SHIPYARD VISIT & Sea Trial
Join us for an exclusive opportunity to visit the Nautitech shipyard and test sail their latest models in La Rochelle, France. This is your chance to see how these catamarans are built, meet the team behind them, and most importantly, sail them in real conditions.
If you’re considering a Nautitech or exploring your yacht ownership options, this event will give you everything you need to make the right decision. A quick tour at a boat show can only tell you so much, this experience lets you really feel the difference on the water.
THE BEST INTRODUCTION TO NAUTITECH AND YACHT OWNERSHIP!
TEST SAILING & SHIPYARD VISIT
The offer includes the following
Yacht-Match Test Sailing Program
Here are your advantages at a glance:
- Sea trial: half day of sailing experience
- Secure the current price list with the yard
- Our OWNER ONBOARDING PROGRAM, see your advantages on the right
- We organise your trip
See and test the Nautitech 40, 44 and 48 Open
From experience we know how helpful and valuable this experience is for our clients in decision phase. See and sail the best selling model of Nautitech Catamarans Shipyard. We we also show you the "behind-the-scenes" presentation of the upcoming all new Nautitech 41 Type S (launched in 2026).
The Yacht-Match Owners Onboarding Program Details
Included in the offer and part of Yacht-Match onboarding process for our new catamaran owners, we extend the handover and training program free of charge. It’s a unique and extensive introduction to your new catamaran courtesy of our close relationship with the shipyard.
- A welcome coffee with a briefing followed by the handover of the boat with a dedicated Yacht-Match team member
- four days of coaching on your boat with a professional
- A debriefing and your feedback with your dedicated Yacht-Match team member
- A five-night stay with half-board for two people in a luxury hotel
- Organized lunches during the four days of training
AGENDA & INFORMATION
Suggested Activities
Meet & Greet
Shipyard Tour in Rochefort
- Presentation of Nautitech flagship models, awarded European Yacht of the Year: The Nautitech 44 and 48 Open.
- Meet the teams - Ask your questions, share your project, and receive personalised advice.
Sea trial one of the Nautitech Catamaran models
Explore - Les Minimes, La Rochelle
1. Famous Aquarium
La Rochelle’s state-of-the-art Aquarium is one of the most beautiful in Europe. It belongs to the top 10 provincial attractions in France. It holds three million litres of water and is home to more than 12,000 marine animals of all sorts from sharks to jelly fish. Very nice: there's a team specialised in treating sick turtles brought here specifically for expertise. When the turtles are well, they’re released back into the ocean with a GPS tracker attached and you can follow their progress via the Aquarium website.
2. Gastronomic Tour
Marché de la Rochelle in the former fishermen's district, quartier Saint Nicolas, is a very nice market with local delicacies and fresh fish, where you can also eat & drink. It is situated between the Vieux Port and the train station, an area of cobbled streets and ancient arcaded buildings. If you want to enjoy a cocktail with a different ambience, then the best place is on board of France I, a former meteorological ship, right next to the Maritime Museum. It’s now a bar and restaurant. It’s the perfect place for an aperitif with a simple snack, oysters or seafood platter.
3. Relax on the Beach
Just a short walk from the Vieux Port you will find the Plage de la Concurrence. Behind the beach there is also a very nice Parc Charruyer with different kind of free time activities. The Chef-de-Baie beach is further from the center but probably the most pleasant because it is protected from the wind by a sea wall. The beach of Les Minimes, is the largest in La Rochelle with its shops and restaurants.
La Rochelle
The maritime trade traditions of this famous city and port on the Bay of Biscay date back to the 12th century. It was the center of fishing and maritime trade. The old town and the old port reflect its history with medieval houses, Renaissance architecture and arches from the 17th century. The tradition lives on in the new, huge and modern Les Minimes marina. How to get there: The best and the most sustainable way of transport and a great alternative to driving is taking the train from Paris (2,5 - 4 h), Nantes (2 h) or Bordeaux (2,5-3,5 h).
The Yachting Magazine
Interview with the Trockel Family
The Trockel´s family realised their dream for an exciting yachting life. Rozannah and Christopher are sailing with their six wonderful kids around the world, sailing the Biscaya, crossing the Atlantic and exploring many islands like Madeira, Dominica and Saba, andcombing their stay in the Caribbean with charter management to cover upkeep costs (as part of the Explorer Program), they are now finally in the French Polynesia.
After had been properly prepared and having the help of our unique Yacht-Match Explorer Program, the Trockel family had the pleasure of being able to safely plan for and having onshore support throughout their 4- year tour crossing the oceans and exploring Europe, the Caribbean and the French Polynesian islands. The Yacht-Match Explorer Program ensure that the family had the support they needed to not just plan for the many legs of their journey, but also our close and direct support in taking care of the maintenance and upkeep of their yacht through the many seasons. The Trockel family had a combined yacht management support from Yacht-Match with selective chartering to make sure their Nautitech 46 was in professional care-taking during the time the family where not onboard themselves and the deliberate plan to make planned upgrades and cover upkeep costs along their planned route of navigation.
The photo below was taken some minutes before the family started from La Rochelle to cross the ocean. In this video our colleague Kristna (part of the Yacht-Match Charter & Management team) is interviewing the couple.
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Meet the team
We Look Forward To meet You There!
Viktor Van Savooyen
Keen waterman and our clients personal guide to find the perfect yacht and start living their traveling dreams
Luka Prazic
Master's degree student of Naval Architecture, focused on the development and implementation of renewable energy solutions for the leisure marine industry, with emphasis on the reduction of C02 emissions.