damien 2 sailboat

Issuma is a 15.34m (50') steel staysail schooner, built to Michel Joubert's Damien II design. The boat was built by the well-known metal boatbuilding yard of META (which also built Bernard Moitessier's Joshua design), in Tarare, France. As with many (or most) of these boats, they were sold for completion by the owner.

I understand the first owner unfortunately passed away before completing the boat. The second owner, Yann Sergeant, took most of these pictures and drew the interior plan, completed the boat and also sailed it 48,000 miles (under the name Shekin V).

Original Damien II design drawing (Issuma and several other Damien IIs were lengthened 1.5m from this to improve steering):

The hull shape is designed to be forced upwards by ice pressure, rather than being crushed. The hull shape can be seen in these pictures of drying out on a beach:

META built these boats supported by big wheels at the bow and stern, so the hull was slowly rotated during construction, making it convenient to work on. Steel hull plating is 4 mm – 6 mm thick (thinner above water line) welded clinker (overlap) style rolled steel with 8mm x 6 cm frames spaced 46 cm apart. The plates are fully welded, inside and out, with the overlaps such that water does not stay on the interior welds (to avoid corrosion).

Deck is 4mm steel plate.

Both 15m/50' aluminum masts are stepped on deck. The aft mast is stepped on top of the pilothouse, which is about 30cm/1' higher than the deck where the forward mast is stepped. So Issuma has a schooner rig (staysail schooner rig to be precise).

Batteries are 12 volt, deep-cycle, Group 27 lead-acid. Two (or three in Arctic climates) batteries( wired in parallel for 12 volts) are used for the engine. Three banks of two 12 volt house batteries (in series) provide about 300 amp hours at 24 volts for the house bank.

High liferails (95cm from deck) to keep people aboard.

Jacklines for safety harness tethers to connect to.

6 person liferaft, EPIRB, flares, hand-powered desalinator, handheld GPS & VHF

Lifesling and lifesaving ring

Boarding ladder

First aid kit

, a Damien II built in the UK has sailed all over and has chartered for many years in Patagonia and Antarctica. Greg & Keri's website (in English) is at

Gerard Janichon's site (in French) about the various Damiens. Gerard and Jerome Poncet sailed the 10m plywood sloop Damien around the world and to Antarctica and the Arctic in the 1970s, subsequently prompting the design to their specifications, of high-latitude boats, Damien II and Damien III.

, is a cutter-rigged Damien II being sailed far and wide by a family. Their blog (in French), is

There are several other Damien IIs that I am aware of, that do not have blogs or websites. If I've missed any that have blogs or websites, please let me know.

The others Damien

Damien ii  et  damien 3.

Two identical schooners (lifting keel) succeeded the first Damien : Damien II for Jerome and Sally Poncet, and Damien 3 for Gerard and Jaquie Janichon.

Original features Damien II Hull length: 14.14 m (then extended to 1m) Width: 4.40 m Expected displacement: 15 t Draft: 3.08 m (low keel), 0.90 m (high keel) Lead Ballast: 5 t Sail area max. upwind: 124 m² Engine: 80 hp Plans Michel Joubert (1974). Construction of steel hulls to sites META (Tarare) and Eloy LLORENTE (Le Rove). Personal and finishing facilities and equipment.

Damien II wintered in Antarctica (1978-1979). Icebound and transformed into a refuge for the couple Poncet, the boat behaved as expected during the great winter. Based in Falkland Islands (Falkland Islands), he explores more than 30 years the Southern Islands and Antarctic Peninsula.

Twice sold and renamed Kotick, former Damien 3 now belongs to the couple Alain and Claudine Carradec. It performs charters in Patagonia and Antarctica from Ushuaia.

From 1979 to 1983, Gerard was Janichon owner of a cutter 11 m aluminum lifting keel.

Plans J.F. André, construction ACNNO (Noirmoutier).

Golden Fleece

Jérôme Poncet made ​​more polar campaigns annually to the Antarctic Peninsula and sub​​-Antarctic islands which adjoin or to South Georgia.

To meet the demand, it has strengthened its fleet Golden Fleece with a big steel ketch, comfortable and highly motorized, well suited to the scientific charter, film and tourism.

