{"id":46161,"date":"2026-06-17T21:25:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vivierboats.com\/?p=46161"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:34:07","slug":"silmaril-from-arwen-marine-to-vivierboats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vivierboats.com\/en\/silmaril-from-arwen-marine-to-vivierboats\/","title":{"rendered":"Silmaril : from Arwen Marine to VivierBoats"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Silmaril is a sail-and-oar dinghy designed jointly by Fran\u00e7ois Vivier and Emmanuel Conrath around ten years ago and available as a kit, ready built boats or as a supported build project through Arwen Marine, Emmanuel\u2019s company. The range was subsequently expanded to include the Grand Silmaril, measuring 5.08 m. The distinctive feature of these two boats is their lightness, achieved through a construction using plywood, fibreglass and epoxy, with a deliberate decision to exclude solid timber entirely.<\/p>

Emmanuel has decided to bring the wonderful adventure of Arwen Marine to a close, retiring to a spot near the Gulf of Morbihan, where he will surely be found at the helm of one of his boats. Arwen Marine<\/a> initially marketed in France the kits designed in the USA by Chesapeake Light Craft<\/a> and will continue to distribute the American kits in France with a new team at the helm.<\/p>

We have therefore decided that the plans for the Silmaril and Grand Silmaril will now be marketed by VivierBoats. The kits, or ready-to-sail boats, are offered by my partners, in particular the Grand-Largue<\/a> boat yard in France and Fyne Boat Kits<\/a> in the UK. VivierBoats also sells the CNC cutting files for the plywood, which should help to expand the range beyond France.<\/p>

The plan packages for these boats are currently being revised to adapt to this new distribution method, in the usual format of Fran\u00e7ois Vivier\u2019s plans. It is now possible to order the plans for the Grand Silmaril<\/a>; the rigging plans, which are not yet complete, will be supplied well before the hull is ready to be rigged.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Emmanuel Conrath, at the helm of its grand Silmaril<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Silmaril N\u00b013 in front of the French naval academy, june 2026<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Silmaril is a sail-and-oar dinghy designed jointly by Fran\u00e7ois Vivier and Emmanuel Conrath around ten years ago and available as a kit, ready built boats or as a supported build project through Arwen Marine, Emmanuel\u2019s company. The range was subsequently expanded to include the Grand Silmaril, measuring 5.08 m. 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