Guillaume Verdier
French naval architect
Guillaume Verdier is a French naval architect noted for his designs of high performance sailboats.
Life
Verdier was born 28 September 1970. From 1990 to 1993 he studied at MSc in Yacht and Powercraft Design at what is now Southampton Solent University before moving to do a post graduate master at the University of Southampton in Naval Architecture from 1994 to 1995. On completing his degree and then became a member f Naval Architecture Research Department of the University of Copenhagen developing design tools.
Awards
In 2016, the Solent University, his alma mater, awarded him with an honorary doctorate of engineering degree.
Career
Verdier was recruited in 1997 by the company Finot-Conq, Which is known for its designs of 60-foot sailboats. He worked notably on the development of Christophe Auguin's Geodis, Yves Parlier's Aquitaine Innovations and on the conception of Sodebo, Somewhere and on PRB 3 as well, the winner of the Vendée Globe in 2000–2001 with Michel Desjoyeaux.
In 2001, he founded his own company, whose first design was the Yves Parlier's Hydraplaneur.
In 2004, he was part of the design team for the Areva Challenge, which participated in 2007 America's Cup.
From 2006, he began working with naval architects Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prévost of VPLP design.
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