{"id":1930,"date":"2021-11-01T14:48:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T13:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/add-modules.com\/fr\/?page_id=1930"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:59:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:59:34","slug":"genese","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/add-modules.com\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"HISTORY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Antoine Debled, s<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; word-spacing: normal;\">ailor on the\u00a0 Mini-Transat\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; word-spacing: normal;\">circuit <\/span><span style=\"word-spacing: normal; font-size: 16px;\">since 1998, <\/span><span style=\"word-spacing: normal; font-size: 12pt;\">started to try semi-rigid wingsails in 2006. It was a solution based on a 2D concept: 2 sails hoisted and spread apart; the whole being considered as a wing. Antoine Debled sailed with this solution in 2007 and ran 2500 miles but considered that, even though he felt great sensations, the system could not afford\u00a0 medium to strong wind conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-99\" title=\"Thick Sail Add-Modules Mini-Transat 2009\" src=\"http:\/\/add-modules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/parcours-Transat2-150x150.png\" alt=\"parcours Transat2\" width=\"218\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/add-modules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/parcours-Transat2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/add-modules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/parcours-Transat2-260x260.png 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/>In 2009 he reluctantly sails a classic softsail on the Mini Transat La Rochelle\u00a0 &#8211; Salvador de Bahia. It is between the Cape Verde Islands and Brazil, where the sailors are isolated, that he finds the inspiration which will give birth to the current AWP system : The easiest would be to equip a fabric sail to obtain a wing.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Since 2010, competitors and sailors have been testing AWP system on numerous sailing vessels ( windsurf, Moth foiler, sand yachting).\u00a0 \u00a0The innovation is now achieved and designed with manufacturing in mind. This system is protected by two patents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">With validated benefits, one of the most valuable assets is to offer low-tech development. Relying on known technologies and know-how guarantees a fast and economical installation of the propulsion system on the existing fleet and existing or new softsails.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"%5B%3Afr%5DNOTRE%20HISTOIRE%5B%3Aen%5DHISTORY%5B%3A%5D\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antoine Debled, sailor on the\u00a0 Mini-Transat\u00a0circuit since 1998, started to try semi-rigid wingsails in 2006. 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