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 …