Length: 19.5 m (65 ‘) Long. LWL: 15.85 m (52 ‘) Width: 6.19 m (20’4 « ) Draft (max): 2.48 m (8’3 « ) Displacement (gross): 65 tons (FL)

La Wheelhouse

Aluminium Strongall Specialist – Sailing and motor yachts

Located in Tarare since 1963, META is the manufacturer of Bernard Moitessier's historical JOSHUA. Thanks to the Strongall ® assembly process, patented by the shipyard in 1977, and its unique know-how the shipyard designs and builds sailboats, trawlers, speedboats and other floating buildings using the deck hull prestressed aluminum technique: our constructions are efficient, innovative, comfortable and very resistant.

The History of the Site

It is in Chauffailles, in Saône et Loire, that Jean Fricaud, an enlightened self-taught metallurgist, takes advantage of his workshops to build his first 11m steel motor-sailer: the SAINTE MARTHE. At the age of 13, Joseph, the eldest son, dreams of cars, drawing and mechanics... and of leaving school as soon as possible in order to start an apprenticeship-which he will do, with his father's blessing.

The workshops, in full effervescence, set up a construction line for hydraulic shovels, Joseph finished his apprenticeship as a mechanic in Lyon and left to enrich his technical knowledge in various regional boiler making workshops hoping, as soon as possible, to practice metallurgy on his own account.

Still in Chauffailles, Jean Fricaud is approached by Bernard Moitessier, for whom he agrees, as a good patron, to build the steel hull of JOSHUA. At the same time, Joseph set up under the name META and became a subcontractor for his father's excavator company.

Jean Fricaud, in Chauffailles, has exhausted all the possibilities for expanding his hydraulic excavator construction company and sets up an additional workshop in Tarare, on the RN7, near Lyon. META, still in Chauffailles, began to diversify and expanded its range of construction equipment.

Jean Fricaud seized the opportunity of a lifetime and sold his prosperous business to an industrial group: he had just built the motorboat NADINE and could finally devote himself to deep-sea fishing. But the buyer does not want to expand to Tarare, where the workshop has just been completed. Sensing "the emergence of a market", Jean proposed to his son to build steel boats there. Joseph obeyed and fate precipitated events: thanks to the publicity generated by Bernard Moitessier's exploits, META became a full-fledged shipyard in Tarare.

After having built more than 70 JOSHUAS, more than 30 DAMIENS II, and many other steel hulls, Joseph launches a big paving stone in the pond and abandons steel in favor of STRONGALL® aluminum, which he has just patented. His pre-stressed aluminum construction technique makes it possible to create extremely resistant deck hulls. The young subsidiary PROMETA, directed by François Fevre, also abandons steel for STRONGALL®.

Patrice Passinge is 17 years old when he joins META as a metal worker, under the supervision of André Ravatier, the company's workshop manager. Joseph carefully follows Patrice's efforts, and despite his young age, he soon proves to be an outstanding journeyman.

Patrice Passinge became workshop manager when, after his excellent career at META, André Ravatier took his legitimate retirement. At the end of the 90's, aware that Joseph was getting older, various buyers came forward with the objective of expanding the company. But Joseph wanted to preserve the family spirit of the company and decided to pass on META to Patrice, who had a solid background and an excellent culture of the business.

Joseph definitively transfers the META Chantier Naval Spécialiste du STRONGALL® brand and all its activities to Patrice Passinge.

Construction and launch of FLEUR AUSTRALE, the magnificent custom sailing boat designed for and by Philippe Poupon. This large expedition ketch travels in all the waters of the world in complete safety, from the Arctic to the Antarctic via the Pacific Ocean.

Design and construction of the Ecotroll 39 in partnership with Jean-Pierre Brouns and the Olbia shipyard. The smallest troller approved for ocean navigation, it sailed from Lyon to Greenland through canals and oceans before returning to Lyon via the Canal du Midi in spring 2011.

50 years of META Shipyard on the island of Frioul opposite Marseille. Great meeting with many clients and personalities owning META yachts.

META is diversifying by proposing hulls for various floating projects, such as the development of a floating restaurant (entre deux ô) visible on Roanne.

Based on our floating projects, Dominique Renouf called on META to build Solar Carriage. Real floating habitats with electric propulsion, the Solar Carriage are powered by photovoltaic panels and can navigate on canals and rivers in an ecological way, an important value of our company. In parallel, META is working on its first production boat, the META 36.

Thursday March 12, a few hours before the first presidential address concerning the containment due to COVID-19, Philippe Brabetz signs the takeover of META Chantier Naval Specialist of the STRONGALL®. Patrice Passinge will launch a carpentry workshop dedicated to the interior fittings of the META 36, at the Tarare location.

