History & Jeanneau Information

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=75 BGCOLOR="#9999FF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="11e924263.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=70 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>   |   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B><IMG SRC="0430e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="id224.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yarding"><U><B><IMG SRC="0460e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="down" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>     </B><A HREF="owner_websites.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owner Websites Blogs"><U><B><IMG SRC="0440e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="reviews___info.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reviews Info"><U><B><IMG SRC="0450e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>        </B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=410 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="91940403.png"> <div> History & Jeanneau Information</div> <div> <IMG SRC="147f24490.png" border=0 width="292" height="73" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="147dc1490.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="73" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="147ece4a0.jpg" border=0 width="462" height="74" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>1956 </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >M. Henri Jeanneau starts boat building in his Fathers workshop following his success in the  "Six heures de Paris" power boat race.</FONT></div> <div> <B>1957</B> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >Creation of the first "Jeanneau"  a simple wooden outboard motor dinghy</FONT></div> <div> <B>1958</B> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >The first "Jeanneau" fibre-glass hull moulded</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>1960 </B></FONT>The "Calanque" speed boat, Jeanneau's first  full production fibreglass boat</div> <div> <B>1970</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > First of 2800 Sangria sailing yachts produced</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>1970 - 1990 </B></FONT>Corporate ownership change to  United States based  <A HREF="http://www.bangorpunta.com/ODay/1983-TheNewOday39.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.bangorpunta.com/ODay/1983-The"><U>Bangor Punta</U></A>. Some Jeanneau yachts produced under license in US, including the Rush (as Cal 9.2) and the Sun Fizz (as <A HREF="http://www.bangorpunta.com/ODay/1983-TheNewOday39.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.bangorpunta.com/ODay/1983-The"><U>O'Day 39</U></A>) Ownership subsequently reverted to France with acquisition by  Chatellier SA</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>1990</B></FONT> Short lived joint venture with Italian Ferretti Craft to build the <A HREF="id224.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yarding"><U>Yarding Yacht </U></A>range</div> <div> <B>1990-1992</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > Sun Legende 41 produced under licence in Greece as the Olympic Sea 42</FONT></div> <div> <B>1995 </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >Acquired by Groupe Beneteau to create the largest sailboat group worldwide</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>1995</B></FONT> Lagoon Catamarans transfer to CNB   (<A HREF="http://www.jeanneau-owners2.com/specifications/id308.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.jeanneau-owners2.com/specific"><U>see History of Lagoon</U></A>)</div> <div> <B>1995-199</B><B>7</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > Polish built yachts include Sun Fast 17 & Sun Odyssey 24.1</FONT></div> <div> <B>2001</B> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >Jeanneau acquire control of Ostroda yachts in Poland</FONT></div> <div> <B>2006</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > Jeanneau celebrate 50 years of production</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Also see the informative AngliaAfloat article <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id390.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AngliaAfloat Fifty formidable"><U><B>"Fifty & Formidable"</B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> 50th Year history download file <a href="HTMLobj-5248/50thyear.pdf"><u>50thyear.pdf</u> </a>  </div> <bR> <div> Jeanneau custom projects are created by JAT (Jeanneau Advanced Technologies) include some America's Cup boats and the <A HREF="id177.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Waterworld "><U>Kevin Costner Waterworld trimarans'</U></A> </div> <bR> <div> JAT also created  the Lagoon range of catamarans who are now a separate division of Groupe Beneteau. The main production is at the Nantes factory.</div> <bR> <div> Between 1981-1985 O'Day built about 120 Sun Fizz yachts marketed as the</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.iheartodays.com/model_oday_39.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.iheartodays.com/model_oday_39"><U>O'Day 39.</U></A>  In 1986 this was remodeled by Hunt & Associates and produced as the <A HREF="http://www.iheartodays.com/model_oday_40.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.iheartodays.com/model_oday_40"><U>O'Day 40</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> Also between 1981 and 1984 the Ron Holland designed Rush was also manufactured in the USA under license by Cal (also owned at this time by the Bangor Punta group) at their Tampa Florida factory. as the Cal 9.2</div> <bR> <div> During the 1990's TPI in the USA produced some Jeanneau Lagoon 37 catamarans </div> <bR> <div> Also the Atlantic 44, built in Athens, Greece on license from Jeanneau, is almost identical to Jeanneau Sun Magic 44. Similarly the Sun Legende 41 was produced under license in Greece as the Olympic Sea 42</div> <bR> <div> It is understood that a few Sun Fast yachts were produced in Australia under license, during the early 1990's.</div> <bR> <div> Some Polish yards produced a number of Jeanneau Yachts and motorboats during the mid 1990's. Notably the Jacek Centowski designed Sun Odyssey 24.1. Following the 80 or so models produced under the Jeanneau brand during 1995 to 1997. These have continued to be produced in Poland and marketed under a variety of brands including:</div> <div> Sportina 730: Clever 24.5: Sportlake 730; Apolonia 24; Noryacht 770: Fly23S and Delphia 24 (not sport)</div> <bR> <div> Similarly the Sun Fast 17 remains available in the guise of the  <A HREF="http://www.balt-yacht.com.pl/17site-en.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.balt-yacht.com.pl/17site-en.h"><U>Balt 17 Armor</U></A> (ex Family 17)</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Jeanneau Links</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0e4464f0.png" border=0 width="70" height="79" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.jeanneau.