Ollier Yachts Review

Multiplast, ostensibly a composite materials company, was founded during the early 1980s by Gilles Ollier. The founding of this company was a significant moment, as up until this point, composite materials had largely been relegated to military and strategic applications. However, Ollier began to use these materials in both yachting and aeronautics, and the company is today well known for its high quality competitive yachts as well as performance cruising yachts. Due to its combination of its architectural design office, its unique design team, and its composite materials shipyard, Multiplast is uniquely placed to build high quality composite yachts for a range of needs and interests

Pricing

Interested parties may contact Ollier and the Multiplex design team in order to commission a racing or leisure yacht to be built or in order to have a quote provided.

Pros

• Users note excellent quality engineering and unique use of materials
• Reviews describe the company as a world leader in composite carbon fiber hulls
• Custom design available

Cons

• Composite hulls cannot take a large shock, for example hitting a container
• Old composite hulls tend to become weak

Featured Models

Catamarans: Magic Cat, Multiplast 85, Exclusive 76, plus a range of cruising monohulls, and a range of racing monohulls and multihulls.

Conclusion

Gilles Ollier has a strong reputation as an excellent designer of composite hulls, and the yachts built by Multiplex corroborate this whole-heartedly. Experts comment on the extremely high quality and unsurpassed design of the Multiplex yachts, and on the lightness afforded by a carbon fiber hull. While some users express concerns about the rigidity of a carbon fiber hull, Ollier is quite to note that it is largely workmanship rather than the material itself that is to blame for any issues experienced when using a carbon fiber hull. However, carbon fiber hulls do struggle to withstand large shocks, and may become somewhat brittle with age, and those interested in purchasing an older model should be aware of this. However, Multiplex yachts are consistently well reviewed and have received a number of accolades and awards in terms of both design capacity and in terms of racing prowess and speed. The company is versatile, offering interested parties a range of different leisure and racing yachts in both the single hulled and multi hull designs, and users also have the option of working with Ollier's design team in order to design a custom model to suit their particular needs.