The adventure begins in New Zealand, in 2010. After 6 years of travel on their 12 m biquille, a Jourbert design whose hull was built at Meta in Strongall, Pascale and Gérard return to France, the youngest having become a teenager. This trip around the world through the Patagonian canals and Polynesia, this family realizes it on a sailboat built by their own hands during 2 years. It is indeed a bare hull that they had delivered and that they entirely fitted out.
It is this founding experience of building their sailboat and the six years of long voyages that forged the idea of their distribution company, Croix du Sud Marine. It bears this name because its outlines were drawn during a stopover in New Zealand when the constellation of the Southern Cross was at its zenith above their sailboat.
The distribution activity will start after the discovery of the Garhauer pulleys and the Anchor Buddy (weight to secure the mooring). All the products in the catalog have always been chosen to meet the needs of sailboat travel. The products embark in the catalog as they would have embarked on their monohull. It is this ethical line of useful, efficient and quality products that makes the difference of Croix du Sud Marine.
Each product listing responds to a yachtsman's expectations. For example, the Hydrovane windvane was proposed by Jean-Luc van den Heede after his victory in the Golden Globe Race. It is also while looking for a solution to mount on the mast that the ATN MastClimber product appeared as the best solution. For each product, criteria of solidity and efficiency define the choices. This is how Hutton winches are selected. Or the manual windlass, which is in great demand for small boats, is now on the market.
Today, the catalog is very complete with, in addition to fittings (blocks, winches, guides, socks), safety products (man overboard bracelet, lanyard to go back on board or climb the mast), or solutions for anchoring (Anchor Buddy, Anchor Rescue, chain, mooring line reel) and finally the windvane gear. So many specific solutions very well adapted for the great sailing trip.
By limiting the intermediaries and by selling directly without reseller, Croix du Sud Marine practices very competitive prices always to serve the yachtsman at best. The proximity and the exchange will always be a strong value in this company. So if you have a question, a question about the right anchorage, the right pulley or a request about safety at sea, don't hesitate to contact them, their sailing experience should reassure you.
