Tiwal is a French sailboat manufacturer that manufactures inflatable sailing dinghies used for sport and leisure. It is headquartered in Plescop, France and also has a subsidiary in the USA.[1][2][3]

Tiwal
Company typePrivate
IndustrySailboat manufacturing
Founded2012
FounderMarion Excoffon, Emmanuel Bertrand
HeadquartersPlescop, France

History edit

Founder Marion Excoffon developed the design for Tiwal’s inflatable dinghies when her father refused to lend her his houseboat in 2008.[4][5] Using her design, she founded Tiwal with her partner Emmanuel Bertrand in Theix-Noyalo in August 2012 before the company eventually moved operations into a warehouse in Plescop.[1][4] Tiwal unveiled its first sailboat at the 2012 Paris Boat Show.[6][7][8][9] It was also exhibited at the Annapolis Boat Show.[7][8]

Tiwal established a subsidiary in the United States in 2014.[10] It also exhibited the Tiwal 3.2 at the 2014 London Boatshow.[11]

Tiwal participated in the 2018 Annapolis Boat Show.[8] The company also presented the Tiwal 2 at the Boot Düsseldorf boat show in 2018.[12] A Tiwal sailboat was also exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in the same year.[13]

Since 2015, Tiwal has also hosted the Tiwal Cup, a regatta using Tiwal inflatable dinghies, in the Gulf of Morbihan in Brittany.[14][7] Tiwal has also held Tiwal Cups in New Zealand.[15]

Model launch history edit

References edit

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  8. ^ a b c "The TIWAL 3 - Our Inflatable Sailboat Test Ride at the Sailboat Show". 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
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  11. ^ World, Yachting (2014-01-15). "Best new boat at London Boatshow?". Yachting World. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  12. ^ "TIWAL UNVEILS A NEW POCKET SAILER DREAM BIG, PACK SMALL - Boating Industry Canada". boatingindustry.ca. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
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  14. ^ Cort, Adam (2017-08-29). "Tiwal Cup Bigger than Ever". Sail Magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  15. ^ "Eight Tiwals sail in inaugural New Zealand Cup at Mahurangi Habour". www.yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  16. ^ "Vannes : le petit voilier gonflable à la conquête du monde !". France 3 Bretagne (in French). 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
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  21. ^ "Le fabricant de voiliers démontables Tiwal mise sur les Etats-Unis". Les Echos (in French). 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  22. ^ "Essai voile légère : Tiwal 2L , le fun pour expertise". www.voileetmoteur.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  23. ^ "The best new water toys to look out for in 2022". www.boatinternational.com. Retrieved 2024-03-07.