Hyeres Espace Plaisance Shipyard
Hyères Espace Plaisance (HEP) is a boat yard and pleasure-craft dealership founded in 1991 at 1504 Avenue de l'Aéroport in Hyères, on the French Mediterranean coast. It handles mechanical servicing of Yamaha outboards as an authorised dealer as well as inboard engines (Volvo, Mercruiser, Yanmar, Hyundai), afloat and ashore maintenance, craning, transport, storage and winter lay-up for boats from 6 m to 18 m, plus a chandlery and brokerage. The company also sells new and used boats and RIBs, representing brands including Joker Boat, Capelli Tempest, Pacific Craft, Invictus, Fjord, Lomac and Jobe Sports, and has exhibited at the Nautic de Paris and the Cannes Yachting Festival. The site covers more than 14,000 m², of which 1,500 m² is buildings for offices, shop, workshops and a storage shed.
Hyeres Espace Plaisance Shipyard
Hyères Espace Plaisance (HEP) is a boat yard created in 1991 in Hyères, southern France, describing itself as the local yard offering the widest range of services. It combines engine and hull maintenance, handling and storage with new and used boat sales, a chandlery and a brokerage (dépôt-vente).
Services
- Mechanical servicing of outboard engines as a Yamaha dealer
- Inboard engine servicing (Volvo, Mercruiser, Yanmar, Hyundai and others)
- Boat maintenance both ashore and afloat
- Handling: craning, transport within the yard, cradling and launching
- Berthing/storage and winter lay-up for boats from 6 m to 18 m, in an area secured by a specialist company
- Brokerage and consignment sales; sales of new and used boats and used engines
- Chandlery shop selling deck hardware and fittings
Facilities
- Site of more than 14,000 m² of working area
- 1,500 m² of buildings housing offices, shop, workshops and a storage shed
- Secured boat parking area
Vessel Types
- RIBs and semi-rigid inflatables, including the Joker Boat Clubman range (22, 24, 28, 30, 35, plus a Clubman 35 EFB inboard version in petrol or diesel)
- Brands represented include Joker Boat, Capelli Tempest, Pacific Craft, Invictus, Fjord and Lomac, with Yamaha outboards and Jobe Sports products
- Example specification, Joker Boat Clubman 35: 10.95 m length, 3.55 m beam, 3,200 kg, up to 20 people, maximum 700 hp, navigation category B, 700 L fuel and 180 L water tanks
Location
- 1504 Avenue de l'Aéroport, 83400 Hyères, France
- Opening hours: Monday to Saturday from 1 April to 30 September; Tuesday to Saturday from 1 October to 31 March
- Exhibits at the Nautic de Paris and the Cannes Yachting Festival