Boat plans to make the sea more beautiful
In its April 2026 issue, *Voiles et Voiliers* magazine published a 23-page feature on amateur boatbuilding. Is it still relevant today? What materials should be used? What kind of boat?…
At the end of 2025, I moved to the heart of Pornichet town centre, putting me within easy reach of a wide range of shops and services. And even Pornichet…
Helge Kristiansen at Norse Heritage Boats is a Norwegian of Viking descent. All his life he has had a strong passion for the sea and sailing boats. He learned to…
A Lotca, a replica of boats from the Danube delta, was built by Skol ar Mor for Agathe and Marion, who are embarking on an expedition down the river, from the Black Forest to the Black Sea.
On the evening of Wednesday 2 July, a serious fire completely destroyed my partner Grand-Largue's boatyard. The fire started in a neighbouring business and spread rapidly, requiring the intervention of…
Please find below an album of the “Vivierboats” launched in 2023. I thank everyone who sent me photos of their boat, and I invite all builders to do the same…
Grand-Largue boatbuilder built a Koalen 18 in 2017 for a person wishing to anchor her boat in front of its holiday home in Damgan, South Britanny, at the mouth of…
Diben 23 is a boat traditionally built to my plans by Skol ar Mor, a wooden boatbuilding school, and launched in 2020. She had since been sheltered while waiting for…
It is now a habit. Each year I publish an album of the "Vivier boats" launched during the previous year. I thank those who sent me photos of their boat,…
Bosa Boats started with the wooden furniture of cargo ships in Turkey, Istanbul region in 2001. Today it continues in the field of sailing, rowing and motor wooden boats, wooden…
Here is an album of the VivierBoats designs launched during 2020. I thank all those who sent me photos of their boat and I invite all the builders to do…
Sail and oar boats are particularly suitable for dinghy cruising. While a few boats are designed specifically for this, any sail and oar dinghy may be used, as long as…
Most of my designs of gaff-rigged cabin sailers are fitted with a tabernacle, allowing raising and lowering the mast. On the smaller boats, Stir-Ven 19, Jewell, Beniguet, the mast may…
This last summer 2020, a new book was published, dealing with wooden boatbuilding techniques. It describes both the traditional and modern ways of building a boat, with an emphasis on…
Since 20 years, I have been proposing CNC cutting of plywood parts to make construction easier, faster and less costly for both home or professional builders. The WoodenBoat magazine just…
The French wooden boatbuilding school Skol ar Mor has launched seven boats in the small harbour of Kercabellec, in particular a 7 m long traditional cutter on my design.
Margus Rebane and Martin Jasko have founded a new boatyard in Estonia, JR Craftyard, name which simply takes the initials of their names. As a first achievement, they built a…
Roger Barnes is an enthusiastic defender of sail and oar sailing. Owner of an Ilur, Avel Dro, he regularly takes part in gatherings of small traditional boats, both in France…
Kerisper is a 4.8m motorboat designed two years ago. She is a "motor" version of Mesker, a sail and oar dinghy. She is a little bigger, with a wider stern,…
Lilou 2 is a revisited version of Lilou, the initial plan dating from 2005. The purpose of this re-design was on the one hand to improve the characteristics of the boat,…
I propose a new design, of the semi-dory type, to be built in traditional lapstrake way. Drawing and building description are included in a special issue of the French magazine…
Svilen Alexandrov, Navy captain (Retired) is a new partner. We have signed an agreement in September 2018. He founded Voordewind Ltd, with the aim of starting the production of small wooden…
Dabbler Sails is an American sailmaker located in Virginia, near the Chesapeake Bay. He has already made sails for several boats built on my designs in the USA, in particular,…
All my plan packages include a set of Wooden Boatbuilding sheets giving general instructions on subjects like epoxy systems use, making laminated frames, spilling the hull planking, traditional rigs, painting and…
Twice a year Skol ar Mor, a wooden boat-building school, launches the boats built by its students in the small port of Kercabellec in Mesquer, France. At the end of…
Up to now, I proposed several designs of small boats, tenders or sailboats, from 7 to 12 feet: Morbic 8, 10, 10.5, 12. All have a plywood lapstrake planking. At…
Koalen 18 is an enlarged version of Koalen 17, built 4 years ago. She is larger, with accommodation for 2. Inspired by the traditional fishing boats of North Britanny, France,…
These last years, more and more "vivierboats" are built in various countries and in particular in North America. So, I can not resist publishing this photo recently posted on Facebook.…
I just returned from the Morbihan week to which I participated aboard my Pen-Hir. Morbihan week is a major maritime festival and traditional boats gathering in France, held every two…
Le poids lège est proche de la définition de masse lège définie par la norme ISO 8666.
C’est le poids du bateau prêt à naviguer avec un armement minimum comprenant la voilure de base, le moteur de puissance moyenne recommandée, une ligne de mouillage et quelques amarres. S’il y a un ballast liquide, il est vide.
Pour les voile-aviron, il n’y a pas de poids moteur mais le poids des avirons. S’il y a plusieurs versions de gréement, je prend la plus simple.
Le poids est susceptible de varier d’un bateau à l’autre en fonction du choix des essences de bois et des équipements choisis.
Il est courant que le poids indiqué sur les documentations d’autres architectes ou chantiers, ou publiés dans la presse, ne soit que celui de la coque seule et parfois même fortement sous estimé. Aussi je vous invite à faire preuve de discernement lors de la comparaison de mes bateaux avec d’autres.
Le dossier d’évaluation est un extrait du plan pour en savoir plus avant achat. Donc inutile d’acheter plan et dossier d’évaluation.
Le plan, ou dossier de construction, est le document de base pour construire le bateau. Il comporte dessins, instructions de montage, photos, listes de matériaux et fournitures, etc… Il donne droit à une assistance par email ou téléphone. Le plan doit être acheté pour construire le bateau.
Ce bateau ne peut être construit qu’avec un kit de contreplaqué en découpe numérique ou les tracés vraie grandeur. L’un ou l’autre doivent être acheté en complément du plan. Compte tenu du nombre important de panneaux de contreplaqué, le kit est vivement conseillé.
Vous pouvez aussi commander des fichiers de découpe numérique pour faire découper le kit par une entreprise de votre choix.
Pour commander un kit, s’adresser à l’un de mes partenaires.
Les frais postaux et la TVA, si elle s’applique, sont inclus dans les prix affichés.
