of people who say: “Give me ring when a Boréal comes up for sale on the second hand market.” And we are happy to help out here.”

NO FRILLS SAILING.com: “Is the EYOTY-award a kind of sales boost for this boat? How many units of the 47 (incl. the older 47-boats) have been built up to now?”

Jean-Francois Eeman: “We are on small numbers so it is hard to say what is the result of what. Sure for we have lots of demands for the moment, sure the EYOTY-award has an impact. There are about 70 Boréal sailing all over the world.  There are 12 others in construction. Next month we launch nr. 2 of the 47.2 series. We have 14 others to build. We also have started building the first Boréal 44.2 which is concept wise closer to the initial concept. One wheel, more enclosed cockpit, all maneuvers at the mast.”

NO FRILLS SAILING.com: “The obvious question – how is/was the yard affected by the Covid-crisis ? Did you experience a serious decline in sales and how the yard doing right now? How do you think will Covid influence the boat market, especially the niche in which you are placing your products?”

Jean-Francois Eeman: “I´d say that there are two different impacts of the actual Covid-Crisis. On one side you have the impact on the production, on the other side on the sales side. Almost one year ago, during the first lockdown , we had to close the yard in a compulsory way. After 3 weeks of complete lockdown we were allowed to start up again. First with 8 employees, one week later with some more and so on. It took us several months to be back to normal “cruising speed”.  We lost 875 man-days of work. It has had a huge impact on our delivery schedules. Nevertheless we have delivered all Boréal yachts we had promised to deliver before the summer-holidays. We have been helped by the fact that with some owners we decided to postpone the launch with one year. On the sales side I think we can say that generally speaking more people wanted a sailing boat. A lot of people which had the dream of ever having one, suddenly realized it was the time to do so. In countries like Germany or France, sailing was last summer one the rare activities you could do “just as normal”.  Boréal did benefit from that general tendency…”

NO FRILLS SAILING.com: “Last not least, JF: What can we expect from Boreal to see in the coming years? Any new trends of projects coming up you may want to talk about?”

Jean-Francois Eeman: “Oh, now that´s the moment I should reveal secrets, I see. This is what you can expect in the near future: Next year we will launch the first Boréal 44.2. Preliminary designs are available but we have not presented her yet in an official way. You are the first to receive. As you might have seen on our website we have updated it with a new Boréal 70. We will start building the first one before end of June. I think that might be the good moment for you to come back to us, as at the moment we will have some other interesting news.”

JF, thank you so much for these more than interesting insights into the world and the work of Boreal! I promise that your yard is on top of my places to go after the C19 craze ends.

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Friday, january 21, 2022, the new boreal 44.2, a great aluminum bluewater cruiser.

More than 10 years ago Boreal stormed the aluminum sailboat market with a boat that would be a huge success and would launch a new brand that would occupy a significant place among voyage aluminum boat builders.

For minimizing the speed disadvantage due to excessive weight, a centerboarder has to have a worse AVS and worse safety stability than a bluewater fin-keeled boat, with a considerable draft and a bulbed keel. Dutch centerboarders, which today are almost extinct, did not go that way and for offering a similar AVS and safety stability had around a 50%B/D.

Note that to be approved as Class A the boat has to have a minimum AVS but that minimum decreases with the boat size (with mass) and on a boat with 10 430kg like the Boreal 44, that minimum is only 100º, even if that is considered by most as unsuitable for a bluewater boat. 

The cabin and dodger buoyancy will not affect positively the stability curve except in angles very near 90º (or over), and that means that when the boat is knocked down, it will not affect the force that the RM is making for righting the boat. The part of the stability curve that is used for righting a boat from high heel angles is what I call safety stability, and if the AVS Boreal is good (due to cabin and dodger buoyancy), that is not the case with the safety stability (due to the low B/D).

Note also that this type of centerboarders can lift the board up and still remain with the same stability, and in bad weather with the centerboard up, they will not trip on the keel when the boat is hit laterally by a breaking wave. That allows them to dissipate the wave energy sliding laterally, while a traditional sailboat, with a large and deep immersed keel, would have the bigger part of the wave energy transformed in a rotating movement. 

Because both displacements are in lightship condition, the difference in weight can only partially be attributed to a bigger beam and higher freeboards, but it has to be due also to a more heavily built boat, and that can be good on this type of boat, but not the absence of the correspondent increase in ballast, to have the same B/D.

