Jeanneau (boat builder)
| Jeanneau
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | approx. 1957-1959 |
| Seat | Les Herbiers |
| Branch | Boat building |
| Website | www.jeanneau.de |
Jeanneau is one of the largest French shipyards for pleasure craft .
history
In 1957, Henri Jeanneau began building his first motorboat in his father's workshop in Les Herbiers to take part in the 6 Hours of Paris race . After the successful participation, the hobby developed into a trade. In 1959 he hired two apprentice boat builders in his young company, Le Hall Nautique de l'Ouest . Jeanneau later traded under the name Les Constructions Nautiques Jeanneau .
At the beginning of the 1960s, the first motor boats made of polyester were made, with the Calanque still having a classic deck construction made of wood as a pioneer. With the Mirage , which was developed in the same year , the step came to a boat made entirely of plastic . So that the jump was made into a series production: Once a trunk cured or workpiece and the mold was removed, was with the production of the next begun. One mold delivered a large number of identical individual parts relatively quickly.
Gradually the GRP boats gained acceptance and the expensive production of wooden boats was stopped.
In 1964, Jeanneau opened up a new field of business with the introduction of the first sailing boats . He benefited from the growing popularity of water sports when Eric Tabarly won the OSTAR one-handed regatta in the same year . This was followed by other French regatta successes , with some of Jeanneau's ships among the winners.
Towards the end of the 1960s, with the industrialization of French boatbuilding , Jeanneau expanded its series production, which brought further cost savings and made sailing possible for more people. This was particularly evident in the Jeanneau Sangria presented in 1970 with a quantity of 2500.
Since the acquisition in 1995, Jeanneau has been part of the Bénéteau group of companies .
Model range
Although Jeanneau started out as a motorboat manufacturer, today sailboats are at least equally represented. In addition to smaller work boats such as B. the Rigiflex boats, the following series are offered:
Sailing boats
- Sun Odyssey DS (41 to 50 feet)
- Sun Odyssey (34 to 52 feet)
- Sun Fast 3200 and 3600
- Jeanneau Yachts 51-64 feet
- Sun Odyssey 349
Motor boats
- Cap Camarat CC
- Cap Camarat WA
- Cap Camarat DC
- Cap Camarat BR
- leader
- Merry Fisher
- Merry Fisher Marlin
- Prestige (42 to 75 feet)
- Velasco (since 2013)
- NC (New Concept)
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.jeanneau.de - History of the company ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
