birdyfish

Our history, our expertise, our team

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BirdyFish - foiling dinghy - foil boat - - bateau à foil - dériveur à foil
from study project to entrepreneurship

The story of Birdyfish

Three friends, Pierre, Jean-Baptiste and Alban, driven by an observation and a passion.
How can you learn to foil easily when few foiling dinghies are available ?
Their vision : to revolutionize boating by offering boats that allow everyone to fly.
We put French expertise and excellence at the heart of our DNA, so that our pink foils can help you experience unique moments around the world.

BirdyFish embodies the pride of going beyond one's limits, achieving personal challenges, and being master of one's freedom.

the co-founders

pierre rhimbault

A graduate engineer from EIGSI La Rochelle, where he met Alban, Pierre is first and foremost a top-level sailor. After competing in the 420 class as part of a sports-study program and placing third at the 420 World Championships, he transitioned to match racing, breaking into the world’s top 20 alongside Jean-Baptiste, before continuing his career in the Figaro class. This dual background—both athletic and technical—led to the creation of BirdyFish.

alban satgé

Alban has built his career around engineering. After earning a BTS in industrial product design while pursuing a professional rugby career, he enrolled in an engineering school, where he met Pierre. He then continued his career at BIC, first in Brazil as a process engineer, then at the headquarters in France as a design and process engineer, before co-founding BirdyFish.

jean-baptiste morin

A top-level athlete and professional sailor, Jean-Baptiste competed at the highest level of sailing for more than ten years. He has competed in the Rolex Offshore Circuit and the Max Series, won the French Elite Match Racing Championship, and finished as runner-up in the European Youth Championship. He also spent several competitive seasons sailing alongside Pierre in match racing before co-founding BirdyFish.

Composite
How did the BirdyFish foil dinghies come into being ?
First and foremost, thanks to our technical team !
Experts in composite manufacturing processes, our team covers all stages of production, from gelcoat to fittings.

Using products that are sensitive to their environment - glass/polyester for the hull and carbon/epoxy for the appendages - a temperate zone of between 19°c and 21°c enables us to control infusions throughout the year,
and ensure optimum production quality whatever the conditions.

RAPID PROTOTYPING
Constant improvement is the watchword in our workshop.
Our team is constantly proposing improvements to processes, workstation ergonomics and the product itself.
Our team is constantly proposing improvements to processes, workstation ergonomics and the product itself.

Thanks to additive manufacturing, we can go from idea to test run. This in-house technology enables us to produce rapid prototypes in a very short space of time.

Everyday issues
Issues
Hygiene
Safety
Environment
We are committed to providing our employees with the best possible working conditions, by making available all the necessary protective equipment and by regularly raising awareness.

At our level, we strive to reduce our environmental impact as much as possible (biosourced resins, preference for local employees, limiting waste volumes, etc.).

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birdyfish team
pierre
CEO
Alban
Executive
pauline
Communication manager
jules
Technical sales
Louis-Marie
Workshop manager
Dorian
Workshop team manager
Stéphane
Composite operator
Guillaume
Composite operator
Baptiste
Composite operator
Enyo
Composite operator
Discover us
The BirdyFish team
pierre
CEO

Alban
dirigeant

pauline
Communication manager
jules
Technical sales
louis-marie
Workshop manager
dorian
Chef d’équipe d’atelier
Stéphane
Composite operator
Guillaume
Composite operator
Bapptiste
Composite operator
enyo
Composite operator
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