I've been on the Grand Bleu on Reunion Island for over three years, on Reunion Island itself for about ten years, but with the Grand Bleu for at least three years. I'm 37 years old and I've been a Captain 200 for ten years this year, mainly doing passenger transport here. We also do launching with dolphins and passenger transport, so whale watching to go and watch the dolphins, watch the marine mammals, the whales when they're there. So for that at Croisières et Découvertes we have three Grand Bleus, the third is coming soon, we have four catamarans and a semi-rigid, the Zoorit where we received this magnificent boat from AtlantiCraft almost three months ago. Why did we choose AtlantiCraft? Quite simply because we already had a boat that was here on the water with a competitor, I took a good look at what they were doing, we liked the concept and the fact that it was a French team doing it, that's an advantage, so it's pretty good. We made the boat remotely, we trusted them and they came up with a perfect product just as we wanted, the colors we wanted. We were able to choose from the color down to the smallest possible equipment and customizable on the boat. They were able to make us an awning here that was also customizable and tailor-made because we still need a lot of protection on the boat with the sun. Before, we had a small boat, the Zoorit I, which was a small 7.50m PVC vessel and which is a little out of breath, so we chose to make a new version. We went with AtlantiCraft on 8.60 in Hypalon, so it's much more resistant here in the sun compared to PVC, and I even think in terms of friction on the water here, PVC is less resistant, so we preferred Hypalon. Especially since they make a hull where the tubes are raised, and that's really appreciable. So there's much less friction and it's much more reliable over time, so for that reason we also went for an aluminum hull which is much more resistant than a polyester or fiber. For us, it's a totally perfect product, and if we had to build another boat, it's quite possible that we'd also go back to AtlantiCraft. Compared to the engine, we had a 2x130 horsepower Yamaha on the old Zoorit, and this time on this version of the new Zoorit, we went for a single-engine Suzuki 325 AMD. So for the moment, very satisfied, very quiet, top maneuverability. It has double propellers, this one is a new version, so it's really very nice. We'll see, we decided to have a single engine and not two this time, also for a slightly more flexible management in terms of maintenance, in terms of mechanics. A single engine, so obviously only one oil change, only one maneuver to do, so we'll see if in time it's good like that or if we'll still switch to Suzuki but with twin engines, so we'll see in the future, but for the moment everything is perfect on the boat.

Yoann, skipper of the Grand Bleu, Reunion Island