With this B/D and considering that the ballast is in a small keel outside the hull, in what regards safety stability this boat should not be far from the OVNI 450, which displaces 11 550kg, while the previous model would have considerable bigger safety stability and AVS. However, the overall stability will be bigger on the Boreal 44.2 due to the bigger displacement.

Regarding the inside, the apparently larger window surfaces are only cosmetic and don't translate in interior significantly bigger "windows" neither by a more luminous interior (having as reference the 47.2).

If compared to the interior of the last models of other brands of voyage aluminum sailboats, the ones from Boreal seem of good quality and practical, but show clearly that they are not designed by a top interior designer and lack style, beauty, and design quality. I hope that the improvements in design refinement, that the new boat clearly shows on the outside, is going to be followed by an equivalent upgrade in interior design quality.

A correct price, taking into account the quality of the building and the high resistance of the hull (that has a bow that can break ice) and that is reflected in a long waiting list. If you order one now, it will be delivered only in 2025.

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Hallo Paulo, thank you for sharing this insightful analysis. Your article made me wonder - what defines a great bluewater cruiser? A boat that will take you afar and keep you safe in remote locations. Does it need really to be aluminum? And does it really have to be a centerboarder? I am not sure. Wouldn't a well made GRP boat be equally suited? One with a high-quality hull, collision bulkheads front and rear and a pivoting or lifting keep that allow to access shallow anchorages. Plus - such a boat would probably faster and have superior stability ... invaluable assets to outrun or ride across a storm. It seems to me that an aluminum centerboarder really is a niche concept for a very specific purpose ... to sail across frozen seas and beach your boat without penalty. Best, Markus

Hi Markus, No, a Bluewater boat does not need to be in aluminum even if aluminum is probably the best option to sail in waters with ice. Probably a boat with a kevlar hull, or an outside kevlar layer would be as good or better, but none is proposed now on the market (Comar had proposed one without comercial success). Does not need also to be a centerboarder even if almost all aluminum boats on the market are centerboarders. And most sailors have no desire whatsoever to cruise or sail in very cold high latitude deserted places, you have only to see the number of Nordic boats sailing in the med, Caribbean or circumnavigating by harmer climates to understand that. For all those probably a faster sailboat offering the same cruising amenities makes more sense even if these aluminum center boarder can be as fast on the trade winds. Some will want to do that in a really fast sailboat, like the Pegasus, the JPK45 or an Outremer catamaran. What defines a bluewater boat is the seaworthiness and to have a large autonomy. There are plenty boats that have those characteristics.

Hello Paulo, thank you for your comment. The JPK would be on top of my list ... ;-)

Bom dia Paulo I sold my 2015 Beneteau Oceanis 38 and bought an 2006 Ovni 395. What a difference, an aluminum with retractable daggerboard and rudder makes, specially is your playground is the shallow waters of the Bahamas and south Florida..I think I will never go back to fiberglass and fixed keel boats.the sense of security and practically is incomparable… congratulations on you blog. Abraço Homero

The Boreal 44.2 likewise has removable daggerboards (as did its predecessor). Will likely assist it a lot in going upwind.

I would love to see this style of aluminium centreboard sailboat, but with a somewhat lighter, and much more easily driven hull. (Imagine a cross between a Boreal 44.2 and a J/45!). I suppose the market niche would be way too small, and the initial stability too low. Perhaps the latter issue could be partly overcome my rigging it as a ketch. That of course would make the market demand even tinier.

You cannot have that. This type of boats have their seaworthiness based on having the same stability with the board up or down. You can have a fast aluminum boat with a swing keel like the Pogo, but the stability will be very different with the keel up or down. The builders of OVNI make also the Cigale, a fast aluminum boat and they can have it with a swing keel (Pogo Style) but it is a different type of boat, much lighter (and faster) because it does not have the ballast inside the boat, or in a small keel, like the Boreal, but it has a very different stability, keel up or down and keel down and it will trip on the keel if a breaking wave hit it. https://www.alubat.com/la-gamme/cigale-16/

Hi Paulo, Thanks for your always interesting insights! We are interested in a yacht arount 45 feet with variable draft and have already visited the 4 French Centreboarders (i.e. Boreal 47.2, Allures 45.9, Ovni 450 and Garcia E45). We also thougth about a Discovery 48, but the future of the yard is uncertain and the price.... We hope we can sail an Allures this year. Which yacht do you think sails best and offers best stability? According to German Yacht Magazine, the Boreal 47.2 sails very well. However, they did not address the low ballast ratio. Best, Fred

