Shipyard and Dry Port of La Perrotine
Chantier Naval & Port à Sec La Perrotine is a leisure boat yard and dry stack facility at Boyardville on the Île d'Oléron in Charente-Maritime, France. It handles servicing, hull work and refit of motorboats and RIBs, operates a dry port with private slipway and pontoon, and rents boats to visitors. The company is also a dealer for Mercury outboards and brands including Zodiac, Bombard, Nottoy Boats, Quicksilver, Whaly, Nimbus and Protagon Yachts, with a chandlery on site and both new and used boat sales.
Shipyard and Dry Port of La Perrotine (Chantier Naval & Port à Sec La Perrotine)
Based at the port of Boyardville on the Île d'Oléron, La Perrotine serves recreational boaters across Charente-Maritime, with easy access to Fort Boyard, Île d'Aix, Fouras and La Rochelle. The site states 59 years of experience (older listing pages cite 50) and combines a yard, dry port, chandlery and boat dealership on one 12,000 m² property. It describes itself as a RIB specialist and an approved Zodiac and Bombard dealer and service centre.
Services
- Hull cleaning and antifouling (carénage), painting and polishing
- Inboard and outboard mechanics; electrical work and electronics installation
- Lamination, osmosis treatment, sandblasting of metal parts and hydro-blasting of polyester
- RIB and inflatable repair, from patching to full tube replacement, reinforcements and customisation
- Refit division (Pôle Refit Bateaux, launched 2026) covering the La Rochelle–Royan area, with collection and transport included
- New boat assembly and commissioning, all brands
- Dry port storage, handling, launching, winter lay-up, and delivery by sea or road
- Boat rental (motorboats and RIBs), sales of new and used boats, brokerage and consignment sales
- Mercury engine test centre (50–300 hp, including FourStroke, EFI, SeaPro, Verado) and Bombard RIB test centre
Facilities
- 12,000 m² site with covered sheds
- 8-metre launching slipway and 80-metre private pontoon
- Private careening area opened in 2021 with settling tank, lamellar clarifier, sand filters, zeolite and activated carbon treatment and a dedicated TBT system; water quality checked by an independent laboratory
- NAUTIPARK trailers from 2.5 to 15 tonnes (in service since 2007), Merlo telehandlers and a tractor; drivers hold CACES certification
- Fuel pump, secure parking and an Accastillage Diffusion (AD Oléron) chandlery
Vessel Types
- RIBs and inflatables (Zodiac, Bombard)
- Motorboats and fishing boats, including Quicksilver, Nottoy Boats, Nimbus, Whaly and Protagon Yachts
- Used stock listed includes Antares, Merry Fisher, Cap Camarat and Flyer models
Location
- Port de Boyardville, 17310 Saint-Pierre d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime, France
- At the mouth of the La Perrotine channel, opposite the Boyardville marina locks
- Open daily 09:00–12:00 and 14:00–18:30