Jeanneau
TypePrivately held company
IndustryBoat building
Founded1957
FounderHenri Jeanneau
Headquarters
Les Herbiers
,
France
ProductsSailboats
ParentGroupe Beneteau
DivisionsJeanneau Advanced Technologies
Lagoon catamaran
Websitewww.jeanneau.com

Jeanneau is a French boatyard in Les Herbiers, in the Vendée département, which has produced yachts since 1957. It was founded by Henri Jeanneau, a hardware store owner, who began by producing power boats.[1][2]

Jeanneau specializes in monohulls, but it created a specialist multihull line, Lagoon catamarans. Jeanneau (and Lagoon) became part of Groupe Beneteau in 1995.[3]

History

Henri Jeanneau's first boats in 1957 were wooden outboard motor-powered dinghy designs. He quickly moved to producing boats from fiberglass and by 1960 his motorboats, including the Jeanneau Sea-bird, were made from this new material, followed by the first sailboats in 1964.[1][2]

In 1970 the company was purchased by the American conglomerate, Bangor Punta. By mid-1980 the company was sold again and became part of Chatellier SA. In 1990 there was a joint venture with Italian Ferretti Craft to build a series of yachts, but the project did not last long. In 1995 the company was bought out by Groupe Beneteau and became part of the largest global sailboat-building enterprise.[1][2]

In the mid-1990s some Jeanneau designs were built in Polish boat yards, including the Sun Odyssey 24.1. In 2001 Ostroda Yachts of Poland became part of Jeanneau.[1][2]

The Jeanneau Advanced Technologies division was set up to build custom projects, such as the trimarans for the film Waterworld and some Americas Cup designs.[1][2]

Boats

Sun Odyssey 349
Fantasia 27
Sun Odyssey 49 DS under way
Sun Fast 32i
Tonic 23
Rush 31

Designs built by the company include:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Jeanneau (FRA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Beneteau Group. "Official Beneteau History". beneteau.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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