Taratari Shipyard

Sailing Across Bangladesh.

Indigenous Chakma young Lady Driving Water Bike.
At Our New Location.

First ''Water Bike'' of Bangladesh.
100% Conceived & Built at Taratari shipyard.

Yves Marre(Managing Director Taratari Shipyard) Celebrating France's victory against Belgium in the World Cup Football with our new Sailing .

Taratari Shipyard Delivering their Products to Mohamaya Lake - মিরসরাই.

First sailing Across Bangladesh in a solar powered "Wingsail Kayak". (Story in 4 daily episodes)

Fourth episode
Next morning was bright and sunny

until the afternoon when night fell at around 2 o’clock. The same scenario, the same fury of the elements… We had resumed our voyage, heading across the river towards another island for the night. Dropping with fatigue, again it was the thunder and the noise of our Sunflower kayak bashing against the hull of the Country boat where we were sleeping that woke us in a display of lightning like fireworks around 1 o’clock in the morning.
I quickly got ready to protect the wing-sail as before but the wind was so strong that we could not get to it and could only watch from the shelter of the roof of the country boat and my all-weather hat as our kayak tried to destroy itself against the hull. The waves quickly filled the hull with water till it was only supported by its built-in buoyancy and the outriggers. The wing-sail whirled around in response to each gust, presenting the least possible drag, and it held together without damaging a single piece.
I, the builder, by now convinced by the quality of this wing-sail and knowing how carefully it had been built, was still surprised that it had survived as the winds were probably around 100 km/hr.
A second squall a few hours later convinced me to abandon this crossing of Bangladesh

and to complete it during the kinder post-monsoon season
because even if the Sunflower and its wing-sail could survive,

there were dozens of human casualties of the lightning, falling trees and flying roofing.

The first 100km on the Brahmaputra was a rare and intense emotional experience of the beauty and softness of the countryside as much as the fury of the elements; the wind and the strength of the current.

We were touched by the simplicity and kindness of the people who welcomed us on their unstable banks.

We admired the way they persevered while surviving in such a challenging environment, exposed to the raw forces of nature.

We will return as soon as possible to resume our full sailing across Bangladesh as the largest delta in the planet has many secrets to be revealed from its sacred rivers.

Yves Marre and Darpan Chakma

Photos PAUL / ZEPPELIN

Why such a « Sunflower » Premiere???

Through this event, we wish to create awareness and promote:
1° Water sports that are starting to develop in Bangladesh
2° Our great project of:
- MSRS (Maritime Search & Rescue Society) meant to provide assistance to the seafarers of the Bay of Bengal and users of the main rivers of Bangladesh.

First sailing Across Bangladesh in a solar powered "Wingsail Kayak". (Story in 4 daily episodes)

Third episode:
Everything was going well in this, “the best of all possible worlds” until the afternoon of 28th March.
While beating against a contrary southerly wind, we saw the night fall early behind us in the North West. The inky black sky warned me of the imminent arrival of an early Kalbaishaki, a fierce tropical storm.

We had to get to the now invisible bank as quickly as possible. We had barely secured our anchor in the earth when the wind exploded onto us with massive gusts creating a sand storm closely followed by horizontal sheets of driving rain and hail. The gusts were reaching 80 km/hr making me worried that our kayak was going to fly away on its wing. I had set it to align with the wind and as it was only four metres high, like this it had minimum drag. Lightning criss-crossed the sky.

The violence of the storm kept up for an hour or so, eventually leaving us relieved that we had survived such violent winds without sustaining damage or injury, but totally numb, soaking wet and exhausted.
A second storm only a little less violent hit us in the night.
End of third episode

First sailing Across Bangladesh in a solar powered "Wingsail Kayak". (Story in daily episodes)

Second episode
It was an ambitious trip on this immense river which in places is up to 15km wide, where the melting snows of the Himalayas, added to the rains of the summer monsoon, overtop the banks and fill the surrounding floodplains.
In places the current was strong, with turbulence and whirlpools dramatically eroding the banks, creating new islands or “Chars” and repeatedly displacing the unfortunate inhabitants who are forced to adapt to the whims of this sacred river.

