PRB (vessel)
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PRB is a 60’ monohull
designed by Bruce Farr and built by CDK technologies in La Foret Fouesnant, France. It was put to water in September 2006. In 2007 the monohull has won three of the five events in which it has participated. Winner of the Grand Prix Petit Navire offshore race, of the Calais Round Britain Race, and more recently of the Rolex Fastnet Race, it distmated in the Barcelona World Race. Vincent Riou
, winner of the last Vendée Globe
will compete the next around the world race onboard PRB.
Business activity :
Monohull
rightA monohull is a type of boat having only one hull, unlike multihulled boats which can have two or more individual hulls connected to one another.-Fundamental concept:...
designed by Bruce Farr and built by CDK technologies in La Foret Fouesnant, France. It was put to water in September 2006. In 2007 the monohull has won three of the five events in which it has participated. Winner of the Grand Prix Petit Navire offshore race, of the Calais Round Britain Race, and more recently of the Rolex Fastnet Race, it distmated in the Barcelona World Race. Vincent Riou
Vincent Riou
Vincent Riou is a French sailor. He is the skipper of PRB, a 60-foot monohull. He won the 2004 edition of the Vendée Globe.-Recent events:...
, winner of the last Vendée Globe
Vendée Globe
The Vendée Globe is a round-the-world single-handed yacht race, sailed non-stop and without assistance. The race was founded by Philippe Jeantot in 1989, and since 1992 has taken place every four years....
will compete the next around the world race onboard PRB.
- Architect : Farr Yacht Design
- Builder : CDK technologies (La Foret Fouesnant)
- Put to water : September 2006
- Length : 18,28m (60’)
- Width : 5,85 m
- Weight : 8,5 tonnes
- Structure : Carbone Nomex
- Upwind Sails : 300 m²
- Downwind sails : 500 m²
- Sail N° : 85
The sponsor
PRB- Year of creation: 1975
- Head office: La Mothe-Achard, Vendée, France
- Chairman of the board: Jean-Jacques Laurent
Business activity :
- coating and flooring products for the building industry - products for façades and decoration (paint, TPC…), for tiling and soft flooring, for masonry; ranges of tiles and reconstituted stone.
- 110M turnover in 2006
- 5% in export
- 3rd biggest producer of façade rendering in France
- 16% of the French single-layer façade market (hydraulic binder)
- 500 000 tonnes of rendering per year
- No1 independent rendering manufacturer
- Staff at production site: 200 employees
- Number of sales representatives: 83
- 13 warehouses nationally
- 7 production units on the same site