Group Finot

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| type = Privately held company

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| foundation = 1969

| founder = Jean-Marie Finot

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| hq_location_city = Jouy-en-Josas

| hq_location_country = France

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| key_people = President: Jean-Marie Finot

| industry = Naval architecture

| products = Sailboats

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| subsid = Groupe Finot - Conq

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Group Finot is a French boat design company based in Jouy-en-Josas. Founded by Jean-Marie Finot, the company specializes in the design of fiberglass sailboats.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/finot-groupe-finot-jean-marie|title = Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)|accessdate = 26 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200930161129/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/finot-groupe-finot-jean-marie|archive-date= 30 September 2020|url-status= live}}

The company also collaborates with designer Pascal Conq as Groupe Finot - Conq, based in Vannes, France.{{cite web|url =http://www.finot.com/accueil/page_accueil/index.html|title = Contact |accessdate = 20 June 2018|author= Group Finot|work = www.finot.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083417/http://www.finot.com/accueil/page_accueil/index.html|archive-date= 4 March 2016|url-status= dead}}

History

The company was founded by Finot in 1969 when he designed his first boat, the International Offshore Rule Quarter Ton class champion Ecume de Mer (Sea Foam) that was built by Chantier Malliard.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/ecume-de-mer|title = Ecume de Mer |accessdate = 19 June 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220326195143/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/ecume-de-mer|archive-date= 26 March 2022|url-status= live}}

By 2017 the company had designed 61 boats for Beneteau, their biggest customer. The first design for Beneteau was in 1978.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/beneteau|title= Beneteau|access-date = 26 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200930161135/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/beneteau|archive-date= 30 September 2020|url-status= live}}