History
The shipyard was created in 2008 by Antoine Brugidou, former Vice President of Accenture, in association with the naval architect Tanguy Le Bihan and the designers (Fritsch & associés). [4] Antoine Brugidou wanted to create a well-performing luxury boat with all-terrain capabilities. To fit these requirements, Antoine Fritsch designed the Iguana Mobility System which enables the hull to carry the mobility system. In marine conditions, the track system is integrated in the hull and deployed (via a 90° rotation) on the ground. The tracks (which are adapted to sand and mud and built from an internal material resistant to corrosion), enable the boat to land on most of the surfaces from slopes (up to 12° angle), to sand, mud, or rocky beaches. After three years of development and two prototypes, Iguana Yachts launched the serial production in Caen using local expertise. The project was funded by several business angel networks (Arts et Métiers Business Angels, ESSEC Business Angels, Paris Business Angels, XMP Business Angels) [5] and, with their help, the first 24ft boat was launched 2012. [6] At the same time, production lines were designed and the company ran a stand in the international boat shows. [7] The serial production was launched right after the show and the first luxury boat was sold in 2013, in Bahrain. The amphibious boat also attracts investors specialized in military and professional endeavors (e.g. firemen). [8]
Blohm+Voss (B+V), also written historically as Blohm & Voss, Blohm und Voß etc., is a German shipbuilding and engineering company. Founded in Hamburg in 1877 to specialise in steel-hulled ships, its most famous product was the World War II battleship Bismarck. In the 1930s, its owners established the Hamburger Flugzeugbau aircraft manufacturer which, shortly before the outbreak of World War II, adopted the name of its parent company. Following a difficult period after the war, B+V was revived, changing ownership among several owners, as Thyssen Group and Star Capital. In 2016, it became a subsidiary of Lürssen and continues to supply both the military and civilian markets. It serves two areas – new construction of warships as NVL B.V. & Co. KG, and new construction and refitting of megayachts. The company has been in operation, building ships and other large machinery, almost continuously for 147 years.
The Damen Group is a Dutch defence, shipbuilding, and engineering conglomerate company based in Gorinchem, Netherlands.
Bill Tritt was an American yacht builder.
Benetti is an Italian shipbuilding and boat building company based in Viareggio, Livorno, and Fano, owned by Azimut Benetti S.p.A.
Ferretti S.p.A. is a multinational shipbuilding company headquartered in Forlì which specialises in the design, construction and sale of luxury motor yachts. Its products are sold under the brands Wally, Ferretti Yachts, Custom Line, Pershing, Itama, Riva, Mochi Craft and CRN.
The Burger Boat Company, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, is a builder of custom-designed, hand-built pleasure cruisers. The company also produces commercial vessels and has produced military vessels in the past. It is the second oldest pleasure cruiser producer in the United States after Hodgdon, and the fifth oldest in the world.
The Engin de débarquement amphibie rapide (EDA-R) is a class of French roll-on/roll-off catamaran landing craft (L-CAT) operated by the French and Egyptian navies. They transport vehicles, cargo and personnel from Mistral-class amphibious assault ships to shore.
Manureva was a custom-built racing trimaran famous for being the first oceangoing multihull racing sailboat, opening the path to the supremacy in speed of this kind of boat over monohulls. She won the 1972 Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race, skippered by Alain Colas, and was lost at sea with Colas during the first "Route du Rhum" transatlantic solo race in 1978.
Johan Neerman is a Belgian architect, industrial designer and systems thinker. He works with naval architecture, appropriate technology, transport design, cultural concepts and arts, systems thinking.
Corentin de Chatelperron, born in Vannes in 1983, is a French engineer, adventurist and manager of the "Gold of Bengal" project.
Watever is a French Non-Governmental Association (NGO) composed of professionals from the maritime, transport, and development industries. It was established in 2010 by Marc Van Peteghem, Yves Marre, Alain Connan and Gérald Similowski with the conviction that boats can be a gateway to development. The NGO primarily focuses on underprivileged populations living on the shores of oceans and rivers, and provides them access to floating solutions uniquely adapted to their economic, social and climatic situation.
Petit Bateau is a French brand of clothing and underwear for children founded in 1920, but whose origins date back to 1893, in Troyes. Integrated into the Rocher Group since 1988, Petit Bateau is a children's brand that became trans-generational in the 2000s thanks to the launch of the adult collection.
The LCM62 class is a series of landing craft mechanized used by the Italian Navy.
Abeking & Rasmussen (A&R) is a shipyard situated in Lemwerder, near Bremen in the German state of Lower Saxony. The shipyard is on the left bank of the River Weser, and currently comprises five production halls with associated workshops and offices, an inner harbour and a syncrolift.
The Beneteau Figaro, also called the Figaro I, the Figaro Solo and officially designated as the Figaro Beneteau, is a French sailboat that was designed by Groupe Finot and Jean Berret as a one design, single-handed, off-shore racer especially for the Solitaire du Figaro race and first built in 1990. The boat and the race are both named for the sponsor of the race, the French newspaper Le Figaro.
The Beneteau Figaro 2 or Beneteau Figaro II, officially designated as the Figaro Beneteau II, is a French sailboat that was designed by Marc Lombard as a one design, single-handed, off-shore racer for the Solitaire du Figaro race and first built in 2003. The boat and the race are named for the race's sponsor, the French newspaper Le Figaro.
The Beneteau Figaro 3, officially called the Figaro Beneteau 3, is a French hydrofoil-equipped sailboat that was designed by Van Peteghem/Lauriot-Prevost as a one design racer specifically for the Solitaire du Figaro race and first built in 2018. The boat and the race are named for the race's sponsor, the French newspaper Le Figaro.
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht DCNS was designed by Finot-Cong and launched in the 2008 after being built Multiplast shipyard in Vannes, the deck was made by the Larros shipyard in Arcachon.
Mobilize is a business unit of the French car manufacturer Renault established in 2021 and it is mainly specialized in mobility-related services. It focuses on subscription services, leasing, loans, data, and energy management, offering Mobilize-badged vehicles for car sharing and delivery services.
