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Alcyone (ex Moulin a Vent II)
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no reproduction without the permission of the photographer |
| Shipyard : | ACRP, FRA | Length : | 101.70 ft / 31.00 m | | Hull ID : | 1238 | Beam : | 29.55 ft / 9.00 m | | Year : | 1985 | Draught : | 2.95 ft / 0.90 m |
| Refit : | -- | | Naval Architect : | André Mauric | | Stylist : | A. Mauric / J.-Y. Cousteau | | Decorator : | -- | | Engine : | 2x 250kW Fiat 6V diesels / 2x Cousteau-Pechiney turbosails |
| Speed (max.) : | 12 | Range (Nm): | -- | | Speed (cruise) : | 10 | Hull / Superstr. : | aluminium / aluminium | | Guests : | -- | Fuel (Ltr) : | 20,000 | | Crew : | -- | Water (Ltr) : | -- |
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Comments
By Yachtspotter.
Alcyone is the only vessel propelled by the turbosails imagined by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and realised by the professor Lucien Malavard and the engineer Bertrand Charrier. A pity when it's known that this revolutionary system allows fuel savings of up to 30 percent. |
Spotters Log
| REPORT DATE | HARBOUR | LOCATION | ABOUT | | 05/03/2010 | Esplanade Marine | La Seyne-sur-Mer, France | -- | | 04/07/2008 | Port de Cannes | Cannes, France | -- | | 03/15/2007 | Porto Maurizio | Imperia, Italy  | -- | | 09/10/2006 | Port de St. Jean | St. Jean Cap Ferrat, France | anchored | | 09/09/2006 | Port de Beaulieu | Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France | -- |
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