Exocet Junior

In our Who’s who article in MW178 dedicated to Bernard Nivelt, the famous naval architect mentioned the construction by his father of a sport catamaran prototype, the Exocet, in the family living room... Michel Nivelt and Lucien Gourmez went on to collaborate with the La Prairie shipyard, and then went on to launch this catamaran made in sprayed polyester and plywood, one of the very first of its kind. Previously, La Prairie, based in Angoulême, some way inland from France’s Atlantic coast, had specialized in camping equipment. While the standard model was equipped…