Our trip, while ambitious, began well with a gentle north-east breeze interspersed with occasional thermal winds from the south. Our speed varied between 9 and 13 kilometres an hour.

The scenery was as enormous as the impression it made. The population of the “Chars” and other watchers on the banks were fascinated by our frail and curious boat but invariably welcoming and helpful.

End of second episode.

First sailing Across Bangladesh in a solar powered "Wingsail Kayak". (Story in daily episodes)

My friends Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot Prévaut, founders of the naval architecture office VPLP, designed and engineered the giant trimaran that won the 2010 America’s Cup with a Wing-sail (similar to the wing of an aircraft with a flap on its trailing edge.)
In line with their concept, I adapted a kayak built by my boatyard Taratari in Bangladesh to carry a wing-sail. This is the Sunflower which can also be propelled by a 500Watt electric motor powered by solar panels.
To bring this to the public’s attention, with my crew Darpan Chakma I started on the Brahmaputra River where it crosses the Indian frontier with the intention of descending through the biggest river delta in the world all the way to the Bay of Bengal.

End first episode

Karnaphully Multi with Electric motor.
Passenger capacity: 6
Speed: 10 KM/H

Feature of This Boat: Good Stability, Sound less, Long lasting, Suitable for environment.

It's our special production

New projects for Taratari Shipyard!
Look at our last boats in this video and meet our team.

For those who missed yesterday TV Channel 24's report on TaraTari Shipyard or those who just want to watch it again...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DNlFzdTj5tU

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Dear all,

Don't miss the report on TaraTari Shipyard at 2.45pm, 5.30pm and Midnight on TV Chanel 24 !

Launching of Friendship River Ambulance after TaraTari realized some repairs & maintenance !

After some trials, she will sail soon back to North of Bangladesh where she will work alongside the Friendship Floating Hospitals.

A big thanks to all the team who participate in the launching.

A huge thanks to our General Manager Lt. Commander Majumder who supervised greatly the Ambulance's repairs and launch!

Journalists from Channel 24 just came this morning to make a TV report of TaraTari Shipyard and its Managing Director Yves Marre!

Don't miss the release of this report tomorrow at 2pm and 5.30 pm on Channel 24 or http://www.channel24bd.tv/

While waiting, some pictures of the shooting... Enjoy!

The Daily Prothom Alo just published an article about Yves Marre, the founder and current Managing Director of TaraTari Shipyard who sailed from France to Bangladesh with a riverbarge 20 years ago and dedicated his last 20 years to improve sailing conditions in Bangladesh.


http://www.prothom-alo.com/we-are/article/432895/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%97%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF

বাংলাদেশি নৌকার প্রেমে এক ফরাসি ফ্রান্সের ইভস মারে অভিযানের নেশায় এসেছিলেন বাংলাদেশে। তারপর বাংলাদেশের নৌকা ও ভালোবাসার টানে থিতু হয়েছেন এ দেশেই।প্যারিসের রাস্তায় একদিন অবাক করা দৃশ্য। পিকআপ গাড়ি ট্রলিসমেত টেনে নিয়ে যাচ্ছে একটি কাঠের নৌকা। থমকে দাঁড়িয়ে পড়লেন পথচারীরা। কেউ কেউ সেলফিও তুললেন এই জলযানের সঙ্গে। সবাইকে...

Taratari Shipyard wishes you all a Happy New Year 2015!

One of the traditionnal Moon Boat from Cox's Bazar has reached France and is now exhibited in the most famous French boat exhibition in Paris. Nautic - Salon nautique de Paris

Le Bateau Lune est sur son stand !! Venez nous voir Hall 1 emplacement L 62 !!

A short article about our UNICEF project !

http://observerbd.com/details.php?id=29603

]Shuttle boat distributed in Rangamati RANGAMATI, July 3: Chairman of Rangamati Hill District Council Nikhil Kumar Chakma said the activities of the government and donor agencies, as well as UNICEF engaged in improving the condition of women and children in remote areas should be appreciated.He was speaking at the shuttle boat distributi…

After 4 months of work the teams of Taratari Shipyard and Association Watever delivered their shuttle boats to UNICEF !