CNB Superyachts
Chrisco, an all-carbon composite French yacht
In 1987, CNB (Constructions Navales Bordeaux) settled on the banks of the Garonne River, a few hundred yards from the greatest Bordeaux vineyards, on a portion of the historical Chantiers et Ateliers du Sud-Ouest. CNB thus heired a long tradition of bordelaise naval construction: oldest traces of naval construction in Bordeaux go back to 1467! CNB is situated on a 100,000 m2 lot with 44,000 m2 of covered buildings and has a 300 meter waterfront quay. In 20 years, more than 55 custom yachts have been built: sailing, motor, aluminum, composite, monohulls, catamarans…
In 1992, to effectuate the investment necessary to becoming an industrial operation, CNB aligned with the Bénéteau group, world leader in pleasure sailing construction and listed in the second market of the Paris stock exchange. Since 1997, CNB includes workboats ships building and Lagoon. The excellent reputation of the workboats and Lagoon’s position as a world leader contributed to the constant expansion of the boatyard, with an important and ambitious investment program for the coming years. In order to broaden our range, a new brand was created in 2008. The line Bordeaux unites the know-how of CNB Division industrialization and the sailing yacht conception. This semi-custom line in full development is characterized by the 60’ and 80’ with their impressively calculated price. An initial step was made towards composite construction in 1993 with the undertaking of the finishing and interior fittings for the 25 meter maxi racers La Poste and Merit, (Whitbread 1993/94). In 1996 the team, specializing in this material was put into place bringing an unequalled experience of 15 years, during which time more than 150 catamarans destined for cruising and many racing boats were built. From 1999, the shipyard signed contracts for the first composite yachts. The first launching, Blue Sky Messenger (CNB 65), was in the first part of 2000 and since then we have built the celebrated Joy (CNB 74), Only Now (CNB 104), Simeron (CNB 82), Hamilton II (CNB 117), the CNB 105 and now the CNB 100 Chrisco, an all-composite sailboat. For CNB, it has been a real challenge to build a 30m yacht with a modern contemporary allure while maintaining the particular savoir-faire for which CNB is renown: built to sail in heavy seas as well as in the bay of Saint-Tropez.
The CNB 100, is an extraordinary yacht, with elongated lines, spacious roofs voluminous cockpit and unusual glass panels areas. Built with the desire to design an extremely fast boat born of a pure and luminous concept but with a very comfortable interior that reflects the owner’s taste. In close and constant collaboration with the owner and the builder, the naval architect Luca Brenta & Co. Yacht Designers and interior designer Wetzels Brown Partners developed a yacht that will make her mark. A new challenge, as CNB likes them, that brings us into the exclusive world of contemporary yachts.
