Draft:Philippe Briand (naval architect)

Philippe Briand is a French naval architect and designer known for his motor and sailing yachts.

Life
Briand was born in La Rochelle, France, the son of an Olympic Dragon Sailor and Sail loft owner. He first went afloat at the age of three years old. Designing sailing boats since he was 11, his first sailing yacht was built at 16 years of age.

Career
Briand was the Main Architect/designer of 6 America Cup campaigns from 1974 to 2000, for France and Switzerland. He opened his first design studios in London and La Rochelle with his designs winning 9 world titles including Admirals Cup, Whitbread race, and 4 Ton cup.

There are more than 12,000 yachts designed by Briand on water all over the world. Briand's yachts include 10 Super sailing yachts, the IV|Mari-Cha‘s (two Atlantic Records in 1998 and 2003) and as well as Vertigo (67m) and Sybaris (73m)(cite3 ). Jeanneau Yachts 54 Jeanneau Yachts 60 Sun Odyssey Sun Odyssey 32 Sun Odyssey 449 Beneteau Blue II 449

In 2008 Philippe launched Vitruvius Yachts, a range a of motor yachts.

Philosophy
Philippe is both a Designer and Architect allowing him to design and build more sustainable yachts. He is looking to design yachts with minimal impact to the environment. Philippe Briand is a board member of Water Revolution Foundation for the protection of the environment by the yachting industry. Briand talked at Monaco Yacht Show 2023 unveiling the next steps towards sustainable superyacht design. In 2023 Alchemy a 66m was launched, built by Rossinavi, she has a slender and efficient hull design making it greener and more efficient saving both fuel and emissions.