The takeover is final and the shipyard, renamed META Yachts—Architect Shipyard—Strongall® Specialist, resists to the COVID wave and follows its course. Philippe conceides his TurboKeels® patent to the company and initiates a range of innovative designs for modern, attractive and highly performing sailboats, new motorboats. META Yachts confirms the desire to invest in environmentally clean projects such as electro-solar housing barge carried by Dominique Renouf, and gorgeous Noé boat, carried by Nicolas Lallemand.

Inauguration de META Yachts Services, à Port Saint Louis du Rhône, sur la côte méditerranéenne, cofondée par Philippe Brabetz et Fréderic Switala, pour l'entretien, le gardiennage et la vente de bateaux META Yachts d'occasion.

Technical Legacy

Bernard moitessier, writer of great talent, exceptional sailor and philosopher recognized well beyond our borders, bernard moitessier (1925 – 1994) has become a legend..

He has given rise to strong vocations by communicating his precious philosophy to all those who, in love with freedom, have “taken the plunge” and are blossoming far from our agitated lands. Everything or almost everything… has been said and written about Bernard, a very unusual character. “I am weighing these words because I fear that his formidable genius of simplicity has escaped some people and has disappeared into the oblivion of history, which would be unjust and regrettable. More than any other sailor, Bernard was haunted not only by the obligation of robustness of the boat, but also by maintenance, hence maximum simplicity. In this perfect sailor’s logic, the deck of JOSHUA – by its very studied simplicity – has always constituted, in my eyes, an essential work reference. Today, every builder (amateur or professional) should be inspired by the best of this masterpiece of practical common sense, on aluminum as on steel.

Drastically simple, but with minimum solutions that have been carefully thought through… On the JOSHUA bridge, nothing should catch, nothing should hurt, nothing should jam: no rails or screwed parts, but welding of sturdy rings instead (to make it easier to surf with the brush, to keep everything clean, and to do away with protective adhesives! Moreover, the most economical solutions were the order of the day, because Bernard was really not rich when Jean, my father, built for him in 1961, the hull number 1 of JOSHUA in CHAUFFAILLES. Among the original features of this deck plan – of a monarchal rigor – the famous “Chinese hood” for example, is worth the detour: 100% watertight thanks to its judicious volumes of depression in spite of the absence of flexible joint, inviolable, reducing thermal bridges, it divides by 3 the times of painting on its perimeter while maintaining the aspect of the new: who does better?

I was very young in the trade when my small team of journeymen started the construction of the JOSHUAS in TARARE, and Bernard’s sponsorship was a great help to me!

More than forty years separate us today from the launching of Bernard’s hull in LYON, and the spirit of the master is still deeply rooted in our reflexes – everything that could be tried differently often turned out to be less convincing, so thank you Bernard for your intelligent contribution to the design of the metal decks of our sailing ships.

Joseph FRICAUD

, Founder of META Chantier Naval

Our Strongall ® construction technique

There is no such thing as the a universal or perfect material, and here is why we have chosen aluminum to replace steel:.

• Aluminum boats are solid: constructions are homogeneous, without joints between welded elements and without weaknesses caused by composite associations of various materials
• Aluminum boats have a great longevity, are a good investment when budgets are under control and if they’ve been well designed and especially well built, they maintain a good rating when resold
• Aluminum grades 5083 and 5086 require little maintenance

Why Strongall ® ?

This aluminum construction method was developed and patented by META Chantier Naval in 1977. The concept is that of a self-supporting aluminum deck hull, based on the use of thick sheets: the transverse structure is then reduced to a minimum (integrated tanks, engine cradle, mast belt, crash-box or watertight bulkhead) depending on the size of the boat. This type of construction is synonymous to robustness and longevity, warrants of the significant investment a boat represents over the years.

The Advantages of Strongall ® :

• Stronger than equal weight steel construction
• About 30% lighter than the same steel shell with comparable strength
• The use of thick sheets allows a greater intensity in welding thus eliminating the risk of “sticking”, and guarantees a better fusion of the metal
• Little or no deformation of the plating sheets
• The thickness of the sheets increases the resistance to corrosion and significantly reduces the risk of metal fatigue (repeated cycles of torsion-bending of the planks where the hull is a hollow beam moving on complex waves and swell phenomena)
• The hull is treated with inorganic Zinc Silicate
• The painting of the dead works and the bridge is only necessary for cosmetic reasons, they can remain raw without consequence for the material.
• A significant advantage for the shipowner, the absence of internal restrictive structures makes the design of the fittings more flexible.

