Founded in 1957 the French brand got its name in honor of the creator - Frenchman Henri Jeanneau.

Jeanneau boats history. The first boat released at the Jeanneau shipyard was wooden but already starting in 1961 yachts with fiberglass hulls began to be produced here. The Jeanneau Owners Network is an independent group developed by Jeanneau Owners as an authoritative resource for those who own or are interested in Jeanneau Yachts and Boats worldwide. PRESTIGE perfects and reinvents an industrial savoir-faire honed by decades of experiences at sea and inherited from the JEANNEAU shipyard.

That same year a dream became a reality. It retained the wooden deck and featured the lines of a frigate which made perfect sense because it was moulded onto a wooden hull. Hall Nautique de lOuest created by Henri Jeanneau 37 years old in Les Herbiers Vendée changing its name to Jeanneau in 1960.

Soon afterward in Les Herbiers France home to a rich heritage of artisan work he began building a wooden hull with which he participated in the 6-hour Paris race the largest national race at the time. For the first Jeanneau sailboat Henry went in 1963 to the prolific Dutch designer Ericus Gerhardus van de Stadt which resulted in the very sporty Alizé first launched in 1964. This was followed by two other but much less successful van de Stadt designs the J Club sailing dinghy and the Storm sailing cruiser in.

Jeanneau has over 60 years of experience in building quality powerboats and sailboats worldwide. Jeanneau have been building boats since 1957 there is a huge wealth of passion experience and knowledge gained not just from motorboats but also building some of the best sailboats in the world. JEANNEAU is a brand of the BENETEAU Group.

Yacht building history by a Jeanneau Boat Dealer for 17years UK and Spain. His first fibreglass boat built in 1961 still retained a wooden deck but by the end of that year he was producing a full fibreglass runabout with those classic 1960s lines called the Sport Polyester. Jeanneau History over 60 years ago Henry Jeanneau created a brand.

Jeanneau moved to annapolis from 128 howard st. It was the Calanque. That understanding of what works on our oceans around the world translates across all models and types whether motor or sail.