Iguana Yachts is a French

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created in 2008, specialized in design and manufacturing of new generation boats. The main facilities and

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s are located in

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. The company produces

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s featuring all-terrain tracks.

History

The shipyard was created in 2008 by Antoine Brugidou, former

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, in association with the

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Tanguy Le Bihan and the designers (Fritsch & associés). Antoine Brugidou wanted to create a well-performing luxury boat with all-terrain capabilities. To fit these requirements, Antoine Fritsch designed the Iguana Mobility System which enables the hull to carry the mobility system. In marine conditions, the track system is integrated in the hull and deployed (via a 90° rotation) on the ground. The tracks (which are adapted to sand and mud and built from an internal material resistant to corrosion), enable the boat to land on most of the surfaces from slopes (up to 12° angle), to sand, mud, or rocky beaches. After three years of development and two prototypes, Iguana Yachts launched the

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in Caen using local expertise. The project was funded by several

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Business Angels,

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Business Angels, XMP Business Angels) and, with their help, the first 24ft boat was launched 2012. At the same time, production lines were designed and the company ran a stand in the international

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. The serial production was launched right after the show and the first luxury boat was sold in 2013, in Bahrain. The amphibious boat also attracts investors specialized in military and professional endeavors (e.g.

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Iguana Yachts today

Today, Iguana Yachts production is made up of 29ft boats, equipped with 300 HP

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s . They can reach 35 knots on sea and 7km/h on earth. The aluminum landing gear connected to the carbon fiber hull can provide fatigue resistance and has the purpose of improving performance. The Iguana 29 are used as tender yachts and as day boats for owners of beach villas. The last fundraising (end of 2013) brought 1.2 million Euros from several

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to ensure the further development of the Plan.Iguana Yachts engrange 1,2 M€, 16 janvier 2014
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Capital finance
Groupe Les Échos.

Notes and references

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