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Meanwhile, at the shop ...

Follow (almost) live what goes on in our lair of Clairoix. The English version of these "shop news" was discontinued as of the 29th of April, 2009, but it's still live and kicking in French.

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Are you scaled?

Jean-Claude is currently finishing to build a take-apart PassageMaker near Lausanne, but just have a look at one of his previous boats...

Clipper on the lake


La Cutty Sark de Jean-Claude
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Salon nautique de Paris

Arwen Marine will be at the next Paris "Nautic"

We are scratching the bottom of our drawers (litteral translation) to find the money for a booth in the "Espace Tradition" of the upcoming Paris boat show, 5 to 13 December, 2009.

 

Autumn Rebate!

Arwen Marine helps you to kick off your boat project by offering you a 50 euros rebate on any complete kit!!!

I am choosing my boat right now

"Un coup de main", Emile Renouf, 1881
You are rather looking for a "ready built" boat: check out our list of second hand boats!
Ohé, amis !

Your advertising here!

Why not indeed? You do have a big fat advertising budget and you want to spend a lot of cash so that everyone knows it.
Just do it here !

Call quickly to grab our most expensive space!

 

ALL ABOUT EPOXY!!!

Why is it so hard to find clear informations about epoxy and its use? Arwen Marine decided to tell you all about it!

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Epoxy
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Festival de Loire

Festival de Loire

Great wheather and large crowds in Orléans frm 23 to 27 September, we were there to find out what is was all about, along with Anouket, Ludovic's Skerry and our Doris 12.

See the photos at the Festival de Loire

 

Launching a PassageMaker

The wheather was sunny with a nice breeze on the lake of the Cercle de Voile de Touraine on 12 September for the trials of the first PassageMaker built by Arwen Marine...

See the trials of the PassageMaker

Essais du PassageMaker
Cousu-Collé

"Stitch and Glue" what about it?

Here is a full new page to explain all about the building technique, all in French. Exclusive photos and amazing revelations!!!

Let me see this!

 

New "Second Hand" page

I build a number of kits in order to translate their building manual, to try the boat or as a demo, like I did at Brest and at the Semaine du Golfe. These boats are for sale...

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Occasions
 
Essais Doris 12

Sea trials of the Doris 12

We took the Doris 12 to Brittany for sea trials. We were blessed with bad weather and strong winds...

See the trials of the Doris 12

 

Semaine du Golfe

Arwen Marine was at the semaine du Golfe (Morbihan week in English), a gathering of classical craft in the privileged setting of the gulf.

See Morbihan Week's official website

Semaine du Golfe
 
Lancement du Wherry

Launching the Annapolis Wherry

at Coz Castel, at the mouth of the Trieux river, on the 2nd of April, 2009

 

See the Wherry sea trials

 

New address

Arwen Marine is at last moving (closer) to the sea! By 5.7 km, to be precise... We stay on the banks of the river Oise, near the city of Compiègne, now in Clairoix.

More details (French)

 

Nouvelle adresse
 
New dory

A dory kit at last!

A 17-foot dory kit, using the patented "Lapstitch™" lapstrake building technique, will soon be available.

More details

 

 

Your advertising here!

Why not indeed? You do have a big fat advertising budget and you want to spend a lot of cash so that everyone knows it.
Just do it here !

Call quickly to grab our most expensive space!

 

Ohé, amis !
 
PocketShip

New Boat

Here is the brand new "PocketShip", whose prototype was launched last spring...

Let me see!

 

  New Pricelist

All our prices are now including freight costs !
You know exactly how much you'll pay for any given kit delivered on your doorstep (anywhere in continental France).

Some exceptions might apply

No freight charge

 

Eastport Pram

Sea trials of the Eastport Pram

at Coz Castel, on the mouth of the Trieux river, October 2008

See the pictures

 

Boating on the river Aisne

We seized the opportunity of this last day of summer to try the Jimmy Skiff under oar along with the Skerry.