Architectural constraint:

The hulls require developable hull surfaces and lively chine(s)—easily integrated in elegant and efficient designs!

Over 300 sailboats, motorboats and trollers have been built in Tarare since 1977, their extreme robustness secures navigation in particularly difficult areas: Arctic, Northwest Passage, Antarctica… COME MEET US IN TARARE, AND GET A FEELING OF WHAT WE REALLY DO!

TurboKeels®

A solution for ballasting lead from one side to the other….

To displace the center of gravity without relying on complex tilting keels, Philippe Brabetz, new owner of the Meta shipyard, has come up with an ingenious solution: TurboKeels®, or how to ballast lead from one keel to another!

Already used on tilting keel sailboats such as IMOCAs, the system literally involves shifting the center of gravity of the boat—but a tilting keel requires a large draft and a complex, expensive and above all fragile mechanism not suitable for cruising yachts.

With TurboKeels®, Philippe Brabetz applies the above basic premise to twin keel boats. The 2 keels are then used as reservoirs to accommodate the ballast which travels from one keel to the other as needed, and following a closed circuit mechanism activated by a simple pump.

The advantages of Turbokeels are:

• Enhances power
• Diminishes heel angle
• Allows for shallow draft
• Simple, reliable and economical

Stronglite®

—The Stronglite ® technique is undergoing scrutiny by our R&D team—

you can stay tuned and follow our social media networks

Philippe Brabetz

Owner & CEO

Nathalie Simon

Administration & Sales

Marin Ducoux

Design Office Manager

Serge Calka

Export & Communication

Johan Tardif

Naval architect, Engineer

Dockyard Technical advisor

Aluminum Ship Builder

Naval Engineer

Philippe Brabetz has an architecture degree from the Paris-La-Villette School of Architecture. While studying to become a building specialist, he attends Dominique Presle’s naval architecture courses and becomes passionate about the subject.

He graduates shortly after the first Gulf War, when jobs were hard to come round, and nevertheless manages to join the Guignols’ team at Canal+, working at the design and production of TV sets and special effects as of 1995. Ten years later, still passionate about shipbuilding, he joins the Nantes Naval Architecture DPEA which he tops by an internship for the construction of America’s Cup Areva Challenge monohull. During his collaboration with shipyards and naval architecture firms in France, Spain and Morocco, he invents TurboKeels: a twin-keel system whose lest is ballasted from side to side. The invention patented, taking over META Shipyard seemed like the next best thing to do.

His mission is to consolidate the achievements of the legendary shipyard, but also to add the creative touch that will allow META to navigate today’s challenging waters and thus continue its fantastic adventure.

Born in the same valley as META and with a name familiar to windserfers worldwide, her career was mapped out: since 2008, Nathalie has been assisting the shypyard’s management from an administrative, commercial and accounting point of view.

An Executive Assistant by training, she favors positions which allow for the widest diversity of tasks, within human scale structures. It is an interactive and stimulating format that she appreciates and that participates to the great complementarity between her very “maritime” professional activity and very terrestrial personal interests: running, cycling, hiking are all activities which fill her up with the energy and enthusiasm we much appreciate.

Nathalie is a valued collaborator, who faithfully has and does contribute to the welfare of the company .

A naval architecture engineer with a degree from ENSTA Bretagne, Marin’s work at META combines his passion for sailing and his experience of ocean cruising with the technical skills acquired through his training.

As an admirer of Gérard Janichon (Damien) and Bernard Moitessier (Joshua), he says he’s proud to be able to contribute to the development of META and its new series of ocean-going yachts, with modern lines and a spirit of adventure still intact.

Lover of nature, water sports, and concerned about the environment, Victor tackles his new adventure : his meaningful collaboration as a fully-fledged member of the META team.

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Specialised Masters in Naval and Offshore Architecture/Engineering Offshore engineering, ENSTA Brest

Fluid Dynamics and Energy in Physics, Université Paris-Saclay

Fundamental Physics, Paris-Saclay University

Lionel has learned and confectioned his skill at aluminum ship building at META, where he’s been a faithful member of the team since 2004. He has become the metalworkers’ go-to person for all questions related to Strongall ® boat building techniques.

Not only is he an experienced boilermaker, he’s got a secret skill up his sleeve: he grows grapes which participate in the making of one of the local Rhone wines.

