- Founded
- 1985
- Headquarters
- Les Sables d'Olonne, France
- Shipyard location
- Same as headquarters
- Official website
- https://privilege-marine.com/
Brand Overview
French builder of ocean-going sailing catamarans, based in Les Sables d'Olonne since 1985.
Overview written fromprivilege-marine.com/the-privilege-spirit/read 9/11/2026
YachtCodex Analysis
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What this builder is
Privilège Marine is a long-established French builder of semi-custom, ocean-going sailing catamarans built at its own shipyard in Les Sables d'Olonne. It positions itself at the high end of the bluewater cruising catamaran segment, emphasizing individualized, tailor-made construction over series production, distinguishing it from larger-volume catamaran brands.
Who sails them
Typical owners are experienced sailors or couples/families planning long-distance bluewater cruising or extended liveaboard voyages, often commissioning a tailor-made yacht configured around their own layout and equipment preferences rather than buying off a standard production line.
Signature models
Signature 510, Signature 580, Signature 600 and Signature 650 -- the current Privilège range.
Strengths
Privilège is credited with strong build quality, structural robustness for offshore passage-making, and a tailor-made customization process that gives owners a high degree of personalization.
Considerations
Privilège builds tailor-made, higher-end bluewater catamarans, which typically means longer build times, higher prices, and a narrower/smaller production range compared to volume catamaran builders.
Analysis generated 9/11/2026
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Where they build
The building sites this yard publishes, in its own order.
Les Sables d'Olonne
Les Sables d'Olonne, France
Fleet at a Glance
Calculated from the models in the YachtCodex catalog, not from the builder's claims.
- Models in catalog
- 4
- Length range
- 15.24–19.7 m
- Hull forms
- Sailing Catamaran 4
- Cabins
- 3–5
Models by this brand
4 models
History
Privilège Marine has been building ocean-going catamarans for more than forty years from its yard at Les Sables d'Olonne, on the French Atlantic coast -- a town shaped by maritime culture and offshore racing. The yachts are meant to cross oceans with confidence and to last, and innovation is admitted only where it serves reliability and long-term performance rather than novelty. No two are alike, which follows from how they are made: each project starts as a conversation about a way of sailing and a rhythm of life aboard, and the layout, circulation, materials and technical configuration are settled from there.
History written fromprivilege-marine.com/the-privilege-spirit/· The Privilège spiritread 9/25/2026