Boats by professionals
 Pettifox,
a beautiful breton "langoustier", 11 m long,custom built in Scilly islands You are looking for a professionally built boat ... Aside from mass produced boats, many small boat-builders are offering boats for more specific use or style. With Aven for wood and Seil for grp, each built at more than a hundred units, I started 26 years ago to work with professional boat-builders. All designs included in my stock plans catalogue may be built by professional builders. I intend to continuously widen the list, mainly with larger yachts. I have also designed many custom built boats, in particular heritage boats. According to your need and the boat-builder experience, I may provide only basic plans (lines, sail plan, scantlings...) or a complete set of drawings including detailed structure plan, specific fittings, accommodations, engine arrangement, etc...). If the boat is to sail under a EC country flag, I will also ensure compliance with the requirements of the Recreative Craft Directive. On traditional or classic boats, even open ones, it is always possible to find solutions to get the demanded level of safety still keeping a high level of authenticity. If a particular boat made an impression, because you sailed on board in the past, or you get touched by a boat picture of a sailing tale, it is always possible to redraw a new boat, as close as possible to the one you have in mind, on the basis of photographic or other documents. I have a large collection of plans and documents, which may complement yours. ... and for a boat-builder I have already cooperation agreements with some boat-builders which are listed hereunder. They are used to work with me and I am sure you will get an excellent job. I am also ready to work with any other builders in your country or area, working traditionally or with modern methods. |
 Icarai
is a company set up by my elder son Nicolas. He starts sailing when 6
months old only during a cruise to South England from Brittany. When
16, he built the first Laïta.
In
1999/2000 he makes two Atlantic Ocean crossing on a 8 meters long
Wharram catamaran.Graduated as an agronomic engineer, he finally came back to his first passion. Icarai is selling boats, kits and materials for many of my designs. Located in cherbourg, close to the ferry terminal, English people may easily takes a visit to his workshop. Icarai 4 avenue Louis Lumière - 50100 Cherbourg FRANCE Tel : +33 (0)2 33 41 38 91 - Fax : +33 (0)4 92 94 86 14 E-mail : nvivier@icarai.net - Internet : www.icarai.net |
 Grand-Largue
boatyard was founded in 1998 by Pierre-Yves de la Rivière. It is
located near Dinan, a beautiful historic small town in Northern
Brittany, France, not far from the maritime city of Saint Malo. Grand-Largue is selling boats and kits for Laïta, Minahouet, Stir Ven, Beniguet, Meaban... Grand Largue Le Saudrais, 22100 Calorguen FRANCE Tel : +33 (0)2 96 88 01 03 - Mobile : +33 (0)6 22 07 71 41 Fax : +33 (0)2 96 88 02 52 - E-mail : py.delariviere@free.fr - Internet : www.grand-largue.fr |
 Simmons &
Broome
Ltd. was established in 2002 as a working partnership between Mike
Broome and Kaila Simmons whilst training for their City & Guilds
qualifications in boatbuilding.Three years on, they have made quite an impact on the wooden boatbuilding community with projects such as the classic cruising yacht Prima, designed by Joan Jardine-Brown and Harrison Butler, and the Iain Oughtred double-ended cruising yacht Wee Seal. As a result, they have established a reputation for workmanship of the highest quality. I met Kaila and Broom during the June 2007 Beal Park Traditional Boat Show and was very impressed by the quality of their work. They are mostly interested in building boats into my "classic sail boats" range. Simmons & Broome Limited Unit 9-11, Crepe Farm Business Park Symondsbury, Bridport Dorset DT6 6EX United Kingdom Tel : +44 (0)1297 444 381 E-mail:info@simmonsandbroome.com Internet: www.simmonsandbroome.com |
 Bert
Reyntjes is marketing in the Nederlands my plans for home builders,
providing assistance in Dutch language. He is also selling materials
and kits.We met during summer 2004 and since them had a fruitful cooperation. de Bootbouwer Middendrift 10 9307 TB Steenbergen (Dr.) The Nederlands Tel : +31 050-507 34 30 E-mail: info@bootbouwer.nl Internet: www.bootbouwer.nl |