We’re looking forward to the META vintage 😉

Etudiant-ingénieur en architecture navale à l’ENSTA Bretagne, Marin allie en travaillant chez META sa passion pour la voile et ses expériences de croisières hauturières avec les acquis techniques de sa formation.

Admirateur de Gérard Janichon (Damien) et de Bernard Moitessier (Joshua), il se dit fier de pouvoir contribuer au développement de META et de sa nouvelle série de voiliers hauturiers aux lignes modernes et à l’esprit d’aventure toujours intact.

Le chantier est donc très heureux de pouvoir compter parmi ses équipes ce Marin très compétent—mais aussi parfaitement polyvalent, avec un très bel esprit d’équipe et un sourire communicatif.

Anticorrosion

Your anti-corrosion solution for 50 years.

This zinc-based product is the best protection against hull corrosion so far. We are its historical retailer and use it for all of our boats.

Whether used as antifouling or covered by a regular antifouling, METAGRIP ® welds perfectly to the steel or aluminum hull thanks to the absorption phenomenon.

It does not deteriorate and therefore fully respects the underwater environment.

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United Yacht Sales

50' Custom Damien II Schooner

ââ?¬Å?INDIAââ?¬ï¿½ , a Damien II, was launched in the spring of 1976. She was designed by world-class designer Michel Joubert who is well known for his off-shore designs. She was meticulously built by the famous META shipyard in France. Her hull has been constructed lapstrake and was designed to be pushed upwards in ice if she was ever to winter in high latitude areas. She is described with a round bilge, fin keel, and an external skewed rudder. Most Damien IIââ?¬â?¢s were built with pivoting keels which would allow them to venture into shallower water and to have the ability to be beached. With this option, those boats built with pivoting keels gave up performance. ââ?¬Å?Indiaââ?¬ï¿½ , with her fin keel has far better upwind performance and stability. She is schooner rigged with short powerful masts and oversized rigging. She has been rigged for ease of handling in all conditions with minimal crew effort. If youââ?¬â?¢re looking for a fully turn key boat that can take you anywhere, cross any ocean and even cruise the arctic or antarctic at any time of the year, "India" is the boat for you!  She has just undergone a full yard period where she has been equipped and refitted for her next voyage. Where are you going to take her?

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Engine hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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1978 Meta Damien II Schooner

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Seller's Description

‘Daphnae’ is a serious, strong, shorthanded offshore schooner which is in fully sound and good condition ready to sail anywhere in the temperate world. She has strong rigging, strong hull, strong motor, and good sails and running rigging. Her hull is in great shape, was built FULLY GALVANIZED and has always been maintained. This is not a hurricane or restoration boat, she is just a good boat, that has had a good life and is for sail at a fair price.

With her split rig, her lifting keel and rudder, and her seaworthy shape, she is a boat that can really take you places… And in style, at a fair cost. There is also the possibility to continue working the Sea Scout program each summer for the right buyer.

See full listing at https://bviyachtsales.com/yacht/50-meta-damien-2-schooner/

Equipment: Engines Engine 1: Engine Brand: Perkins Engine Model: 4.236 - 7000 HOURS Engine Type: Inboard Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel Drive Type: Direct Drive

Cruising Speed: 6 knots Maximum Speed: 10 knots

Tanks Fresh Water Tanks: 1 (50 Gallons) Fuel Tanks: 1 (100 Gallons) Holding Tanks: 1 (20 Gallons)

Accommodations Number of single berths: 9 Number of cabins: 4 Number of heads: 1 Seating Capacity: 10

