Grand Citron Vert
Grand Citron Vert is a catamaran "Ville Audrain" designed in 1986 by Erik Lerouge
Ville Audrain was one of the first large production French catamaran.
With her easily handled rugged cutter rig and outstanding seaworthiness, she excels in passage making.
Ville Audrain 42 only had sitting headroom in the saloon.
The catamaran Ville Audrain 42 was 12.3 m long and 7.3 m wide with a draft of 1.2 m.
With main sail, yankee and trinquette, the catamaran has 110 m2 of sails.
In 1987, when first launched, the catamaran Ville Audrain 42 had one central engine.
Later, both hulls were increased to create a compartment for engines in order to have one engine Volvo Penta 27 HP in each hull.
Erik Lerouge explained that "Ville Audrain" is a very safe catamaran as the center of sails is low with a beam of 7.30m.
This gives a very safe boat when sailing, whatever the conditions.
The boat has been under total refit in 2021-2023 for transatlantic passage and may be more.
I have a full description and illustrations of the evolution of the total refit with all the steps from the desinstallation to the end result.
The refit has been done by professional companies from Lorient - Brittany - France, except the motors that have been changed in Portugal.
- Motors Volvo by Sopromar
- Stratification and all structures by Renovatio56
- Hulls and deck paints by Nautymor
- Electricity, Electronics, Solar panels, Plumbing by Miles Solutions
- Inox elements by Inox Marine
- Riggings by Tonnerre Gréement
- Sails and interior cushions by So Sails
- Interior design and carpentery by Sailwood
- Fittings, winch, ropes, cleats ... Ino Rope, Marine West
In the saloon, we only have sitting headroom - the height is 1.65m. In the hulls the height is 1.95m.
The galley is in the starboard hull. The bathroom is in the port hull.
In each hull, there is a double bed in the aft cabin.
There is a large single bed in the front cabin in the starboard hull.
In the front of the port hull there is a technical room with a workshop.
If you want to have an idea of what does Grand Citron Vert look like, just look a the gallery where you will see pictures of interior and exterior.
Since I bought Grand Citron Vert in 06/2019, this is the updated trip, solo sailing since 2023:
- 08/2019 - 500 miles from Valencia, Spain to Gibraltar
- 08/2019 - 350 miles from Gibraltar to Sines, Portugal
- 11/2019 - 55 miles from Sines, Portugal to Lisbon, Portugal
- 08/2020 - 635 miles from Lisbon, Portugal to Bénodet, Brittany, France
- 11/2021 - 71 miles from Bénodet, Brittany, France to Hennebont, Brittany, France
- 10/2022 - 55 miles from Hennebont, Brittany, France to Bénodet, Brittany, France
- 11/2022 - 55 miles from Bénodet, Brittany, France to Hennebont, Brittany, France
- 07/2023 - 55 miles from Hennebont, Brittany, France to Bénodet, Brittany, France
- 08/2023 - 450 miles from Bénodet, Brittany, France to Camarinas, Spain
- 08/2023 - 300 miles from Camarinas, Spain to Lisbon, Portugal
- 08/2023 - 55 miles from Lisbon, Portugal to Sines, Portugal
- 08/2023 - 80 miles from Sines, Portugal to Lagos, Portugal
- 09/2023 - 460 miles from Lagos, Portugal to Agadir, Morocco
- 09/2023 - 260 miles from Agadir, Morocco to Lanzarotte, Canaries
- 09/2023 - 100 miles from Lanzarotte, Canaries to Las Palmas, Canaries
- 09/2023 - 40 miles from Las Palmas, Canaries to Pasito Blanco, Canaries
- 09/2023 - 925 miles from Pasito Blanco, Canaries to Palmeira, Cabo Verde
- 10/2023 - 125 miles from Palmeira, Cabo Verde to Mindelo, Cabo Verde
- 10/2023 - 125 miles Mindelo, Cabo Verde to Palmeira, Cabo Verde
- 11.2023 - 125 miles Palmeira, Cabo Verde to Mindelo, Cabo Verde
- 11/2023 - 2522 miles from Mindelo, Cabo Verde to Le Marin, Martinique
- 12/2023 - 100 miles from Le Marin, Martinique to Bequia, SVG
- 01/2024 - 150 miles in the Grenadines
- 01/2024 - 20 miles from Union, SVG to Carriacou, Grenada
- 01/2024 - 40 miles from Carriacou to Grenada
- 02/2024 - 40 miles from Grenada to Carriacou
- 02/2024 - 20 miles from Carriacou, Grenada to Union, SVG
- 02/2024 - 50 miles from Union, SVG to Bequia, SVG
- 02/2024 - 100 miles from Bequia, SVG to Le Marin, Martinique
- 04/2024 - 1400 miles from Le Marin, Martinique to Linton Bay Marina, Panama