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.jeanneau.com"><U><B>Jeanneau France</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.jeanneau.com/2007/index.cfm?nl=7" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.jeanneau.com/2007/index.cfm?n"><U><B>Jeanneau America</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.jeanneau.com/2007/index.cfm?r=reseau&p=reseau&pays=7" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.jeanneau.com/2007/index.cfm?r"><U><B>Jeanneau UK</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ostroda-yacht.pl" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ostroda-yacht.pl"><U><B>Jeanneau - Ostroda  <IMG SRC="c5986270.jpg" border=0 width="134" height="39" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.voilic.com" target="_blank" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.voilic.com" target="_blank"><U><IMG SRC="17047240.png" border=0 width="327" height="36" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> Detailed specifications and layouts for many Jeanneau Yachts</div> <bR> <div> <B>Jeanneau - Corporate</B></div> <div> <B>    </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.beneteaugroup.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.beneteaugroup.com"><U><B>Beneteau Groupe Website</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.bayacht.com/jean1.htm" target="_blank" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bayacht.com/jean1.htm" target"><U><B>General Background</B></U></A><B> </B>(from Bay Yacht Agency)</div> <div> <A HREF="id186.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Log Book Decembre 1998"><U><B>Journal de Bord - Log Book No:3 Decembre 1998</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Corporate Management</B><B>   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>  (at June 2005)</B></FONT></div> <div> Bruno CATHELINAIS - President and General Director</div> <div> Didier GREGGORY - General Director for Sales and Marketing </div> <div> Bruno HALLAIRE - General Director for Industry</div> <bR> <div> <B>Production sites</B></div> <div> Les Herbiers      Covered production area: 97 043 m² Total site area: 346 865 m²</div> <bR> <div> Includes 6 sections</div> <div> Corporate headquarters, senior management, advertising, marketing, administration, accounting and design office.</div> <div> Bois Vert section 1: production of sailboats from 12 m to 17 m</div> <div> Bois Vert section 2: production of the Sun Odyssey 54DS sailboat and large powerboats (Prestige range over 13m)</div> <div> Bignon section: production of large Merry Fisher models and sailboats from 8 m to 11 m</div> <div> Power section: production of small power boats and Prestige</div> <div> Woodshop</div> <bR> <div>  Rochetrejoux       Covered production area: 3 312 m²</div> <div>                Total site area: 12 701 m²  Powerboat production from 7 m to 9 m</div> <bR> <div> Nantes      Covered production area: 2 100 m²</div> <div>                Total site area: 10 290 m²               Production of the Prestige 36</div> <bR> <div> Cholet      Covered production area: 20 000 m²</div> <div>                Total site area: 170 000 m²                 Sailboat production from 10 to 14 m</div> <div>                 <A HREF="id428.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Plastech"><U>Plastech Closed Mould Production Report</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Ostroda (Poland)      Covered production area: 10 000 m²</div> <div>                Total site area: 49 667 m²               Production of powerboats under 6 m</div> <bR> <div> Global employment at June 2005    1900 people </div> <bR> <div> <B>Jeanneau Facilities</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Les Herbiers</B> produces Merry Fisher, Cap Camarat, Prestige 32 and the majority of the Sun Odyssey and Sun Fast range.</div> <div> our</div> <div> <B>Rochetrejoux</B> (also situated in Vendée) specialise in the manufacture of the Leader range and some small sailing yachts. </div> <bR> <div> The <B>Ostroda</B> plant, who previously produced both the Sun Fast 20 and numerous jeanneau motorboats supply additional production for some of the motor-boat range. A new 6m sailing yacht is due for production from 2004.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Amicale Réseau Jeanneau</B> <A HREF="http://www.arjean.org/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.arjean.org/"><U><IMG SRC="10d7a05e0.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="94" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> French Jeanneau Dealers Network</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.boatserver.com" target="_blank" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.boatserver.com" target="_blan"><U><B>Boatserver</B></U></A></div> <div> This site is well worth viewing, in addition to many brokerage listings in Europe it also has specifications and photographs of most Jeanneau Models   -   <I>Go to the "Photos and Characteristics" For non-French speakers remember the translation page on this site</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nautisme.com" target="_blank " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nautisme.com" target="_blank "><U><B>Nautisme.com</B></U></A></div> <div> Useful French site with some detailed specifications</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.locasail.com" target="_blank " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.locasail.com" target="_blank "><U><B>Locasail</B></U></A></div> <div> French Charter, New & Brokerage site with high quality specifications for many models</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="e9530e40.png" border=0 width="304" height="228" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Poker Logo from 1976</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="7e6409e0.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="158" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Paris Boatshow 1959</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="7e706880.jpg" border=0 width="262" height="136" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="7e840f10.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="241" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">First factory</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="7e940cf0.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="207" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> 1969 Hull "Roadtest"</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="7f925c30.jpg" border=0 width="293" height="195" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> 1969 Volcan</div> <div>  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="7ff36dd0.jpg" border=0 width="310" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Prelude  </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="7f1fabc0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Arcachonais</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>        </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>