The neo-classical allows you to enjoy a sailboat with a retro look and to avoid the maintenance problems inherent in wood. You can enjoy current performance and a contemporary level of security. A neo-classical sailboat borrows the aesthetic codes of beautiful yachts to design a modern boat and sail with style.
What is a neo-classical sailboat?
Neoclassical, or vintage, is a fundamental aesthetic trend. Many current designers draw their inspiration from the emergence of leisure activities, in this case boating is the beginning of boating. This trend can be observed in the world of cycling, surfing, motorcycling and of course in sailing boats or motorboats.
Neoclassical is more than nostalgia, it is a crossroads between tradition and modernity, passion and pragmatism.
Elegance as a navigation program
The pure design of a neo-classical sailboat is the focus of attention. Indeed, most of the promises of such a boat are based on the aesthetic emotion it conveys.
Most of the time, they are top-of-the-range dayboats that combine noble and modern materials. They look good with an elegant and low freeboard that confines them to protected water bodies. The hull, bow and stern arch appear to have come straight out of an anchorage on the Solent or Cape Cod.
The hulls are highlighted by varnished mahogany shelves and teak decorates the decks. However, a closer look reveals that the hull is less hollow than it seems, a sign of lightness.
The pins are optimized and carry their weights better than their glorious predecessors. The solid wood planks give way to composite materials, the fittings are top-of-the-range and the rigging is so modern that only asymmetrical spis can be found on these yachts.
A rich offer of small productions
The European market is extremely large, concentrating mainly on small projects with limited production.
In France, the, made in La Rochelle, is probably the most emblematic neo-classical sailboat.
Still in La Rochelle we find the family of the Solenn of the Franck Roy shipyard, probably a little more classic.
The # Codes, from the Nantaise Black Pepper brand, are more efficient. Not to mention the very elegant Cape Cod of the Rosewest shipyard in Bordeaux.
It will also be necessary to look at the range of Saffier products offered by the Dutch shipyard Saffieryachts. The Dutch have a real dayboat culture, several nominations for the best European boat of the year can confirm this.
There are also cruisers, although they are rarer. Given the market, they are manufactured individually like the Baltic Yachts Elsa 47, which is entirely made of carbon and yet in a very classic style. Or the Daysailor 42 from the American shipyard Hinckley with carbon reinforcements, but with an imitation wood finish to save the appearance.
