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FRENCH MULTIHULL FANATIC AND LAGOON

DEALER, XAVIER BOUIN, IMAGINED HIS

PERFECT CATAMARAN

T

he carbon fibre-designed Tan 66 is

the brainchild of UAE businessman-

turned yacht broker, Xavier

Bouin and his company Tan Orient. As

an experienced sailor and catamaran

owner himself, it was his love of sailing

that brought him into the yachting world

commercially after the sale of his company,

and now as the regional dealer for Lagoon

catamarans he is further entwining himself

with the multihull community.

In my experience, multihulls entice

a certain type of person, particularly

those who have an enterprising and

entrepreneurial spirit. While not

necessarily a development class, it is

rare to find a multihull that has not had

some sort of design alteration, addition or

modification made by the owner, which

is often in vast contrast to the monohull

owner who keeps their yacht in pristine,

as bought, condition.

Not content with small changes, Xavier

had a vision of a new multihull shape,

and taking his dreams a step further, he

used his Breton connections to engage

world-renowned multihull designers

Marc Van-Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-

Prevost (VPLP) to turn his sketches into

design-build reality, and the result was

the Tan 66. At 20 metres LOA with a

9.4-metre beam, this inverted-bow, high-

speed cruiser boasts twin helm stations,

a 26-metre centrally-placed rotating

mast, furling genoa, self-tacking solent,

furling boom and convertible roof making

speed sailing an effortless pursuit. With

four entrances to the interior and a host

of layouts to choose from to style the 120

square meter area, all the accommodation

benefits from the high topsides in a range of

styles from three to five cabins.

Tel: +971556025386 | Email: Xavier@

tanorient.com | Web: http://www.thetan66.com

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