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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Also comes with a opportunity if Intrested making 70k in 3 month doing youth sailing charters. 25-07-2021, 05:05   plans for a while but am seriously looking again. I have adjusted my thinking and would look at from 36' to 53', steel/Alu sailboat w/ lifting . Preferably in North America. I would look at pilot house models as well. Thank, Dale 25-07-2021, 05:08   26-07-2021, 06:32   Boat: Pape 42’ Aluminum Cutter 14-08-2021, 05:10   , in good condition, insured and actively sailing now. She has lifting keel and , as you requested. Located in the . No rust. 08-09-2021, 11:27   Boat: Pape 42’ Aluminum Cutter , in good condition, insured and actively sailing now. She has lifting keel and , as you requested. Located in the . No rust. , , , , , , Thread Tools Rate This Thread : Posting Rules post new threads post replies post attachments edit your posts is are code is are are are Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post buzz-kill72 Our Community 20 18-06-2021 15:36 jamescorfu Monohull Sailboats 9 30-08-2017 15:15 - - - - - - - Privacy Guaranteed - your email is never shared with anyone, opt out any time. Log in or Sign up You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser . Damien II, or similar, design drawings? Discussion in ' Sailboats ' started by Kirma , Dec 5, 2020 . Kirma Junior Member My partner and I would like to fabricate a 50' Damien II hull with a lifting keel, or the hull of a similar vessel in steel. If at all possible, if someone might have a set of plans or know someone else who does, any assistance to secure a set of drawings / plans to work from would be much appreciated. If we are unable to find a set of plans, we would also be willing to consider commissioning a Naval Architect to draft a similarly designed vessel.   Dolfiman Senior Member For Damien II, may be you can contact this builder "Meta Chantier Naval" (they built 25 between 1974 and 1981) : Meta Chantier Naval Telephone : 04 74 63 13 58 Fax : 04 74 05 08 65 [email protected] web site : META Chantier Naval - Spécialiste du Strongall - Accueil (meta-chantier-naval.fr) and/or the architect Bernard Nivelt of "Nivelt Muratet Design" (previously "Joubert Nivelt Design" , Michel Joubert was the naval architect of Damien II designed in 1974, he passed away in 2016) : Nivelt - Muratet | Facebook [email protected] damien-ii : fiche technique, photos, vidéos, essais et entretien du voilier (ouest-france.fr)   bajansailor Marine Surveyor Dolfiman beat me to it! Here is a nice article about a sistership to Damien II - Issuma, a Damien II Steel Schooner https://www.issuma.com/rhudson/issumaboat/IssumaDetails.htm I remember reading articles by Jerome and Sally Poncet (then owners of Damien II) in Cruising World in the late 80's / early 90's about their voyages to high latitudes with this vessel. Here is an article about them, by the then editor of Cruising World. Cruising World https://books.google.com/books?id=7i0R9QBe5aIC&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq=cruising+world+damien+II+article&source=bl&ots=E181uE_8Kt&sig=ACfU3U386am7YrHTaUP5NDMdPxH8nwoIoQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIyePLybftAhVlp1kKHQbtDAgQ6AEwBnoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=cruising%20world%20damien%20II%20article&f=false   Thanks for the response on this question. We have recently e-mailed the owner of Issuma, who was able to provide similar direction to attempt contacting the French architectural firm, constructor and others who've built the Damien II or might know someone with a set of design plans. The e-mail that's often refered for Nivelt Muratet Design doesn't appear to be active ( [email protected] ), but it appears that the firm is still active on social media, we will find a way to contact them if possible. We reached out to META today, hoping for an e-mail response from them. Damien II design drawings have seemed to be rather elusive!   This guy Cain (his pseudo in hisse.et.oh.com) has the linesplan at 1/10 + drawings of the retractable keel + scantling info. hisse.et.oh.com is the French forum equivalent to Boatdesign, you have first to register to then contact Cain. construction d'un damien II acier https://www.hisse-et-oh.com/sailing/construction-dun-damien-ii-acier   Advertisement: From the forum posts at hisse-et-oh.com, I understood that Cain was able to get a copy of the linesplan, scantlings and other details from Meta. All of this helped to point us in the right direction. Thank you.   Designs similar to Mini 650s No, create an account now. 