Meta Damien II Sailboats for Sale

The Meta Damien II is a seminal vessel in the history of expedition yachting, representing a shift toward the "indestructible" metal hulls required for highlatitude exploration. Designed by the late Michel Joubert and built by the Meta Shipyard in France, the Damien II was a direct evolution of the lessons learned by Jérôme Poncet and Gérard Janichon during their legendary fiveyear voyage on the original Damien. While the first Damien was a 10meter wooden boat, the Damien II was conceived as a 14to15meter steel or aluminum schooner capable of overwintering in ice. Most examples were built using Meta’s proprietary "Strongall" process—a method of construction utilizing thick aluminum plating without traditional internal framing—which provides exceptional impact resistance and thermal inertia.