Vaurien

Class symbol
Boat
Crew	2
Draft	0.98 m
Hull
Hull weight	70 kg
LOA	4.08 m
Beam	1.47 m
Sails
Mainsail area	7.6 m2
Jib/genoa area	2.9 m2
Spinnaker area	9.4 m2
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The Vaurien is a dinghy designed by Jean-Jacques Herbulot in 1951, and presented in the Boat show in Paris in 1952. It was meant as a reasonable alternative for a boat with a crew of two, as much for its low cost, as for its simplicity to sail. The first units, sold in the mentioned Boat show, had a price equivalent to two bicycles of the time. It is a light, but robust, boat that soon found its place among beginners, especially in Europe and Africa. The class has been recognised by World Sailing since 1962.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1960 Morges	France Fabre	Switzerland Voisin	Switzerland Neeser
1961 Ostende	Belgium Maes de Baen	Belgium Gubel Gubel	Switzerland Fehlmann Fehlmann
1962 Royans	Switzerland Fehlmann Fehlmann	Belgium Gubel Gubel	Switzerland Voisin Hug
1963 Alkmaar	Belgium Maes Tchartorysky	Netherlands Henry Henry	Switzerland Voisin Tharin
1964 Palamos	France Quevarec Quevarec	Switzerland Voisin Hug	Switzerland Neeser Neeser
1965 Carnac	France Quevarec Quevarec	France Conan Cloarec	Netherlands Van Noort Delange

• (in English) International Vaurien Class Association
• (in Dutch) Vaurien Nederland Online
• (in Spanish) AsVaurien Espana
• (in Italian) AsVaurien - Associazione Italiana Proprietari Vaurien
• (in French) Centre Nautique des Glénans (Centro Nautico "Les Glénans")