Jeanneau

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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]

Jeanneau specializes in monohulls, but it created a specialist multihull line, Lagoon catamarans. Jeanneau (and Lagoon) became part of Groupe Beneteau in 1995.[2]

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 , were made from this new material, followed by the first sailboats in 1964.[1]

In 1970 the company was purchased by the American conglomerate, Bangor Punta. By mid-1980 the company was sold again and became part of . In 1990 there was a joint venture with 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.

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

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]

Boats[]

Sun Odyssey 349
Fantasia 27
moored in Oslo
Tonic 23

Designs built by the company include:[1]

  • - 1960
  • - 1963
  • - 1966
  • - 1968
  • - 1969
  • - 1969
  • - 1970
  • - 1970
  • - 1970
  • - 1971
  • - 1972
  • - 1972
  • - 1974
  • - 1974
  • - 1975
  • - 1975
  • - 1976
  • - 1979
  • - 1979
  • - 1979
  • - 1979
  • - 1980
  • Microsail - 1980
  • - 1980
  • - 1981
  • - 1981
  • Fantasia 27 - 1981
  • - 1981
  • - 1982
  • Fun 23 - 1982
  • - 1982
  • - 1982
  • Bahia 22 - 1983
  • Eolia 25 - 1983
  • - 1983
  • - 1983
  • - 1983
  • - 1983
  • - 1984
  • - 1984
  • - 1984
  • - 1984
  • - 1984
  • - 1985
  • - 1985
  • - 1985
  • Tonic 23 - 1985
  • Tonic 23 CB - 1985
  • - 1986
  • - 1986
  • - 1986
  • - 1986
  • - 1987
  • - 1987
  • - 1987
  • - 1987
  • - 1987
  • - 1987
  • - 1987
  • - 1988
  • - 1988
  • - 1988
  • - 1989
  • - 1989
  • - 1989
  • - 1989
  • - 1990
  • - 1990
  • - 1990
  • Jeanneau One Design 35 - 1991
  • - 1991
  • - 1991
  • - 1991
  • - 1991
  • - 1991
  • - 1991
  • - 1992
  • - 1992
  • - 1992
  • - 1992
  • - 1993
  • - 1994
  • - 1994
  • - 1994
  • - 1994
  • - 1994
  • - 1994
  • - 1994
  • - 1995
  • - 1995
  • - 1995
  • - 1996
  • - 1996
  • - 1996
  • - 1997
  • - 1997
  • - 1998
  • - 1998
  • - 1998
  • - 1998
  • - 1998
  • - 1998
  • - 1998
  • - 1999
  • - 1999
  • - 2000
  • - 2000
  • - 2000
  • - 2000
  • - 2001
  • - 2001
  • - 2003
  • - 2003
  • - 2003
  • - 2003
  • - 2003
  • - 2003
  • - 2004
  • - 2004
  • - 2004
  • - 2004
  • - 2004
  • - 2005
  • - 2005
  • - 2005
  • - 2005
  • - 2007
  • - 2007
  • - 2008
  • - 2008
  • - 2008
  • - 2008
  • - 2008
  • - 2008
  • - 2009
  • - 2009
  • - 2009
  • - 2009
  • - 2010
  • - 2011
  • - 2011
  • - 2011
  • - 2012
  • - 2012
  • Sun Odyssey 349 - 2014
  • - 2013
  • - 2013
  • - 2013
  • - 2015
  • - 2015
  • - 2015
  • - 2015
  • - 2015
  • - 2015
  • - 2015
  • - 2016
  • - 2017
  • - 2018
  • - 2018
  • - 2018
  • - 2019
  • - 2021

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Jeanneau (FRA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ Beneteau Group. "Official Beneteau History". beneteau.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

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