SailWood

SailWood is a naval joinery, composite and bespoke fitting yard located at 38 avenue de la Perriere in Lorient. Founded in June 2015 in a 700 sqm building, the workshop expanded in 2018 with an adjoining 1,000 sqm space, bringing production facilities to 1,700 sqm of workshops, complemented by 1,000 sqm of enclosed yard.

The finishing division covers painting and varnishing of vessels, motor boats and sailing yachts, as well as gelcoat refinishing. SailWood applies Awlgrip paint, used for instance on the outer faces of the hulls of a 50-foot polyester catamaran, under a paint tent erected for the job in order to achieve a result comparable to spray booth work. Decks are laid in natural or synthetic teak.

Naval joinery remains the core trade: interior fitting, design, manufacture and installation for sail and motor leisure boats, professional fishing, military vessels under through-life support and offshore racing. The composite workshop handles study, design, modelling and production of parts, up to moulds and hull rebuilds, as well as thermal and acoustic insulation, notably sprayed cork. To this are added 3D design and printing with post-processing, interior creations for buildings, and project management and technical coordination, with design work based on Fusion 360 and Rhinoceros.

The team is led by Glen Maine, associate president and cabinetmaker holding a BMA diploma and trained at ARCOA, alongside Eric Sechaud, founder in the design office, previously with Nautitech, Catlantech/ORC and Arcoa, and Benoit Lequin, associate project manager and offshore racer. The yard claims more than a century of combined experience in shipbuilding and a stated rule of conduct: say what you do and do what you say. References quoted include the schooner Tara, the Brittany Region, the SeaLoft floating accommodation concept and the refit of a 16-metre aluminium vessel from the Alubat yard.