The MOD 70 class is born in 2009 with the experience gained in the Orma 60 trimaran class, from a collaboration between 3 passionate entrepreneurs & sailors: Marco Simeoni, Steve Ravussin and Franck David. At the start of the Vendee Glove race 2008, Steve Ravussin and Franck David, introduce to Marco Simeoni the Multi One Design project which was to set a class of offshore identical trimarans.