Quentin Lucet
Naval Architect, Partner, VPLP Design
Quentin joined VPLP Design in 2006 and has been a partner of the firm since 2021, leading much of its racing work. His projects cover a very wide range, with one common thread: performance. He has contributed to the design of boats from the Diam 24 one-design for the Tour Voile to Spindrift 2 for the Jules Verne Trophy, as well as IMOCA 60s, Multi 50s, MOD70s, 80ft trimarans and the BMW Oracle trimaran (33rd America’s Cup). He is part of the team behind the VPLP/Verdier IMOCA foilers. More recently, in the IMOCA class, he has worked on 11th Hour Racing (ex-Malizia 3) and Les P’tits Doudous.
He is currently leading the design of Argo, the 32 m Ultim-sized trimaran commissioned by Jason Carroll’s Argo Racing team. She is being built by Multiplast for a 2029 launch and a crewed offshore record campaign.
Since 2022, Quentin has also been an active sailor on the IMA Maxi circuit, where he brings a designer’s eye for performance analysis and onboard systems. He applies a decade of offshore racing developments to the Maxi world. After racing aboard the Maxi 65 Spirit of Lorina in 2025, he sailed the 2026 Rolex Middle Sea Race aboard the 100-footer Black Jack, which took line honours after leading from start to finish.