ORC are not just boats. They are an extension of the sailor, a perfect balance between performance and comfort, designed for those who seek intense sailing without compromise. If you have ever had the chance to helm an ORC, you know exactly what we mean. If not, let us take you on a journey through …
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After months of painstaking work, the construction process for ORC 57#04 culminates in a major event: unmolding. This is the moment when the key parts, the nacelle assembled with the outer planks, finally emerge from their molds to reveal their shapes and elegance. Unmolding: A Key Stage in Shipbuilding Unmolding is a delicate and complex …
Building a composite fast cruising catamaran consists in a succession of steps, but is also the output of a know-how. In this new original series of videos, you’ll discover in each episode one of these steps, giving birth to each ORC, but also the people and talent behind this knowledge. Today, let’s discover what “stratification” …
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A composite-built boat is synonym of quality and sustainability. To guarantee these criteria, we, at ORC, have put in place extremely rigorous control processes. Among the potential defaults we look for, air bubbles in the composite are on top of the list. No worries, our external expert is here to spot them! Air bubbles: the …
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Two weeks ago, we told you about the imminent start of the 4th unit of the ORC57, here. The very first step of this process is a meticulous preparation of the molds. These molds will soon receive a thin layer of wax, to facilitate the future unmolding. But that’s another story to come, and we have …