Hi Fred, I have a professional paid service to help clients to choose the boats that fit them better. I know well all those boats and many times clients end up paying nothing because I can agree with the shipyards a fee for bringing clients. If you are interested contact me by email: [email protected]

BTW I just came across this posting on yacht.de. An X 4.9 had to be abandoned in the middle of the Atlantic due to water ingress. The article states that 'the rudder shaft on board had come loose from the upper rudder bearing for reasons that were apparently unknown. Only fixed by the lower bearing, the shaft damaged the GRP hull, which led to water ingress.' https://www.yacht.de/aktuell/panorama/arc-january-erstes-schiff-im-ziel-x-yacht-auf-see-aufgegeben Clearly, this is one of the things that can't happen in a bluewater cruiser. IMO, even if in the case of negligence on behalf of the crew, the rudder system has to be designed in a way that it cannot compromise the structural integrity of the boat. Including, in case of hitting a floating object. Best, Markus

Thanks for the comment. I knew about the loss of that X4.9, knew that it was rudder related but I thought that they had hit something big and hard with the rudder and that the rudder stock had broken the hull at the insertion point. This seems weird and almost incredible. But In my own boat, when the rudder was dismounted for inspection, I did not like the way the upper rudder bearing was holding the shaft and modified the system, increasing the safety. Anyway, accidents can happen and even if a rudder is designed to break before breaking the hull, when a massive object hits it with huge force, sometimes things just do not happen as previewed, at it is always possible the hull to be broken by the hull shaft, specially when it is a stainless steel one, but that should not result in a boat sunk because the bulkhead that separates the rudder zone from the rest of the boat should be watertight. Well, it should be, but in reality the boats that have this feature are very rare, even among very expensive sailboats.

Hi Paolo, Nice article, quite well documented. A big thank you for your interest in our sailing boats. I would of course have preferred to collaborate with you in its drafting in order to avoid having to make some corrections. Your reasoning, correct regarding your numbers, leads to the conclusion that this new model will be slower and less stiff than the old model with regard to the B/D ratio. How could it be possible that all the journalists from the European nautical press who tested the boat in La Rochelle and crowned her "European sailboat of the year" were so wrong in unanimously praising its performance and seaworthiness in all the wind and sea conditions? In fact, the light weight of the old Boréal 44 was 12,850 kg and not 10,430. her ballast was 3.8T, the current one goes to 4T, the ratio remains more or less stable. But this report, if it gives some indications on the stability of weight, gives none on the stability of forms. The hull of the 44.2 has been completely redesigned for the most part above the waterline so that, as soon as the boat starts heeling a little, her RM is always greater than the old version. For the same sail area, we will take the first reef at 22 knots instead of 20, gaining power and therefore speed. We have also straightened the bow which is now vertical and thus increased the length at the waterline, a guarantee of speed. Regarding the B/D coefficient, it is essential to specify the capital importance of the height of the final center of gravity of the ballast in this ratio. The majority of current aluminum sailing boats have their ballast placed in the bottom of the hull. Many of them consist of a heap of little cast iron units whose final density is less than 7T/m³ if the space between them is taken into account. The ballast of the Boréal is made up of molded lead blocks (weighing an average of 450 kg each) to be integrated at the lowest point in the keel embryo, under the hull. Their density is 11.4T/m³. The result of these different elements is a better centering of the weights (better behavior at sea) and a lowering of the center of gravity (better stability). I can tell you that all these improvements have changed the behavior of the boat… and not in the way you are describing. I remain of course at your disposal to talk about it again. jean François Delvoye Architecte des Boréal

