VENT DE VOYAGE, PIONEER IN FRANCE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF UPCYCLED SAIL

Christine, architect, and Yann, sailor of offshore races for 20 years, then preparer of racing boats with expertise in sailors (nothing, sailing), gather their know-how to create the art of turning sails of boats. Bags, Baggage, accessories and unique decoration items: the new adventure of sailing back to port! Christine drew the models, Lucie sewed them, Yann worked the leather by hand and hand, took care of the sailor, and above all, visited the yards and ports to recover sails at the end of maritime life. They start with five bags for sale, and the sewing machine in the shop. Success is at the rendezvous and the rush of this new activity! First, the Brussels press, thanks to a trophy of innovation. Then, on the occasion of the departure of the Route du Rhum in 2002, Vent de Voyage has benefited from a national mediatization thanks to its pioneering efforts in recycling: Tokia Saïfi, Secretary of State for Sustainable Development, visited the shop, which sparked Telematin’s interest in France 2. The mediatization gives a good boost to the activity that remains of course artisanal, the bags are sold to Japan, Scandinavia! Christine innovates with web activity, remote selling, customization, customization.

THE MEETING AND THE TRANSMISSION, CHRISTINE PASSES ON HER BUSINESS TO PIERRE.

2020, Christine is thinking of handing over, trying to convey her home to an entrepreneur who preserves her philosophy.

Pierre, born from an entrepreneurial journey, after having developed at the national level Les Babas de Saint-Malo in 3 years, seeks to take up a local “pick”: a company with a committed team, carrying a quality know-how, values anchored in Breton territory, the possibility of developing the activity, and that of expressing itself within the project. It is therefore seduced by the values of respect, honesty, creativity of Vent de Voyage and his team. And of course by craft know-how, pioneering spirit, eco-responsible, artistic aspects, the connection to the sea, the journey and Saint-Malo!

The future of Vent de Voyage will remain faithful to its origins and will gradually bring new more masculine models, collections with vivid colors and collaborations with artists or brands that share our values and open us to new horizons. Accessories and

From the beginning, Vent de voyage recovers and recycles used large racing sails in racing stables. Some come from famous boats like Fuji or Gitana, today that of Gilles Lamiré, GROUPE GCA-1001 SOURIRES.

Other veils come from simpler stories, thanks to people who love the sea, such as Optimist’s sails brought back by the parents of a young girl. She made championships all over the world. His veils had, at each competition, been checked by the jagger. To realize the bag, a birthday present, "we used the pieces where we saw the gauge pads. It was wonderful to do.. Or even recently, a nautical club member from the Hauts-de-France spent by chance in store, who recovers for Vent de Voyage a dozen " vintage" veils very colorful!

We try to recover the maximum of the material of the veils: the routings, the numbers, the tips, the jauge pads, the eyelets can be recovered and are part of the history of the veil, its charm. A raw material in the rich history of adventures that make us travel!

THE MAKING

We preserve in our workshop transferred to Dinard in 2018, our artisanal production model. Our know-how is protected as a treasure, our seams transmit it with passion, precision, to create high quality, durable products. We keep this artisanal and sustainable character. Moreover, we repair the damaged bags, “as long as they can last.”.

The difference?

The attention to detail, customised finishes made by hand, guided by the eye, a "façon" inspired by the sails, from the eye to the techniques of the mackerel: stitching of handmade leather inserts, seams sewn in spicy with a hollow needle ... Craft know-how is the result of years of work and research. The models are customizable upon request.

And also, original forms, unique and sometimes exclusive models, in the tendencies of French leather goods. The design of a bag requires one hour for the simplest and up to four hours for more complicated travel bags.

THE RESULT

The result: each product comes out of Dinard's workshop with its personality, a recognized quality and solidity. Each bag is unique: you don’t have the same veil twice, you’re not going to cut into the same place.