Rhéa Marine

Bertrand Danglade was born with one foot on a ship’s deck. He has spent his entire working life in this field, starting on the banks of the Clyde in Scotland, the birthplace of so many legendary sailing ships, where he acquired a solid foundation for his passion by learning all about wood, and absorbed the aesthetics and refinement of boats and an understanding of hull proportions and shapes.

As he continued to sail, he set up a shipyard, the Chantier naval de l'île de Ré, to sell, outfit, restore and maintain all types of boats, especially the little Marennes trawlers that embody the charm of the ports along the French Atlantic coast.

RHEA MARINE was born in 1996, at the insistence of Bertrand Danglade’s many customers and friends who often said to him, "Bertrand, build us a boat just for us."
Just a few months later, the first of many Rhéas came off the slip:
it's a boat for us... only better!

It was a solid, quality boat designed with the help of marine architect Michel Joubert for the hull, and built with care, rigor and love by a sailor for people who love the sea with no hassles.
All the models that followed have been built with this same respect for the great maritime tradition.

The recent opening of a large new yard in La Rochelle with state-of-the-art technical equipment has allowed the company to keep up with the constant increase in production and the expanding product line, whilst staying in the Rhéa spirit.

Bertrand Danglade has such a close relationship with his customers and friends, and loves his boats so much, that he wouldn't hesitate to fly off in his plane to make an adjustment or install new equipment on their Rhéas almost anywhere in Europe.

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