Hi Jean François, It is a pleasure to talk with you, and as somebody interested in yacht design I noticed from the beginning the innovative caracter of the Boreal 44 and my comments about the boat (then in a thread with the same name in a big sail forum - 2 million hits on the thread) had relevance in the boat being known, particularly in what regards American sailors. In what concerns the data your site provides about the yachts not being correct, that is something that is not my responsibility. I work with the data that is provided by the shipyards and I assume it is correct. An error of displacement of 2400kg in a 10 400kg, regarding lightship condition, it is a huge mistake. I have seen many optimistic displacements, but this one is really big. On the new boat the indicated ballast is given as 3800kg, not 4000kg and I prefer not to comment about the optimistic stability curve that was provided. Regarding to be the sailboat of the year, I have no doubt that the Boreal 44.2 is a great sailboat, but regarding to know if this one is faster or slower than the previous boat, the only way to know about that is to have both boats in the water at the same time, even if a very expensive top VPP program in the hands of a specialist can give solid information. I believe when you says that the new boat needs to reef later and that the stability is bigger, that is quite normal being the sail area the same and being this boat heavier (even if not so much as the wrong information about the previous boat make believe) and you say that this boat has more hull form stability....but that also increases drag. Anyway that is not important in this type of sailboat and if the difference between the displacement of the two boats is not so big, that difference in speed will be small. Probably it is more important the increase in stability and need to reef later than a small loss in speed.

Hello Paulo, thank you for your reply. I don't want to deviate too far from our initial discussion about the new Boréal 44.2, but you are raising a really interesting and important subject. What are minimum safety requirements a bluewater cruiser should comply with? Evidently, these requirements have to include minimum stability requirements, as you have pointed out in several of your articles. Additionally, they would have to include navigation and communication equipment, plus the ability to detect and avoid other vessels. And then there is the issue of floating objects. Today, I came across these guys here - https://www.useitagain.earth/cartographie/. They attempt to circumnavigate the globe in the 'wrong' direction, and during their passage from Lorient to Cape Horn they claim to have hit four UFOs! Maybe they had an extraordinary dose of bad luck. But regardless, I believe that a bluewater cruiser should either be able to reliably detect and avoid UFOs, or withstand a collision, not sink and still be maneuverable. Whether you need a watertight aft bulkhead to achieve such a goal or not, is a different question, but it's certainly a good idea to have it. To my knowledge, among aluminum centerboarders both Boréal and Garcia have this feature, whereas Ovnis are 'open'. Among GRP boats, I understand that a few shipyards - JPK, Salona, Pogo, possibly Luffe and Faurby - have it, but many others not. Hallberg-Rassy, who claim to build outstanding bluewater cruisers definitely do not offer this feature. Best, Markus

That talk about avoiding UFOs or remain with a boat able to continue sailing is a bit theoretical. Sure there are boats that have a bigger resistance to impact.... and slower the better because the energy in a collision is proportional not only to the mass of the object but also to the speed of the boat. But who wants to sail slower if one can sail faster? The many UFOs encountered by the boat you refer has to do with the speed of that boat, that is a very fast multihull, and most if not all of those UFOs are marine life, most of them mammals. A very poor choice of sailboat to try to beat that record. Several racing multihulls have tried and all failed. I will predict that they will fail, breaking the boat, before reaching half of the way.

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• Boréal Yachts—Eight Years On

On January 1, 2010, Attainable Adventure Cruising published an article I wrote on a then recently-designed aluminum cruising yacht being built in France.

As proud owners of an Ovni 435 that my wife and I had built to our specifications, I took more than a passing interest in this new design, not least because at first glance it had one wonderful feature that our boat lacked (and that we would have loved to have had): a watertight doghouse.

Further digging and an email exchange with the factory only piqued my interest. The excellently conceived doghouse was only the first of many equally worthwhile ideas incorporated into the boat.

It was if the builders, Boréal Yachts , had taken every sensible design feature that there had ever been for aluminum expedition boats and then added some brilliant innovations of their own. And all that at a vast discount in terms of price to what might have been expected for a custom built one-off high latitude boat. I was, by now, hooked. Who were these people and what was this boat? So I went to find out.

What I found was a massively constructed boat, with a multitude of sensible features for long-distance cruising far from help and support:

• A solid, stay-up rig with parallel spreaders. A large single wheel and well protected single rudder.
• A simple, airy and comfortable interior.
• Thick insulation and a wonderful Refleks heater system to keep you cosy.

Oh, and that doghouse, a major benefit, as anyone used to ‘summer’ in the higher latitudes will attest.

Now we are eight years on…

The fundamentals remain the same: Boréal believe in evolution, not revolution, and having got the basic boat so right, have then concentrated on simply making it better. I, having worked with many owners having a new Boréal built since then, have been close to the action and have seen those changes first hand.

