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See you at the Grand Pavois!

Nous serons présents au Grand Pavois du 22 au 27 septembre 2026 pour y exposer trois bateaux. Chacune de nos gammes sera donc représentée : La course au large avec le JPK 1050, notre racer…

The JPK 1050 has won the first edition of the Race to the Arctic!

It had already caused quite a stir at its launch, with its unique electric look. The JPK 1050 "Momo," skippered by brothers Christoph & Benjamin Morgen, has just struck…

The JPKs dominate the 2026 Massilia Cup Offshore!

First leg. Organized by CNTL Marseille Vieux Port, the fleet was strong for this year's Massilia Cup Offshore, with a fleet of 15 boats racing IRC Double among the 60 boats…

The secrets behind the design of the JPK 48 FC…

We’ll reveal and explain four major changes in our new long-distance sailing yacht compared to its predecessor: 3 feet longer, a new hull, weight-balancing features, and...

JPK 1050’s beauty

It’s often said that beauty is fleeting… We’ll leave it up to you to decide whether the opposite is true, but there’s no doubt that the JPK 1050 is fast: both in inshore racing and in...

Yachting World reviews our JPK 1050

Thank you to Yachting World for this superb article on our JPK 1050! And congratulations to Nico Popp, who has just finished second in the 2026 Loro Piana Giraglia aboard his JPK...

That makes seven!

Launch of the seventh Nomad 40 at La Base: blue dolphin hull, Corian, Flexiteek, Momo and Besenzoni. Discover this highly customized boat, designed for a couple of architects, soon heading to the Adriatic…

We’ve just done the last one…

This morning, our composites team completed the infusion of the deck on the 34th and final JPK 45 FC… before it is replaced by the JPK 48 FC next year. What a moment! This is the perfect opportunity to tell you about...

Overall victory for the JPK 1050 in the Baltic 500 (ORC class)!

Jonas Hallberg's JPK 1050 "Hinden" wins the Baltic 500 overall, fresh out of our yard. A first for the 1050 in ORC, ahead of tough competition including a Pogo RC. A victory…

Jean-Pierre's full diary on the Cap Martinique

Throughout the Cap Martinique, the transatlantic race from La Trinité-sur-Mer to Fort-de-France, Jean-Pierre regularly sent us little mood notes to tell us about his solo adventures aboard the JPK…

JPK 1050s take the win in both solo and double-handed categories in Fort-de-France!

What a day! With the arrivals of OSE and LEON last night, the JPK 1050s have won the Cap Martinique 2026 in both the solo and double-handed overall standings. At 3:53 a.m. last night, Éric Guigné and Maxime Paul...

Coming soon: the JPK 48 FC will be released in spring 2027!

JPK Composites is very proud to present its next Fast Cruiser: the JPK 48 FC. Work on the hull mould has already begun, and the first model is expected to be launched in...

Spi Ouest France: the JPK 1050, four-time winner of the IRC double handed!

Four races, four wins: the JPK 1050 ‘PERSAIVERT’, skippered by Alex Ozon in a double-handed crew with Jean-Pierre Kelbert and then Meven Flao, has achieved an incredible victory in the Spi Ouest France ...

Yachting World video review of the JPK 1050

At JPK, we never miss a report by Toby Hodges — especially when it's our boat in front of the camera! Click here to watch the video...

What do the JPK 1050 and a Senegalese pirogue have in common?

Quick answer: Jacques Valer. Whilst you probably knew that the shipyard’s in-house architect designed all its boats, including the JPK 1050, you may not have realised that he also drew up the plans for a canoe...

The sweet taste of déjà vu ...

At the end of December, we launched Sea Fever, the sixth Nomad 40 (already!) in the series. As it prepares to leave towards Guernsey, its home port, we wanted to share the story of its owners...

A JPK 45 FC at Cape Horn —The second part of Belharra's journey

We continue sharing news from Daniel, Jean-Marc and their crew as they continue their passage through the channels of Patagonia aboard their JPK 45 FC: the Magellan and Beagle channels…

Grand Slam!

At the end of 2025, the JPK 1030 and JPK 1080 took 1st and 2nd overall in the Sydney Hobart. It was the last of the three must-do Rolex races that JPK was missing to complete its Grand Slam…

Sydney Hobart: Alexis Loison's race report

Like every year in December, sailing season is very quiet in France — the boats are in the yard and the sailors are more focused on watching where the snow will fall… But December in Sydney, on the contrary…

OVERALL double victory in the Rolex Sydney Hobart

Avec seulement trois JPK engagés sur la Sydney Hobart 2025, les probabilités de remporter la course overall, et qui plus est de réaliser le doublé, étaient totalement improbables ! Et pourtant : Alexis Loison et…