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Forward cockpit

Two steering wheels protected from the wind and spray.

Windelo set itself the challenge of building an eco-friendly boat that combines sailing performance, cruising pleasure, and generous living spaces. Designed in collaboration with architects Christophe Barreau and Frédéric Neuman, the Windelo eco-catamaran features numerous innovations, including the forward cockpit, proposed by our architects.

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Located just aft of the mast, the forward cockpit has two steering wheels protected from the wind and spray and a good view of the sails and the bows. All the running rigging is at your fingertips, so the need to move about on deck is limited.

The Windelo cockpit opens onto the saloon and its design is central to sailing the boat and life together on board. With fully centralized controls, better visibility, and optimal comfort, Windelo sailors can fully enjoy safe sailing with no concession to performance.

The forward cockpit caters to the desire for a comfortable social space for the entire crew, the skipper, and the passengers. Our innovation also reflects Windelo’s team effort to build a more practical catamaran offering better visibility and greater safety.

A comfortable, spacious, practical cockpit

The forward cockpit has a clear view of the sea. It can be closed off completely to protect the helmsman from the elements. The forward cockpit’s fixed and sliding openings (side, ceiling, and front) offer an excellent view of the bows, sails, rigging, and the catamaran’s foredeck.
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On top of this, the Windelo cockpit keeps the skipper completely safe, successfully protecting them from spray and enabling them to anticipate any sailing problems with ease.

From a practical perspective, access to the cockpit is either from the stern through the saloon or at the bow from the deck.

You will love the interior, since all the running rigging, sailing instruments, and catamaran controls are centralized and divided among, the 2 helm stations to starboard and port.

The multifunction display with its navigation features as well as the boat’s entire management system are located to starboard. The foresail sheets (gennaker, code 0, code 3) and the starboard daggerboard control are also located here. On the right hand, the engine controls facilitate maneuvering.

The foresails and self-tacking solent sheets and the port daggerboard control are located on the port side. Two repeater displays show the wind direction, speed, and autopilot controls.

The mainsail sheet and halyard are positioned on the central winch. The same is true of the furling leads.

Lastly, the electric windlass is built into the forward cockpit, making mooring maneuvering a lot easier.

We have done our utmost to design a comfortable catamaran that can be sailed safely solo, short-handed, or with a crew.

Comfort in good company

The cockpit is modern and innovative, opening onto the saloon through completely watertight doors. The space offers unrivaled comfort and makes social interaction between the skipper and the crew a lot easier. You have to admit that exploring the seas in good company is one of sailing’s true pleasures.

A resounding architectural success

Windelo has successfully built a comfortable, high-performance, ecological, people-friendly catamaran. By bringing all the navigation and boat controls into the cockpit, we have succeeded in modulating the space in a new way, improving the whole crew’s safety and offering true pleasure at the helm.

The space offers unrivaled comfort and makes social interaction between the skipper and the crew a lot easier.

 

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