Koalen 17 under sail Koalen 17 was designed to offer a keel version of Ebihen 16 . We also proposed a cabin version and a first customer of Icarai boatbuilder in Cherbourg prefered it. The ...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2013/07/koalen-17-new-day-boat-and-pocket.html
Pen-Hir entering the Morbihan gulf . Photo Loïc Madeline The Morbihan week (Semaine du Golfe du Morbihan), from 6 to 12th of May, is a main event in France for the traditional boats lovers....
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2013/05/back-from-morbihan-week.html
Mike Randall Stir Ven, Vikki Bee Stir Ven, this 22' fast classic dayboat, is more and more successful out of his mother country, France. Two Stir Ven have already been built in Australia an...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2013/02/a-stir-ven-fleet-in-australia.html
The first Jewell is now under construction in Germany, near Frankfurt. The builder is Friedhelm Ohl. This picture shows the assembled stucture made from a plywood kit cut by Icarai boatbuilder...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2013/01/first-jewell-now-under-construction.html
The plan package of Jewell , a 6 m long gaff yawl, is now ready. This new sail-boat offers the advantages of a large cockpit for day sailing, in the same spirit as Stir-Ven, and a cabin for two...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2012/11/jewell-plans-now-available.html
I often receive email from boatbuilder, happy to announce they have launched their boat. The last one came from Odessa, on the Black Sea. The builder, Mykola Krasyuk, gave his agreement to ha...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2012/10/olvia-ebihen-16-launched-in-ukraine.html
Maraudeur is a centre-boarder designed 53 years ago by Jean-Jacques Herbulot, a famous French yacht designer. She is 4.83 m in length and has a small cabin. About 2500 units have been built, in...
Pen-Hir #3, just delivered, leaves Cherbourg toward Raz Blanchard by a rainy and windy day of August Early August 2012, Icarai has launched the Pen-Hir No. 3. As soon as delivered, "Excalib...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2012/09/pen-hir-launching-of-number-3-and.html
The completely rebuilt old salt storage building and a skiff built by the trainees The training center Skol ar Mor has just moved into its new premises, an entirely rebuilt "salorge" (old s...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2012/09/skol-ar-mor-inauguration-of-salorge.html
Gazec 12 introduces a new approach for home boatbuilding. Using tenons and pins, this pretty skiff is built without any mould or pattern. Painting apart, the boat requires no more than 3 days ...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2012/06/gazec-12-beautiful-skiff-to-be-built.html
The dhow off the coral reefs In April 2012, I went toTanzania to visit my daughter and her family. We took this opportunity to go to the Indian Ocean shore, near Tanga. This coast is just fa...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2012/05/dhow-sailing-in-tanzania.html
Laurent Pilon, who have already built a beautiful Beg-Meil , is starting the construction of the first Koalen 26. Please find a complete description of the boat on my web site and also sketche...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2012/03/first-koalen-26-is-under-construction.html
Ebihen 18, just after launching I just receive a letter from a home builder of an Ebihen 18 , actually the first plan, sold in 2008. The boat was launched in june 2011. "From 1977 to 1979 I ...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2012/03/ebihen-18-lauching-in-germany.html
Morbic 12 , this excellent little dinghy with a lug sail is spreading in many countries. See new pictures of a Morbic 12 built by Icarai and participating to the Morbihan week 2011. Several has ...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2012/03/morbic-12-more-and-more-building.html
Recovery test of the new Ilur 2011 by Icarai boatbuilder There is always a risk of capsize on small open sailboats. Modern dinghies are designed to be easily recovered and able to resume sai...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2012/03/capsize-recovery-and-buoyancy-tests-for.html
Bounty is a simple but efficient boat, built in grp, which could be used withs sails, motor or oars. I invite you to discover the builder web site and many pictures on my site. The builder, G...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2012/02/bounty-new-grp-dinghy-for-all.html
The bermudian sail plan for Meaban is now available and may be chosen instead of the gaff sloop rig. This optionnal rig makes Meaban an excellent trailerable coastal cruising boat, with a beaut...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2012/02/bermudian-rig-for-meaban.html
Ebihen 16 is a lengthened version of Ebihen 15. She has same breadth and depth but one foot more in length. This gives a more elegant profile and better performances. This is why I advise to ...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2011/06/first-pictures-of-ebihen-16.html
Saint Michel 2 is a replica of the second yacht of Jules Verne, built in 1876. The new Saint Michel 2 is built by an association, "la cale 2 l'Ile ", based in the port of Nantes. One of the l...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2011/05/stability-test-of-saint-michel-2-jules.html
My representative in Australia, South Pacific Boat Company , has get the order for a first NC cut plywood kit for a Stir Ven , a day boat, and also a raid boat, with exceptional performances. A...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2011/05/stir-ven-kit-in-australia-with-hoop.html
Tim Cooke in Ireland is building a clinker planked Ilur . He has just started a blog I invite you to visit. He is using the full size patterns (picture) on polyester sheets which avoid any lof...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2011/04/new-blogs-on-ilur-construction.html
Biche is the last sailing tuna boat of the isle of Groix, in South Brittany. She is the unique survivor of these outstanding sailing working boats of the Atlantic coast of France. Rigged as a ...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2011/04/restoration-of-french-tuna-sail-boat.html
Ben Ullings houten boten is a boatbuilder located in the Netherlands. He is building Ilur and Seil 18 on my design, and also Acorn 15, a famous Iain Ougthred design. He has just delivered t...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2011/03/new-seil-18-built-by-ben-ullings.html
Centreboards, on my designs, are mainly made of plywood or steel (hot dip galvanised or stainless steel). I have been asked how to shape the centreboard. The sketch below gives the answer. Note t...
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2011/03/centreboard-profile.html
The NC cut plywood kit for Ilur (clinker version) has been completely redesigned in order to reduce dramatically the building time and have it easier to make for the first time home boat-build...