Simple things, for the most part, but all designed to make the boat better and broaden its appeal. Having sailed all of the different Boréal boats in all conditions, I can confirm that this strategy works.

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Hi Colin. Even though I’m a long time fanatic multihull sailor, I really like the Boreals. I understand why their owners seem so in love. I’m looking forward to part two and the future ideas of these clever and nice people.

Thanks Stein I’m sure you’ll enjoy part II!

Hi! Thank You for all articles and especially my dream yacht Boreal 🙂 I had wonderful chance to sail 47 on last October in Brittany coast for almost week. Absolutely best experience. Just few ideas to change and maybe I expected more speed, but overall definetively best concept and stunning and beauty.

Hi Tiit glad you liked the 47 – a great boat. High speed isn’t everything – the ability to maintain high averages in total control is the ultimate advantage, in my view. And the boats can certainly do that.

Hi Colin, yes, you’re right, for speed there are lot of more options on the market 🙂 And if to point up, I liked mostly very practical layout, plenty of storage everywhere, comfortable cabins, saloon and galley, stunning carpenter work, secure cockpit, doghouse and all concerning to design. Very practical, indeed. And seaworthiness, as well. And landing on the keel…. this was one of highlights for all this weekend. Best! And waiting for part II.

Hi Colin, Thanks for all the articles on Boreal. We are currently in the research phase for a new boat and the Boreal 47 has topped our wish list for some time. Articles such as this help solidify our desire/decision!

Hi Baxter I’m glad you find them useful and I’ll sure you’ll enjoy Part II.

Hi Colin, I read your excellent article with mixed feelings. Like many (I suspect), there is a big part of me (not to be too disloyal to my wonderful cruising sail boat) wishing to start out again with a Boreal. No regrets, but clearly improvements have been made over the decades. Which brings me to another point: although clearly there have been improvements, I do not believe the average sailing/cruising boat is better, maybe the contrary, than a few decades ago. And, concomitantly, I believe the average sailor nowadays is less clear about what makes a good sailing/cruising boat. (Those who believe that “fake news” was a product of recent political rants in the US just have not been listening/reading the hype at the boat shows and in the maritime media about new boats/products over the last few decades.) I would expect your article (and the boats from Boreal visiting the many ports of the world) would go a ways toward educating emerging sailors as to the design/manufacturing elements that contribute to an excellent passage-maker. Not everyone needs to have a Boreal, but it is important to have an example to aspire toward and measure against. My best, Dick Stevenson, s/v Alchemy

Dear Dick I agree: great article. And Boreal boats and Morgan’s Cloud lead the way by example in good boats and seamanship. There may not be much progress in boats overall. Look at the 80 keels that have fallen off with loss of life. This is not the epitome of good boat construction. Some previous designers did it right and their boats remain as good examples we should all learn from: Rod & Olin Stevens, McCurdy & Rhodes.

http://dorade.org/RAS_On_Sailing_Master.pdf

Best wishes, Charles L Starke MD s/v Dawnpiper

Hi Dick, Charles I also agree – and I know that both John and I have consistently flagged up our misgivings about the direction that yacht design has been going for some time. And I’d also add that in my view it’s a pity that fashionable design features are becoming the order of the day in so many yachts, even from big name builders. Not everyone needs a Boreal, perhaps, but even if your ambitions don’t extend to extreme sailing it ought to be possible to choose from a selection of good boats from a variety of yards to go ocean cruising in safety and comfort – but I think that’s getting harder and harder to achieve. But here at AAC we do try to push for the need to build good boats- with articles on other good boast like the Rustler range and the A40 concept. After all, it’s a pleasure to do so. Best wishes Colin

Hi Charles, Thanks for the reminder about Rod Stevens’ book. I read the intro and I believe I read it decades ago, but look forward to doing so again, especially as it was download-able. What a treat. My best, Dick

Great boats and I look forward to your articles. Now I just have to hope that a used one shows up on the market about 2-3 years from now…

If your articles are not written yet, could you also comment on how some of their design/construction decisions are different from ones we see taken on the Ovnis that you know so well? Cheers,

Hi Mike Glad you like the articles and the boast – but don’t hold your breath regarding second hand boats – I’ve seen two come to the market and they were both snapped up! I covered a lot of the different design features in previous articles on Boreal yachts. As far as general construction is concerned, I’d say that the Boreal’s are more heavily built than Ovni’s (which are tough enough!) and the external keel box lowers the ballast effectively which gives them a substantial edge over similar designs with centreboards in terms of ultimate stability. Best wishes Colin

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BLACK & BLOODY FRIDAY

Lawson’s Bar decided to combine two holidays – Halloween and Night of sales – Black Friday. The original costume party offers not only monsters, but also the crazy prices for the bar menu!

