Jeanneau

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

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. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Jeanneau (FRA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. 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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