Outremer 55 at speed
The Outremer 45 has proved popular
aluminium boat builder in France.
with and international audience since its
‘He is a master of reinvention. He is
launch in 2007
resourceful.’ François says of Xavier.
Like Allures Yachting, Outremer now
work with interior designer, Franck
Darnet Design from Nantes. From the
Outremer 45 to the new Outremer
49, the design group have started
modernizing the complete range
of Outremer, to create a different
atmosphere and a more contemporary
feel. (Xavier merrily refers to this as
the WAF factor, (Woman Acceptance
Factor) and elaborates that Outremer’s
only interior consideration previously,
was that white is easy to clean!)
Yet with 60% of their 33 employees true
sailors themselves, the Outremer team
were united that the new designs must Outremer factory: Two 45s get ready
weigh the same. ‘The workers had to leave
no lunch in order to weigh each new
interior component on a scale!’
Of the 200 Outremer’s built to date,
80% have been across the Atlantic,
including ‘Bagnoles de l’Orne,’ an
Outremer 45 skippered by Didier
Levillain which won the Europe 1 STAR
(Single-handed Transatlantic Race)
in 2000. The Outremer community
provides good customer feedback and
experience to work with, but Outremer
are still happy to make custom changes
for ‘almost nothing’ where reasonable.
Surprisingly, there is no difference in
price for a 3, 4, or 5 cabin version
although it’s only possible to fit 5 cabins
into the Outremer 55 and above.
Outremer factory: preparing the Outremer factory: Working in the saloon
sandwich for a hull
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