La Rochelle Gréement

La Rochelle Gréement is a registered brand run by Secteur Blanc, established since 1997 at 14 rue Philippe Harlé in La Rochelle, a stone's throw from the yachts of the marina. The brand brings together the know-how of its partners in one place and serves racing, coastal cruising and long distance sailing alike. It has earned the trust of most of the marine trade professionals in La Rochelle and continues to develop its cooperation with local and regional boatyards.

The core activity is to study, design and build the ideal rig for a yacht, then to service, modify or upgrade it. Swaging is carried out in the brand's own workshop, on Seldén, A.C.M.O., Sparcraft, ZSpars, Blue Wave and Sprenger terminals, for 1x19 stainless wire from 3 to 12 mm, as well as by Talurit type swaging on 7x19 stainless wire from 3 to 8 mm. Standing rigging and deck lifelines are therefore built to the exact measurement required. Rig inspection visits, tuning, stepping and unstepping, design and deck layout work and deck hardware complete the offer.

On spars, the team advises on the choice of a mast, a boom or any other spar according to expectations in terms of performance and sailing comfort. The range of furlers, top-down furlers, spinnaker poles and bowsprits on offer is intended to make sail handling easier. Running rigging is based on ROBLINE Ropes lines, from Sirius 500 to Globe 5000, Admiral 7000 and Ocean 5000 STS, with splices made to order, loops, strops, runners and flying stays. The brand also provides crew service, hull maintenance, concierge service, afloat monitoring, winter storage and handover training.

The main partners are Seldén Mast, maker of masts, booms, poles, bowsprits, deck hardware and winches, Furlex for furling systems, Reckmann Yacht Equipment for high end manual, electric and hydraulic systems, and A.C.M.O., the French maker of swage terminals and custom solutions. Sparcraft Rigging, Inox System, an immediate neighbour supplying stainless wire and terminals, and Wireteknik, maker of swaging machines, complete the network. The team uses the Ewincher electric winch handle daily to go up the rig in full autonomy.