The Windelo team
A project that has as much ambition as only that of the men who are involved.
Find some of the actors who invest in serving Windelo sailors.
Olivier KAUFFMANN
Gautier KAUFFMANN
Christophe BARREAU
Frederic NEUMAN
Jean Pierre PRADE
Patrick IENNY
Didier PERRIN
Founders


Architects and Naval Engineers


Founder of Catana

Researchers at the national School « Mines d’Ales »


“Windelo is the desire to expose oneself to something new, innovative, powerful, bigger than oneself. To seek innovations on materials, industrialization techniques, uses and to impel a new economic reality : We want to be part of this transformation, totally related to respecting our environment. ” See more
“The challenge is to build a boat combining performance under sail and pleasurable navigation, while planning pleasant and generous living spaces. This is what we propose by grouping the helmsman and maneouvers in the center of the boat as well as in the living space that occupies the rear of the nacelle.” See more
“Meeting with Olivier and Gautier was a pleasant surprise for me, as soon I saw their project presentation, I saw all the ingredients of success. Their management experience of different companies with reassuring modesty, their concern to form a team of the best experts (smile) and a real understanding of their opinions. ” See more
“In this new project, an audacious choice of ecological innovation has been chosen in partnership with the Materials Center of Mines d’Alès. It’s a question of combining ecological performance while minimizing the environmental imprint and maximising the structure resistance on all parts of the boat ” See more


Olivier KAUFFMANN
Gautier KAUFFMANN
Founders
“Windelo is the desire to expose oneself to something new, innovative, powerful, bigger than oneself. To seek innovations on materials, industrialization techniques, uses and to impel a new economic reality : We want to be part of this transformation, totally related to respecting our environment. ” See more


Christophe BARREAU
Frederic NEUMAN
Architects and Naval Engineers
“The challenge is to build a boat combining performance under sail and pleasurable navigation, while planning pleasant and generous living spaces. This is what we propose by grouping the helmsman and maneouvers in the center of the boat as well as in the living space that occupies the rear of the nacelle.” See more

Jean Pierre PRADE
Founder of Catana
“Meeting with Olivier and Gautier was a pleasant surprise for me, as soon I saw their project presentation, I saw all the ingredients of success. Their management experience of different companies with reassuring modesty, their concern to form a team of the best experts (smile) and a real understanding of their opinions. ” See more


Patrick IENNY
Didier PERRIN
Researchers at the national School « Mines d’Ales »
“In this new project, an audacious choice of ecological innovation has been chosen in partnership with the Materials Center of Mines d’Alès. It’s a question of combining ecological performance while minimizing the environmental imprint and maximising the structure resistance on all parts of the boat ” See more