See the pictures

Canotage sur l'Aisne

 

Sassafras 16

A Sassafras 16 is launched in Alsace, early September 2008

Un autre client vient d'achever la finition de son Sassafras 16 et de le lancer en Alsace !

See the pictures

 

A Chester Yawl is launched at Etables-sur-Mer (Côtes-d'Armor)

A customer of Arwen Marine's just completed the building of his Yawl form a complete kit. Congratulations for completing a fine boat!

See the pictures

Lancement Yole de Chester

 

Grand Pavois

Arwen Marine was at the Grand Pavois boatshow in La Rochelle

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First sail in France for the Jimmy Skiff !

On August 30, 2008, we proceeded with the Jimmy Skiff's "pre-launching.

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Premiers bords du Jimmy Skiff

 

Record

Arwen Marine's website hits rise by 37% between July and August 2008 !

You visited 17445 times to display 63176 pages between August 1 and 31, which is 3.62 pages per visit.

Thank you very much for your interest and fidelity !

 

To read right now (in French, good exercise):

A big feature in the "Chasse-Marée" about Arwen Marine, the Skerry, CLC kits, etc...

At the newsstand since August 1st. French only, sorry.

 

Chasse-Marée
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Skerry Brehat

Pictures of the Skerry at Bréhat, after Brest 2008

On our way back from Brest, we stopped for a couple of days in Bréhat, and it has been of course an occasion to try a bit more extensively the Skerry and take a few pictures under sail.

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Arwen Marine was at Brest 2008 !

We took part in the "Maritime heritage" village, where we demonstrated live how it is possible today to build easily, thanks to our kits, lovely and very usable boats which are worthy to integrate our maritime heritage.

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Arwen Marine at Brest
 
Lancement du premier Skerry

Launching the first Skerry built by Arwen Marine!

On June 10, we went to the Trieux estuary, on Brittany's northern shore to proceed with the Skerry's sea trials. We had first launched the Skerry on March 27 of this year. The Skerry is a light rowing-sailing boat.

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Arwen Marine is in "Voile Magazine" of April 2008

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Voile Magazine

Voile Magazine
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Visite officielle chez Arwen Marine

Official visit at the shop, on March 20: The President of the Chambre des Métiers et de l'artisanat de l'Oise and the Sous-Préfet of Compiègne came to visit Arwen Marine.

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Press release of 26 January 2008 :

Arwen Marine and Chesapeake Light Craft.

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Arwen Marine CLC
Article Courrier Picard

An article in the "Courrier Picard " of thursday 13 december 2007 about Emmanuel Conrath

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Courrier Picard

  Arwen Marine was present at the "Artisanales de Chartres 2007", France's national crafts exhibit

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My booth at the "Artisanales de Chartres 2007", France's national crafts exhibit
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Nos bateaux à Pierrefonds

Our boats displayed in the courtyard of the famous castle of Pierrefonds !

 

 

We were at the La Rochelle "Grand Pavois" boatshow, 19 to 24 september 2007.

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Grand Pavois 2007
Lancement Arwen 3

Launching "Arwen" number 3 !

Pictures of the trials in the river Oise before she leaves for the Mediterranean.

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« The Conrath, two brothers made of the same wood »

Two articles about Gilles and Emmanuel Conrath in "Ouest-France" of 24 and 25 may 2007 Read on

 

Ouest-France

Ouest-France
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Article du Chasse-Marée sur le lancement Arwen numero 2

A story in the "Chasse-Marée" about the launching of our Arwen number 2. Read on

 
« Wooden Boats are dear to the heart of the Conrath brothers »

A story in "Le Télégramme" of 24 october 2006 about the Conrath brothers Read on

 

Le Télégramme

Le Télélgramme du 24/10/06
Le "Chasse-Marée"
Grand Pavois 2006

We were at the Grand Pavois in La Rochelle from 20 to 25 september 2006.

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But who is this Arwen ?

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Liv Tyler as Arwen
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Coble

The origin of the twin skegs on the English cobles.

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Why two sets of oarlock sockets ?

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Allez Chérie, pousse un peu !
 
Nautic Expo
 

A few (humoristic?) advertising messages...

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