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Possibility of cruises departing from Brest or Bénodet: Departure from Bénodet from April 1 to June 2 then from August 24 to October 30. Departure from Brest from June 3 to August 23. Some navigation ideas: departing from Bénodet: Glénan 2 days, Groix island 3 days, Belle île 5 days, etc. from Brest: Molène Island 3 days, Sein Island 3 days, Ouessant 4 days, Iroise Sea 5 days, etc. Our sailboat can accommodate up to 8 people for moments of conviviality and relaxation at sea. Concerning the on-board cash register: it includes diesel, the provisioning of food will be your responsibility as well as any possible nights at the pontoon. it costs around €25 per person per day. Do not hesitate to contact me via messaging Click&Boat to book your unforgettable nautical adventure! Equipment available on the sailboat Services provided by iris. Add dates for prices   ( 2 comments ) Overall rating Offered by iris. Location of the sailboat: Port De Bénodet, Bénodet Check-in & check-out Rules of the boat, cancellation policy, check availability of similar boats, sailboat - 10.6m — dufour - dufour 34 (2004), from €614 per day, sailboat - 9.9m — beneteau - first 32 (1981), from €501 per day, sailboat - 9.2m — j composites - j 92 (1993), from €560 per day, sailboat - 16m — chantier meta - pierre louis ( grand joshua ) (1972), from €543 per day. Number of passengers for your rental With or without skipper Damien, or the 1968 dream of two very young French sailors March 1, 2023 No Comments THE PERFECT GIFT! Give or treat yourself to a subscription to the print + digital Journal of Sailing and for only 69 euros a year you get the magazine at home plus read it on your PC, smartphone and tablet. With a sea of advantages. We are presenting, in order of time, what we think are the 30 mythical boats in the history of sailing. 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Their sailing also had difficult moments, like the one they themselves recount, in the Journal of Sailing, in 1976. “ Damien is capsized for the third time, takes on water and remains upside down, these are the feelings the two French sailors experience, trapped below deck, helpless in the midst of the storm : For a sailor it is a good end. Finishing with one’s own boat. We said our goodbyes, words of friendship. Long sentences are useless between us, and we are not here to make movies…Gradually torpor envelops us…I fall asleep. We cannot act or react because there is nothing we can do with a boat that has its keel in the air, with water seeping in from nowhere, with the will that no longer exists already…In the cabin of the Damien there is a sense of alienation. An upside-down sense. Just imagine your everyday world, turned upside down: and you walking on the ceiling, in the dark…How can a sailboat with a ballast of 1600 kg refuse to immediately recover its normal balance? It would only take a trifle for the ballast lever arm to kick in and cause the hull to regain its center-of-gravity logic…the boat shakes: the water inside starts lapping. And then the commotion and Damien becomes Damien again and straightens up on the left. lasted only a second, with wild aggression, as with the cry of the newborn at the act of birth. And it is a birth! We struggle feverishly against drowning, icy water seeps everywhere. It takes a few seconds to realize that we are alive, that the boat is floating “. DISCOVER THE 30 BOATS IN THE VIRTUAL MUSEUM All the news and trivia of the legendary 30 boats, leave a comment cancel reply. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Check out the latest issue Are you already a subscriber? 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Formed seas outside and flashes of rain in the harbor, however, did not discourage Three IOR classics, your little sailing goodies The period from the late 1960s to the very early 1990s is reputed by most to be the Golden Age of nautical design, Golden Age of Sailing. More commonly, however, it is known as IOR (International Offshore Rule ), a Sailing Newspaper Editor-in-Chief: Luca Oriani TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE EDITORIAL STAFF 02 535 811111 – [email protected] FOR ADVERTISING Senior account: Guido De Palma: tel. 02 535811208 cell. +39 347 2347433 [email protected]. Pierfrancesco Pugno: cell. +39 3496621980 [email protected] Cookie policy Privacy policy INFO SUBSCRIPTIONS, DIRECT SALES AND DIGITAL PRODUCTS tel. 02 535811 111/200 [email protected] Username or Email Address The Damien 40 is a 40.68ft cutter or ketch designed by Joubert - Nivelt and built in fiberglass by Divers Français between 1977 and 1982. It accomodates 8 people in 4 cabins plus salon.. The Damien 40 is a moderate weight sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is reasonably stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a bluewater cruising boat. The fuel capacity is average. There is a good water supply range. Damien 40 for sale elsewhere on the web: Main features Model Damien 40 Length 40.68 ft Beam 14.04 ft Draft 4.27 ft Country France (Europe) Estimated price $ 54900 Login or register to personnalize this screen. You will be able to pin external links of your choice. See how Sailboatlab works in video Sail area / displ. 17.56 Ballast / displ. 