French shipyard Couach now has its own technical facilities in the Mediterranean after its buyout of IMS (International Marine Service) in Saint Mandrier in the bay of Toulon.

With a team of some thirty employees specialised in yacht maintenance, refits and engine replacement, this shipyard is the ideal technical solution for Couach, whose headquarters are at Gujan-Mestras on the Atlantic coast. The manufacturer can now offer its clients a maintenance centre in the area they sail in the most, a key region for motor yachting in general.

In all, Couach now has a production unit with 360 staff (Gujan-Mestras), a maintenance centre (St Mandrier) and 3 sales outlets (Beaulieu-sur-mer, Hyères and St Mandrier).

One of Couach’s key assets is its mastery of all aspects of yacht building, allowing the manufacturer to optimise production processes and costs and offer a more flexible service. This is how Couach is able to offer semi-custom yachts at prices that easily compete with mass produced products, and that are delivered within 8 to 12 months.

Their yachts are generally equipped with MAN or MTU engines, with excellent autonomy (800 to 1200 miles) and an ergonomic design that keeps crew numbers to a minimum.

As with most shipyards today, Couach is currently evolving towards a more upmarket range.

Currently, Couach model range is the following:
– 195 Fly (see our article)
– 2100 Open
– 2200 Fly
– 2600 Fly
– 3000 Fly (showed at Cannes boat show 2005), successor of 2800 Fly (see our article on Couach FIGI).
– and 2800 Open (see our article).

Like the market in general, Couach is clearly in good health. By next year, the range will have 2 new members, including the YACHT 3300 Fly announced late August.

The range of Couach Yachts on NauticNews

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