O’Connor Wooden Boats, Australia
With over 20 years experience in wooden boat building and repair, Tony is pleased to discuss any aspect of Wooden boat construction, mast and spar construction and repair, as well as…
Clint Chase, USA
In 2010, Clint Chase became my partner in the USA, as I was seeking for somebody able to market CNC cut kits. In 2011, Clint came in France and participated…
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Jeanne J, chaloupe de Noirmoutier
Hull length: 9.40 m Breadth: 3.10 m Displacement : 10.7 t Sail area : 77 m² Noirmoutier is an island located just south of river Loire mouth. Due mainly to salt marshes, Noirmoutier…
Grand-Largue, France
Grand-Largue is my historical partner. It started with the first Stir Ven in 1998. With Pierre-Yves de la Rivière, we took the first steps towards the CNC cutting of plywood…
Stefan Lauckenmann, Germany
Stefan represents myself as well as Grand-Largue Boat-builder in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland. He is himself owner of an Ebihen 16 built by Icarai. Therefore, he is able to advise…
Ilur
Sail and oar
Before modern times turned everything upside-down, all small boats, whether used for fishing, as workboats, or for pleasure, were propelled by sail or oar. In fact, both coexisted, because a…
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Classic sailboats
Yachting is already very old. A magnificent Viking boat, with two pairs of oars, was found in Gokstad, whose fineness of line and performance clearly did not make it a…
Enez Koalen, Homardier de Loguivy
Heritage boats
Stone constructions like houses, churches, castles, monuments, can withstand centuries and even milleniums. But wooden boats can't live for such a long time, they can live for an average of…
Hewes & Company, Maine, USA
Marine Projects Manager (Hewes & Company), Gardner Pickering, has spent 18 years in sail and powerboat construction yards as lead carpenter, boat boss & project manager. Hewesco (Hewes & Company)…
De Bootbouwer, the Netherlands
Bert Reyntjes (de Bootbouwer) is my first partner out of France, and also the first one in term of number of plans sold. We started our cooperation in 2004 and…
Koulmig
Moteur et vapeur
Les bateaux à moteur ont une histoire de plus d'un siècle. C'est pourquoi je propose une gamme de bateaux à moteur inspirés par la tradition. N'y cherchez pas de coques…
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Corentin, chasse-marée de Quimper
Hull length: 17.2 m Breadth: 4.96 m Displacement : 69 t Sail area: 217 m² Quimper is the main historical city of western Brittany, located uptream of river Odet. It was…
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La Belle Angèle, chasse-marée from Pont-Aven
Hull length: 14.55 m Breadth: 4.5 m Displacement : 35 t Sail area: 160 m² Pont-Aven is one of these harbour of South Brittany located upstream on tidal rivers. At that time,…
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Belle de Vilaine, chaloupe
Hull length: 10.5 m Breadth: 3.5 m Displacement : 18 t Sail area: 97 m² Billier is a small harbour at the mouth of river "La Vilaine", north of River Loire. Belle de…
Pettifox, langoustier de Camaret
Longueur de coque : 10.95 m Largeur : 3.77 m Déplacement : 11.7 t Voilure : 97.5 m² Pettifox est de la même veine que Babar. C'est un peu le même bateau avec un mètre…
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Leier Eussa, Ushant pilot
Hull length: 8.20 m Breadth: 2.84 m Displacement : 7.2 t Sail area: 51 m² Admiral Paris, in his exceptional book "Souvenirs de Marine", has published the plan of a "boat of…
La Pauline, Dahouet lugger
Hull length: 9.48 m Breadth: 3.45 m Displacement : 11.5 t Sail area: 95 m² Dahouet is a small harbour in Saint Brieuc bay, on the northern coast of Brittany. It was…
Ilur, traditionnal
Hull length: 4.50 m Breadth: 1.75 m Displacement : 250 kg about Sail area: 12.8 m² This design is the very first version of Ilur, drawn for a Morbihan gulf lover. She has…
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Aven, my first “sail and oar” design
Hull length: 4.60 m Breadth: 1.45 m Displacement : 200 kg environ Sail area: 10 m² Aven is may first sail and oar design. From 1982, about 100 units have been…