29.17 % Displ. / length 276.88 Comfort ratio 33.07 Capsize 1.88 Hull type Monohull keel with centerboard Construction Fiberglass Waterline length 34.94 ft Maximum draft 8.53 ft Displacement 26455.44 lbs Ballast 7716.17 lbs Hull speed 7.92 knots We help you build your own hydraulic steering system - Lecomble & Schmitt Rigging Cutter or ketch Sail area (100%) 974.13 sq.ft Air draft 0 ft ?? Sail area fore 0 sq.ft ?? Sail area main 0 sq.ft ?? I 0 ft ?? J 0 ft ?? P 0 ft ?? E 0 ft ?? Nb engines 1 Total power 55 HP Fuel capacity 66.04 gals Accommodations Water capacity 105.67 gals Headroom 6 ft Nb of cabins 4 Nb of berths 8 Nb heads 1 Builder data Builder Divers Français Designer Joubert - Nivelt First built 1977 Last built 1982 Number built 0 ?? Modal Title The content of your modal. Personalize your sailboat data sheet Paste a link here: Give it a title: And eventually a link to an image for the thumbnail: Japan Shows Announced Damien will play 5 intimate shows in Japan in March and April 2024. Tickets go on sale Saturday 03 February at 10am GMT. Pre-sales start on Tuesday 16 January at 5pm JST. See the TOUR page for ticket links. Sailboat Tour starting soon With special guests Silvia Perez Cruz and Jana Jacuka for the first three shows. Jana Jacuka confirmed to join Sailboat Tour Jana Jacuka will bring her cosmic mirror-costume performance for ‘astronaut’ on the Sailboat Tour this July, for three special shows. She will join Damien, Sílvia Pérez Cruz and Francisca Barreto for some collaborations at these shows. Sílvia Pérez Cruz confirmed to join Sailboat Tour Sílvia Pérez Cruz will join Damien on his Sailboat Tour this July, for three special shows. She will play for you and join Damien alongside Jana Jacuka & Francisca Barreto for some collaborations at these shows. U.S. Shows sold out Sailboat Tour - Italy & Spain July 2023 i don’t normally promote the folly of having favourites, however, i will say that travelling by sailboat is by far my favourite way to tour (...so far) instead of taking a plane or a tourbus from country to country, we're taking the sailboat, stopping at different ports and then going on land for concerts in some very beautiful venues like ostia antica in rome. Los Angeles - second show announced Damien will play a second show at The Orpheum in Los Angeles on Friday 5th December, 2023. Brooklyn, Chicago & Los Angeles Concert Update Sorry for the technical issues that you may have experienced during the pre-sale for shows on Tuesday. Brooklyn & Chicago Los Angeles PLEASE NOTE In the meantime, we will add an extra Los Angeles show and send information about further pre-sales and a new code for this show, over the next few days to those on our Mailing List https://damienrice.com/mailinglist/ U.S. Shows Announced for 2023 JUST ANNOUNCED: KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 230 COMMENTS Issuma, a Damien II Steel Schooner Issuma, a Damien II Schooner. Issuma is a 15.34m (50') steel staysail schooner, built to Michel Joubert's Damien II design. The boat was built by the well-known metal boatbuilding yard of META (which also built Bernard Moitessier's Joshua design), in Tarare, France. As with many (or most) of these boats, they were sold for completion by the owner. Schooner Issuma Expedition sailing, adventure and living your dreams--that's what this channel is about. Schooner Issuma is a Damien II design, 15m/50' steel, centerboard, staysail schooner. I have ... Damien 2 Meta sailboats for sale by owner. Damien 2 Meta preowned sailboats for sale by owner. Damien 2 Meta used sailboats for sale by owner. Want to Buy: Damien 2, 52' Steel hull schooner w/ lifting keel or Hello all, I am in the market for a Michel Joubert, Damien 2, 52' Steel hull schooner w/ lifting keel or very similar sailboat. I know there are not many of these boats around but I thought I would Review of Damien II Specifications and Review of Damien II based on the boat's specifications and artificial intelligense. Issuma, a 50' Damien II, steel schooner I have a Damien II centerboard steel schooner, built in France by META in 1981. The unusual thing about these boats is that all the ballast (4.5 tons of lead) in the boat is in the centerboard. The others Damien Damien II wintered in Antarctica (1978-1979). Icebound and transformed into a refuge for the couple Poncet, the boat behaved as expected during the great winter. Based in Falkland Islands (Falkland Islands), he explores more than 30 years the Southern Islands and Antarctic Peninsula. Aluminium Strongall Specialist In 1974, Michel Joubert designed the Damien II, as well as the steel schooner for famous singer, traveler, photographer and director Antoine—whose following sailboats, sloop were also designed and built using Strongall® aluminum. Schooners Meta damien ii schooner for sale Schooners Meta damien ii schooner for sale. View the broad range of schooners Meta damien ii schooner for sale in your area on offer in your area, review the detailed information about each vessel, compare prices, and uncover the best schooners Meta damien ii schooner deals 47.5' Damien 2 Meta Goleta Ocenica Show all sailboats for sale under: 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 70 80 (feet LOA) | Multihulls: Catamarans Trimarans 50' Custom Damien II-1976-Richmond-100840925 1976 50' Custom Schooner - Model: Damien II 100840925 Richmond BC. 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