The Scottish Lawson’s Bar is simply obliged to arrange a truly terrible holiday. the most unusual party Black & Bloody Friday in Lawson’s Bar offers guests unprecedented sale on the bar menu – all the drinks (except single malt whiskey) can be purchased at 199 rubles!

In addition, from October 31 to November 1, staff will turn into horrible monsters, charming Go-go girls will show their performance, the best DJs will play music and professional photographers will shoot the Sabbath. All guests are strongly encouraged to come in costumes to remember this night for a long time.

The party starts on October 31, at 22.00. The entrance is free.

Black & Bloody Friday, Lawson’s Bar – Blagoveshchensky lane, 1A.

ROCK OF AGES. HALLOWEEN PARTY

The most rock ‘n’ roll party in Moscow in honor of All Saints’ Day will be held in «China town cafe» club. Each year the place offers a special theme for Halloween. This year’s party is called the «Rock of Ages», as the famous Broadway musical, and later the famous movie with Tom Cruise in the lead role. The festive atmosphere and the sounds of rock will shake you like a hurricane.

The party will be held on October 31, at 23.00.

Club «China Town Cafe» – Lubyanka driveway, 25/12

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FEIG ELECTRONIC: Moscow-City Skyscrapers Streamline Parking Access and Control with Secure RFID

Feig electronic partners with isbc group to deploy ucode dna rfid security and parking access control solution in moscow business district.

Weilburg, Germany  — December 3,  2019  —  FEIG ELECTRONIC , a leading global supplier of radio frequency identification (RFID) readers and antennas with fifty years of industry experience, announces deployment of the UCODE DNA RFID security and parking contactless identification solution in the Moscow International Business Center, known as Moscow-City, one of the world’s largest business district projects.

The management of Moscow-City not only selected long-range, passive UHF RFID to implement in its controlled parking areas, it also chose to implement UCODE DNA , the highest form of secure RAIN RFID technology, developed by NXP Semiconductors.

Panoramic view of Moscow city and Moskva River at sunset. New modern futuristic skyscrapers of Moscow-City – International Business Center, toned

“Underscoring NXP’s innovation and leadership in developing advanced RAIN RFID technologies, our UCODE DNA was chosen to be incorporated with the FEIG and ISBC implementation of the contactless identification system in the prestigious Moscow-City,” said Mahdi Mekic, marketing director for RAIN RFID with NXP Semiconductors. “This exciting project represents yet another successful deployment of NXP’s contactless portfolio, and showcases our continued ability to meet the high-security requirements of highly demanding applications without compromising user convenience.”

“UCODE DNA is considered the only identification technology to match the physical protection of a barrier with the cybersecurity necessary to truly protect entrances from unauthorized access,” said Manuel Haertlé, senior product manager for FEIG Electronic. “As a respected contactless payment technology company, FEIG applies security know-how from its payment terminals, which are fully certified according to the latest high-class security standards, into our RFID systems. FEIG vehicle access control RFID readers incorporate advanced secure key storage elements, supporting various methods for secure key injection.”

FEIG’s partner ISBC Group provided the knowledge and support for this successful implementation using  FEIG’s long-range UHF RFID . The resulting system enables authorized vehicle entry into areas reserved for private residential use or corporate tenants, while also allowing availability of temporary, fee-based visitor parking. Thanks to the cryptographic authentication of UCODE DNA, both the tag and reader must go through an authentication procedure before the reader will validate the data from the tag, which is transmitted wirelessly. This level of authentication is typically used in the most secure data communication networks.

“The system’s two-step authentication means that only authorized equipment can handle the secure protocol and the data exchange with the UCODE DNA based tag. Without the required cryptographic secrets, other readers would query the tag in vain, because the tag’s response cannot be interpreted or understood,” said Andrey Krasovskiy, director of the RFID department at ISBC Group. “On top of this, each data exchange in the authentication process is unique, so even if a malicious actor were to intercept the communication, the transmission is only good for a single exchange and the tag’s unique identity is protected from cloning.”

