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R
omain Motteau, sailing champion and
part of the Fountaine family who owns
the Dufour shipyard and manufacturer
of the Fountaine Pajot catamarans,
meets the press to unveil how in the
upcoming years the French shipyard is going to
develop a new generation of boats, designed as
usual by the Felci firm. Motteau explains to the
reporters, met individually, how Dufour intends
to seek the interest of the new generations, of
younger owners, who seem to have abandoned
the world of sailboats or, at least, to be more in
-
terested in renting boats than in purchasing them.
"In the next two years we are going to launch four
new models" says Motteau, but even though the
general manager of Dufour is clear about the num-
ber of models to be launched, he is a little less so
about their size. The first of these is the Dufour 530
that we saw in Düsseldorf, Germany, in January,
to be followed next year by a 61-footer which will
probably be based on the hull of the current 63,
but for what concerns the last two models Mot-
Romain Motteau
shares his vision for
the future of the
shipyard he directs
The future
of Duofur
Interview
by
Maurizio
Anzillotti
The Arpege of Jean Marie Finot
