Take a Factory Tour
Ever wish you could visit the factory to see how your new boat is constructed? Here's the next best thing - virtual tours of the Catalina, Island Packet and Jeanneau production facilities.
Catalina
Catalina is the largest builder of sailboats in the USA, with production facilities in Calfornia and Florida. "Evolving the Revolution" chronicles Sail magazine's look at Catalina. Link to the Catalina tour.
Get the free brochure - How Catalinas are Built
Island Packet
The Island Packet factory in Largo, Florida offers plant tours every Friday for both owners as well as prospective buyers. But just in case you can't make it to the factory, they've put together a brochure highlighting their facility that you can download in PDF format. Link to the Island Packet tour.
Jeanneau
For the past 45 years the philosophy at Jeanneau has been finding the balance between innovative technologies and time-proven traditional craftsmanship. Following their review of the factory, Sail magazine termed Jeanneau's approach, "Elegant Efficiency". Link to the Jeanneau tour.
Note: The PDF files available for download from this page require that you have the Acrobat Reader application installed on your computer. You can download this software for free from the Adobe Website.
