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VPLP’s initial project was to design a racing trimaran commissioned by skipper Vincent Levy for the 1984 [[OSTAR]], (otherwise known as the English Transat). This {{convert|50|ft|m|adj=on}} foiler baptized Gerard Lambert was the first in a long line of racing trimarans that created a name for the firm and established the young designers as innovators in the field of [[naval architecture]].
This lead to [[Single-Handed_Trans-Atlantic_Race|Yvon Fauconnier]] commissioning them to work with [[Phil_Morrison_(yacht_designer)|Phil Morrison
<ref>[http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/50%20multis/G%20E10%20Exmouth%20Challenge.html]</ref> and its more recent history here<ref>[http://www.goldenoldies.biz/Umupro%20Jardin%20US%20-%20Multicoques%20Word.pdf 3D Sillages]</ref>.
Morrison worked for several months in Marseilles with the
VPLP designed their first cruising [[catamaran]] in 1984 for Lagoon, which was then a division of Jeanneau Techniques Avancées. The Lagoon 55 was the first in more than 240 cruising catamarans designed by VPLP. Lagoon is now part of the CNB division of Groupe [[Bénéteau]] and has produced more than 2000 [[catamarans]] with worldwide distribution. VPLP are the principal designers for the Lagoon fleet of sailing catamarans.<ref>[http://www.cata-lagoon.com/ch_pres_uk.php Lagoon Yachts]</ref>
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