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Submission declined on 22 December 2023 by Tagishsimon (talk). The subject is probably notable but a) the career section is written more like a CV than an article, and the emboldening of the dates is unwelcome. The awards section format is nonsense: WP does not do upper case in the way you have decided to do things here. You also need to refer to the subject by their family name, not given name. You need to lose references to the subject's own website - ref 3 for instance;and so you need to find reliable sources for the claim made, or else remove the claim. Finally, just in case and just because the whole thing reads like an advert, please see WP:COI and WP:PAID. Declined by Tagishsimon 8 months ago. | ![]() |
Comment: I think this meets WP:NBIO but I have significant concerns about the neutrality of the article, feels very promotional. Some things are off topic. microbiologyMarcus [petri dish·growths] 19:25, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
Philippe Briand is a French naval architect and designer known for his motor and sailing yachts.[1]
Life
[edit]Briand was born in La Rochelle, France, the son of an Olympic Dragon Sailor and Sail loft owner. He first went afloat at the age of three years old. Designing sailing boats since he was 11, his first sailing yacht was built at 16 years of age.[2]
Career
[edit]Briand was the Main Architect/designer of 6 America Cup campaigns from 1974 to 2000, for France and Switzerland. He opened his first design studios in London and La Rochelle with his designs winning 9 world titles including Admirals Cup, Whitbread race, and 4 Ton cup.[3]
There are more than 12,000 yachts designed by Briand on water all over the world.[4] Briand's yachts include 10 Super sailing yachts, the IV|Mari-Cha‘s (two Atlantic Records in 1998 and 2003) and as well as Vertigo (67m) and Sybaris (73m)(cite3 ). Jeanneau Yachts 54 Jeanneau Yachts 60 Sun Odyssey Sun Odyssey 32 Sun Odyssey 449 Beneteau Blue II 449[5]
In 2008 Philippe launched Vitruvius Yachts, a range a of motor yachts.[6]
Philosophy
[edit]Philippe is both a Designer and Architect allowing him to design and build more sustainable yachts. He is looking to design yachts with minimal impact to the environment. Philippe Briand is a board member of Water Revolution Foundation for the protection of the environment by the yachting industry.[7][8] Briand talked at Monaco Yacht Show 2023 unveiling the next steps towards sustainable superyacht design. [9] In 2023 Alchemy a 66m was launched, built by Rossinavi, she has a slender and efficient hull design making it greener and more efficient saving both fuel and emissions. [10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Creative Q&A: Philippe Briand". www.boatinternational.com.
- ^ ~~~~https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/yacht-design/creative-qa-philippe-briand--40813
- ^ "Philippe Briand: The man whose designs launched over 12,000 yachts". 29 October 2020.
- ^ Team, SuperYacht Times Editorial. "Philippe Briand Ltd. | Yacht Design | Superyacht Times". www.superyachttimes.com.
- ^ "Philippe Briand: The man whose designs launched over 12,000 yachts". Yachting World. October 29, 2020.
- ^ Team, SuperYacht Times Editorial. "Vitruvius Ltd | Yacht Design | Superyacht Times". www.superyachttimes.com.
- ^ "Our Team".
- ^ "In conversation with the yacht designer Philippe Briand". April 23, 2021.
- ^ Team, SuperYacht Times Editorial (October 2, 2023). "The Designers' Protocol unveiled: The next step towards sustainable superyacht design". www.superyachttimes.com.
- ^ "Inside 66m Rossinavi's Alchemy". Yacht Harbour.