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Chantier CPC

boat builder Digoin, France

Chantier CPC (Construction Polyester du Centre) is a French boatyard based in Digoin, Burgundy, building new polyester-hulled inland waterway boats since 1990. Its catalogue covers 25 models across seven ranges, including the Tarpon, Péniche, Classic, Access (wheelchair-adapted), passenger transport and floating home lines, all designed in-house and built to order with wood or polyester joinery. Since 2011 the yard has also designed and manufactured unusual open-air holiday accommodation under the Toudoo name, both floating and on land. It works closely with boat rental company Les Canalous and offers a Gestion Investissement Location (GIL) ownership and charter-management scheme.

Chantier CPC

Chantier CPC (Construction Polyester du Centre) is a French boatyard in Digoin, southern Burgundy, building new boats since 1990. The yard designs and builds habitable polyester-hulled craft for river and coastal navigation, and since 2011 has extended the same small-space fit-out expertise to unusual open-air holiday accommodation sold under the Toudoo brand. Every hull, wooden and polyester interior is produced in-house by its own team of joiners and cabinetmakers. The yard states it originated from the Espade yard acquired in 1989, traded as RECLA from 1990 and became CPC in 1996.

Services

  • Design and custom construction of new boats, one unit at a time, personalised with the future owner
  • Reinforced polyester hull construction up to 23 mm thick
  • Bespoke joinery and cabinetmaking for boat and accommodation interiors
  • Naval engineering and architecture, working with outside specialists
  • Electric propulsion option across all ranges (40 kW lithium bank, 20 kW/48 V motor, Fisher Panda 18 kW generator); HVO vegetable fuel since 2024
  • Optional CE category B or C certification on special order
  • Used boat sales and the GIL (Gestion Investissement Location) ownership scheme, with management by rental operator Les Canalous
  • Manufacture of leisure accommodation units (HLL) for the open-air hospitality sector

Vessel Types

  • Tarpon range: Tarpon 32, 37, 42 and 49 river cruisers
  • Péniche range: Péniche 1020 and 1180 Flying Bridge
  • Classic range: Espade Concept Fly, Espade 1500 Fly, Triton 860/860 Fly, Triton 1050, Fred 700
  • Access range: Triton 1060 Handy, adapted for wheelchair users
  • Transport & Passengers: Wanday, Miss 1150 (49+2 pax), Toue Barge
  • Vintage/Habitat liveaboards: Fredaine and Toue Cabanée
  • Toudoo floating accommodation: Toue Cabanée, Futreau, Rêve de Robinson
  • Toudoo land-based units: Kyara cabin, Le Foudre (converted wine cask), Cabane de Vendredi

Facilities

  • Artisan yard described as "à taille humaine", with in-house hull moulding, fit-out and launch
  • Owners invited to follow construction, fit-out and launching of their boat

Location

  • Digoin, Burgundy, France