By Gilles Ruffet When it was presented at La Rochelle during the Grand Pavois, then at Cannes, the Neel 50 left no one indifferent. A portrait of very original ocean cruising trimaran. We might as well say it straight away: the Neel bears absolutely no resemblance to the other multihulls aboard which I have had  [...]

By CHARL DU PLESSIS for Prestige Magazine (www.prestigemag.co.za) Eric Bruneel is an accountant and celebrated sailor, and has been part of the management team of the French manufacturer, Fountaine Pajot, since 1983. The experience gained from all these facets of his life come together in the exciting design of his NEEL 50 trimaran. If ever [...]

By Multihulls World Imagine: a huge platform, an imposing living area, fabulous cabins, and all this on three hulls, with the ability to carry out all  manoeuvres from the warmth of the interior… Utopian? Well no: you dreamt about it, Neel did it! AN ORIGINAL DESIGN! Eric Bruneel is this atypical trimaran’s designer. But this [...]

This is THE favourite of the editorial team amongst all the new boats presented this year… This trimaran is a brilliant idea! Yet Eric Bruneel’s concept is simple: to offer the performance of a trimaran and the comfort and accommodation of a cruising catamaran. In the end, the Neel 50 is perhaps the multihull of [...]