Create Innovate Co-ordinate

30 years of passion and creativity

Research Develop Optimise

30 years of passion and creativity

Research Develop Optimise

30 years of passion and creativity

Research Develop Optimise

30 years of passion and creativity

30 years of passion and creativity

Designing a boat is an art, a subtle blend of creation and mastery, audacity and rigour. The success of our yachts stems from the privileged relationship we maintain with our clients. We discern their needs and place our skills at their disposal, offering them innovative solutions that respect the lines and balance of their project. From defining the concept to delivering their yacht, we get involved right down to the very last detail.

Three of our designs nominated for major international awards

29/10/2026

The Amel 50.2, the Allures Horizon 47 and the Fountaine Pajot FP 48 are among the ...

Read more

OYSTER YACHTS UNVEILS THE OYSTER C60

29/09/2026

We are extremely proud that Oyster Yachts has chosen to partner with Berret Racoupeau Yacht Design for its first-ever bluewater ...

Read more

MONACO YACHT SHOW 2026

23/09/2026

How Berret Racoupeau Yacht Design is bringing multihulls into the world of ...

Read more

The video

The team

EXPERT AND INNOVATIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND ATTENTIVE TO YOUR NEEDS


We are a 3 dimensional team, with three complementary skill sets which enable us to add depth to our projects: naval architecture, exterior design and interior design.

Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design is one of the first naval architects to integrate a team of in-house designers. Our blend of expertise allows us to understand all of our clients requests in the most global and optimised way.

This multidisciplinary approach is taken one step further by the fact that our team comprises a variety of profiles, resulting in a mix of rich and innovative ideas: this combination of expertise together leads to new ideas, and innovations…

“We have a tightly-knit team: we work together with great understanding and cooperation. We are a diverse group of individuals, rich in cultures and with different views about the sailing world. Our “inside” and “outside” visions complement one another.

“The team is young and full of new ideas, which are always welcomed with great pleasure and attention. They have a great pool of skills between them which they use to help each other out. There is a good mood, a balance.”

Olivier Racoupeau
Isabelle Racoupeau
Mathieu Blanchier
Naval architect and project manager, part of the team since 2008
Emile Boillod
Designer since August 2022
Clément Bornet
Naval architect, part of the team since 2024
Jeanne Bouvier
Naval architect, part of the team since 2022
Paul Cesbron
Naval architect, part of the team since 2025
Thomas Chaussivert
Drafter, part of the team since 2023
Hugo de Lavenne
Designer, part of the team since 2025
Aurélien Deleuze
Interior and exterior designer, part of the team since December 2015
Barbara Duboc-Nouelle
Assistant, part of the team since 2022
Pierre Gainza
Naval architect and project manager, part of the team since 1996
Tom Gesnel
Naval architect, part of the team since 2020
Rémy Hequet
Naval architect, part of the team since 2024
Aurélien Marnier
Designer, part of the team since 2021
Thibault Piot
Interior and exterior designer, part of the team since 2010
Adriana Salas
3D developer, part of the team since 2025
Hoël Talgorn
Naval architect, part of the team since January 2015

We work in every field

Custom builds - Production builds - Offshore sailboats, extreme expeditions - Pure naval architectural research works - Exterior Design - From the design to the interior layout
Whatever the project or requirement, everything starts with listening to what the client has in mind and and then we work through analysing the idea with you. We then put together the required skill set for the project.

Our expertise

Designing a boat is a complex process: a blend of science and experience, creativity and artistic flair.
Our research confirms and asserts our intuition. It helps us to apply this to the perfect mastery of the mechanical limits of a boat.


Naval architecture
Our mission as naval architects respects the three fundamental axes governing yacht design:
- Performance and respect of balance
- Overall harmony and ergonomics
- Structure and resistance of mechanical demands
Exterior design
The designer is involved from the beginning of the project, combining the architect’s structural work with beautiful lines to bring harmony and cohesion to the design, in accordance with the technical confines of the boat.
Interior design
“First imagine and then create the story you want to live on board your future boat…”
It’s all about first listening to and understanding your wishes, as you embark on fulfilling your dreams.
Then, we transform the fantasy into reality by creating a space, combining materials and styles, and maximising every space.