Orange II (boat)

Orange II
Orange II in Lorient
Designer(s)Gilles Ollier
BuilderMultiplast
Launched2003
Racing career
SkippersBruno Peyron
Specifications
Displacement30 t (30 long tons; 33 short tons)
Length36.8 m (121 ft) (LOA)
Beam18 m (59 ft)
Draft2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
5.5 m (18 ft)
Sail area800 m2 (8,600 sq ft) (upwind)
1,100 m2 (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]

  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.