Black Pepper Yachts

Black Pepper ® Yachts, based in Nantes near the Atlantic coast, has built its reputation on its "Codes", high-performance yachts from 8m to 25m in a vintage neo-retro design. It is also behind prestigious "One Off" racing prototypes, veritable Formula 1 of the seas, in particular three Imocas: Bureau Vallée (ex l'Occitane en Provence); Initiatives-Cœur and OceansLab Innovations. These boats are destined to take part in the “Everest of the Seas”, the Vendée Globe race. Black Pepper® now completes its offer with the arrival of its Code C.69 in the world of top-of-the-range multihulls.

Tenders are also an integral part of the Black Pepper® range, with speedboats from 5m to 7m in length, complementing its range of yachts.

Black Pepper® believes that in every field it is possible to grow by bringing together talented people, training them and providing them with innovative technologies, new methods and new know-how.

"Passionate about Elegance, Design, Performance and Innovation, the Men & Women at Black Pepper® Yachts have, with a touch of Exhuberance, created for you, a range of high-tech, high-performance boats in a "Vintage style" with an "Art de vivre" spirit; to be discovered and consumed without moderation..."Michel Douville de Franssu - CEO, Black Pepper Yachts

Our experienced engineers and craftsmen come from a wide range of backgrounds, including shipbuilding, the composite materials and chemical industries, ocean racing, carpentry and artisanal upholstery. This melting pot of cultures lends Black Pepper® a highly original touch, combining ancestral know-how with innovative, modern production techniques.

Since its creation in 2007, the Black Pepper Yachts brand has become a benchmark in the world of international yachting.

Whatever the size, whoever the architect or whatever the method of propulsion, a Black Pepper boat is instantly recognizable: it has "that little extra soul, that indefinable charm, that little flame" (© France Gall & Michel Berger).

Our know-how

Black Pepper® is convinced that in every field it is possible to progress by bringing together talent, training people, and providing them with innovative technologies, new methods and new know-how.

Engineering & Design

Product design, execution and development are entrusted to renowned naval architects and sailors. Our design team, the experience of our engineers and the inspection bodies with which we collaborate, guarantee the reliability of our products, designed to withstand the most extreme conditions.

Technique & Know-how

Our experienced engineers and craftsmen come from a wide range of backgrounds, including shipbuilding, the composite materials and chemical industries, ocean racing, cabinetmaking and artisanal upholstery. This melting pot of cultures lends Black Pepper® a highly original touch, combining traditional know-how with innovative, modern production techniques.

Finishing & Branding

Our boats offer luxurious finishes in a neo-industrial style and the very best in performance and safety. They combine quality and modern materials, where exotic wood rubs shoulders with leather, carbon and stainless steel. No frills, just an efficient, sober, clean and chic style with a touch of impertinence, showcasing construction details that are usually hidden.

Our craftsmen

The details and meticulous know-how of our craftsmen enable us to achieve the highest standards of quality and unique creativity. At Black Pepper our craftsmen are encouraged and do indeed express themselves freely in their work.

A community of kindred spirits who have made the brand and its style their own, are today at the helm of production, and constantly nurture the creative process. Each yacht is unique, accumulating skills in fields as varied as composite, wood, paint, electricity, electronics, deck fittings, rigging, mechanics or plumbing.

Our Design team

The engineers in our Design Team, always on the lookout to ensure that the brand is at the cutting edge of innovation and new technologies, are constantly working to improve our boats.

Skills acquired in building Imocas for ocean racing are also applied to the construction of our production yachts.

Anything is possible for our yacht owners...

At Black Pepper Yachts, as in the clothing industry, "Made to Measure" means making our pieces by hand. Each element is conceived, designed and crafted individually in accordance with very precise specifications in order to meet the desires and tastes of the future owner. The result is a unique work, the fruit of a co-creation between a craftsman and his customer, which will never be exactly reproduced.

This singular approach, both anachronistic and modern, takes time: time for study, time for exchange, time for production and modification, time for fine-tuning, always with the aim of achieving as closely as possible to the future owner's idea of perfection for his boat.