Masthead Sloop • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1968–1979
Early Finot design and winner of IOR 1/4 ton cup several times beginning in 1968
First boats were of plywood multi-chine construction. (Flush deck).
Boats based on this design have been built in France, Holland, Australia and Japan.
Selected for the 'Tour de France a la Voile' in 1978.
Finot was actually still working for Philippe Harle at this time.
'Petite Fleur', a soft chined version of the ECUME DE MER design (with other improvements) was Int. 1/4 ton winner in 1972.