Tout sur : Exocet Junior

In our Who’s Who feature on Bernard Nivelt (see MW178), the famous naval architect mentioned the construction by his father of a prototype sport catamaran, the Exocet, in the family living room... Michel Nivelt was indeed one of the two partners of the La Prairie shipyard - the boatbuilder that launched this catamaran in sprayed polyester and plywood, one of the very first of its kind.