Designer of Pen Duick VI, First 30, and Neoliner cargo sailboat
Naval architecture firm founded in 1945 in Marseille by André Mauric (1909–2003). Today a subsidiary of the Exail Group, Mauric employs around forty staff across Marseille, Nantes, and Belgium, with an office planned in Singapore in 2025. The firm designs 10 to 15 vessels launched each year, including offshore racing yachts, defense ships, commercial vessels, offshore platforms, fishing boats, and ferries.
From André Mauric to Exail
André Mauric began designing in the 1930s and founded his office in 1945. In 1972, he designed theImpensable, a half-tonner that won the Half Ton Cup, whose derivative designs became the Bénéteau First 30 (over 1,100 units built). In 1973, he designed the Pen Duick VI for Éric Tabarly, followed in 1985 by the Alcyone, a 31 m turbosail vessel for Commander Cousteau. The firm has delivered over 500 vessels in operation across 50 countries. Acquired by ECA Group, it is now part of the Exail Group, positioning it at the heart of autonomous naval platform development (USV Inspector 90 and 125).
Cargo sailboat, defense, hybrid: current focus
Mauric is the designer of the Neoliner Origin, a 136 m Ro-Ro cargo sailboat launched in January 2025 at RMK Marine (Turkey) for owner Neoline. Two rigid sails of 1,500 m² (Solid Sail by Chantiers de l'Atlantique) and a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system aim for 80 to 90 % less fuel consumption on the Saint-Nazaire–Baltimore route. The firm is also working on the ALBA (electro-hydrogen propulsion tender) and overseeing the USV Inspector program for Exail Défense.