Established in 1992 and still growing, Moscow-City is the revitalization and transformation of an industrial riverfront into a new, modern, vibrant and upscale business and residential district. A mix of residential, hotel, office, retail and entertainment facilities, it is located about four kilometers west of Red Square along the Moscow River. Twelve of the twenty-three planned facilities have already been completed, with seven currently under construction. Six skyscrapers in Moscow-City reach a height of at least 300 meters, including Europe’s tallest building, Federation Tower, which rises more than 100 stories.

Partnering with ISBC and deploying FEIG Electronic RFID solutions, the Moscow International Business Center is delivering security and access control to its city center today, as it grows into the city of tomorrow.

About FEIG ELECTRONIC

FEIG ELECTRONIC GmbH, a leading global supplier of RFID readers and antennas is one of the few suppliers worldwide offering RFID readers and antennas for all standard operating frequencies: LF (125 kHz), HF (13.56 MHz), UHF (860-960 MHz). A trusted pioneer in RFID with more than 50 years of industry experience, FEIG ELECTRONIC delivers unrivaled data collection, authentication, and identification solutions, as well as secure contactless payment systems. Readers from FEIG ELECTRONIC, which are available for plug-in, desktop, and handheld applications, support next-generation contactless credit cards, debit cards, smart cards, NFC and access control credentials to enable fast, accurate, reliable and secure transactions. For more information, visit:  www.feig.de/en

Founded in Moscow in 2002, ISBC Group provides knowledge and support to integrators for their successful implementation of RFID and smart card-based solutions. The company specializes in the distribution of smart card equipment, contact and contactless card manufacturing, smart card and RFID personalization services, and information security.  Its Research and Design Center is focused specifically on RFID, primarily HF and UHF solutions with NXP tags, and software development for the smart card industry. For more information visit:  https://isbc-cards.com/

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• 22 January 2021

The new BOREAL 47.2 : “European Yacht of the Year 2021” Winner in the category “Bluewater cruiser”

Last September, a few days after her launch, “CHIARA”, the first Boréal 47.2 sailed her maiden trip to La Rochelle to participate at the test sails with the jury of  “European Yacht of the Year 2021” : Several days of sailing in conditions ranging from 6 to 35 knots (and even more in the gusts).

We are very happy and proud to announce that today, 21th of January 2021, the Boréal 47.2 officially received  the award “European Yacht of the Year 2021” in the “Bluewater Cruiser” category .

We are extremely grateful to all members of the Jury for their recognition.

The winner in each category is elected by a jury of 12 journalists coming from 12 countries.

It’s facing her direct (and excellent) competitors that the Boreal 47.2 successfully convinced the professionals.

In the boating industry, this title is without doubt the most prestigious reward a shipyard can receive.

This title places the shipyard among the major players of the industry.

A little reminder : the Boréal 47.2 already won “Special Prize of the Jury”  at the Sailboat of the Year 2021 competition, Voile Magazine.

We dedicate this prizes to all our suppliers, partners and teams who day after day put all their energy and expertise in building the best possible Boréal. We are very grateful for the trust of our owners. They are a source of inspiration in our quest for excellence.

Boréal 47.2 “Special Prize of the Jury” at the Sailboat of the Year 2021 competition, Voile Magazine

Boréal 47.2 already won “Special Prize of the Jury”  at the Sailboat of the Year 2021 competition, Voile Magazine.

When Arnaud Boissières sailing the Vendée Globe and now ``Down under`` in the Indian Ocean announces that our Boréal 47.2 has won the ``Special Price of the Jury 2021`` . Thank you to the Juries. Thank you to Voile Magazine

Great job…well done everyone….very pleased for you …looks beautiful

Magnificent yacht to sail all over the world or just the Mediterranean in pure safety and pleasure.

In case time is limited.

What it the base price and cost of accessories for the 47.2 please. Thank you

Good Afternoon I am William Laycock for Ontario Canada Looking for sailboat to live aboard and travel around the world. I like what I read about your boats and the alum. haul with shallow draft etc. Looking for quote for 47.2 with option list and cost. We would like to see you sailboat and we can fly to your location if need be. Looking forward to talking with you. Thanks William Laycock

Was es für Grundpreis und Zubehörkosten für den 47.2 bitte gibt. Vielen Dank

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