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  • Grand Pavois 2004 – La Rochelle

    First contact – Immense car parks, thousands of cars… gentle breeze blows.On the way, warehouses, manufacturers and ship chandlers face a university and an aquarium, one of the most visited in Europe. Ten knots of wind and familiar slappings are made hear… Little by little, crowd is done denser; it seems to converge towards a […]

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  • The New Jeanneau Sun Fast 3200

    06/2007 – A ‘FUN’ BOAT FOR THE TRANSQUADRA 2008! Designed by Daniel Andrieu, the Sun Fast 3200 has already attracted a number Transquadra sailors as well as owners from northern Europe (Sweden, Norway etc). The official introduction and launch of the prototype are due to take place in July 2007. Built using the most up-to-date […]

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  • Bavaria 42 Match : Fast and functional

    Construction. Initially presented to the public at the 2004 Grand Pavois International Boat Show in La Rochelle, the Bavaria 42 Match is also available as a 35 or 38-footer. As the name Match implies, this boat is designed for offshore racing, and is German shipyard Bavaria Yachtbau’s flagship model, produced with the help of J&J […]

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  • New rules for yachting

    In a nutshell: to simplify, to modernise, to responsibilise 09/2004 – It is at the Grand Pavois boat show in La Rochelle, that the Secretary of State to transport and sea, François Goulard, presented the final version of the reform on the regulation of the yachting in France. The old system – Facing the complexity […]

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  • Alliaura Privilege 515: inspired from motoryachts

    03/2009 – After the successful launch of the Privilège 745 and Privilège 615, with sharp lines, elegant esthetic and singular comfort of multihulls, Alliaura Marine shipyard has been approached by motor boats customers willing changes. This is why the conception of the Privilège 515 has been quickly imposed in order to propose a sailing yacht, […]

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  • Maxi Yachts 13.00

    05/2007 – Swedish Racer. After the 11.00 and the 10.50, the latest addition to the Swedish Maxi Yachts range is the 13.00, presented at the Grand Pavois in La Rochelle and distributed in France by Arzal Nautique. Award winning architect. Pelle Peterson is the man behind the Maxi Yachts brand. The former sailor turned designer […]

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  • Nautitech 47 : Comfort and great sailing

    Construction. The first Nautitech boats were launched in 1994 by Dufour. In 2002, the brand was bought by Marine Development, which then set up the company Nautitech SA, run by Bruno Voisard. This  year at the Grand Pavois boat show in La Rochelle, the company presented its Nautitech 47, which targets both charter companies and […]

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  • Portrait Jean-Luc Van den Heede

    Record holder of a round the world trip, the wrong way, on his monohull Adrien”, second in the “Route du Rhum”, race winner of the 60 foot world championship, Jean-luc Van Den Heede is an experienced and accomplished seaman who keeps his two feet on the ground. The meeting The broad shouldered gray bearded man […]

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