2020 Grand Pavois La Rochelle: Cast off and travel on a blue water sailing boat

Garcia Explocat 52 © Garcia Yachts

Change your lifestyle or simply live your dream!

Bivouacs, cruises, trips around the world... Travelling with your family or on your own aboard a boat (yours or rented)... a trend that has been growing for several years. Indeed, the health crisis has led people to question their current lifestyles and has empower them in their desire to get away from it all and get back to nature, to the essentials. For those who dream of casting off, new boats combining comfort and safety will be displayed at the boat show. These boats, some of which are built in aluminium, have a lifting keel that permits beach in paradisiacal creeks. Multihulls are nowadays also very popular for this type of long-distance escape.

Boatyards focus on an exceptional comfort on board: large portholes offering excellent luminosity in the cabins, numerous stowage lockers, functional galleys equipped with large refrigerators, dishwasher, washing machine, heating, etc. They are also equipped with a watermaker as well as wind turbines and other hydro-generators to be energy self-sufficient for several months. As for the deck fittings, everything is suitable for long-distance cruise. These boats can be manoeuvred with a small crew, everything is done from the cockpit, which makes it possible to plan family sailing cruises in total safety!

Over the years, the Grand Pavois La Rochelle has become the major meeting place for the blue water cruising: boats, fittings, electronics, energy, safety...

The blue water sailing yachts displayed at the Grand Pavois La Rochelle are designed by shipyards such as Allures Yachting, Alubat Chantier Naval, Amel Yachts, Bénéteau, Boréal Yachts, Bali Catamarans, Chantier Catana, Dragonfly, Dufour Yachts, Garcia Yachts, IDB, Jeanneau, JPK, Marée Haute, Marsaudon Composites, Nautitech Catamarans, Neel Trimarans, Pogo Structures, RM Yachts, Tricat, etc.

3 new 2021 boats will be introduced at the show as worldwide previews:

World Premiere! The Boréal 47.2, an aluminum boat designed for deep sea cruising. Built by the shipyard of the same name, the Boréal 47.2 will be ideal for long-distance sailing: ergonomics, safety, comfort at sea, stability and performance. This almost 15 meters long monohull will delight sailors looking for comfort AND adventure. Thanks to its aluminium hull, she will be able to either "beach" on dream beaches or sail through the ice to make the most of every site visited.

Shipyard Boréal (22220 Tréguier)

World Premiere! Explocat 52, the exploration catamaran par excellence!

Two aluminium hulls with reduced draught, resistant to the hazards of the most extreme long-distance sailing; bows that can brave all storms with complete peace of mind: the Explocat 52 is perfectly in line with Garcia's background. Manoeuvrable by two crew members, she offers a safe shelter for the crew in all sea conditions. Her generous sail area and controlled weight allow her to sail the miles as never before, in first class comfort.

Its carrying capacity, the size of its water or fuel tanks, the various on-board energy sources: all these criteria allow you to envisage the most distant sailing projects, whether they are aimed at ice or lagoons. A Garcia Yachts signature that promises you great sailing: "Nowhere you can't go".

Shipyard Garcia Yachts (50110 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin)

World Premiere! The Pogo 44, volume and power!

The new Pogo 44, brings together all the qualities of her series predecessors: a customizable layout, the latest navigation technologies, voluminous spaces, panoramic portholes, a comfortable bathing platform... All this gives this monohull an excellent quality of life aboard, whether at sea or at moorings. The Pogo 44 is eagerly awaited by enthusiasts sailors that will appreciate both comfort and sailing performance.

Shipyard Pogo Structures (29120 Combrit-Ste Marine)

Find all the boats displayed at the Grand Pavois on www.grand-pavois.com.