OUT95 Bol d’Or debut for new British race boat. ‘Eris’ the British designed and built OUT95 “Monomaran” premiered in Switzerland in the Geneve-Rolle-Geneve last Saturday limbering up for the Bol d’Or. The OUT95 performed tremendously moving into the top five during the race and eventually finishing 13th monohull in a fleet of 260, second in class “L”. The OUT95 team is ready to build on this performance and put the “Bateaux Bleu” on the podium for the Bol d’Or. OUT95’s participation in Swiss yacht races has been made possible by our sponsors “Wings Project Art Space”, St Prex and the support of the Gstaad Yacht Club. The Bol d’Or will be the third race on the boat’s European tour of Blue Riband yacht races, which comprises of regattas in Hungary, Scandinavia, Italy and the UK. OUT95’s futuristic appearance catches the eye, but it’s her blistering performance makes the biggest impact. This exciting 9.5m wave-piercing winged monohull is fast in 'real time' and competes for both line and handicap honours against much bigger competition. Inspired by Pacific Proas (craft sailed on one narrow hull with an outrigger to windward), OUT95 designer Neal Pawson has penned an extremely narrow hull similar to a multihull, combined with wide wings to give large crew righting moment and low drag reserve stability. Built by Out and Out Solution, the OUT95 is the product of an extensive development programme, including model testing and computer analysis. The European race programme gave added challenges, Alex Briggs, OOS director explained ‘Although we were striving for a lightweight product, we were also focused on a boat that could be transported easily between events. This dictated a modular construction with removable wings, bow and a two part mast.' The project includes a partnership of leading marine companies who are using the innovative OUT95 to push the barriers of technology and performance. For more information and high resolution press photographs of the OUT95 visit www.out95.com or contact Neal Pawson on +44 796 884 8340 or Alex Briggs on +44 7770 608287