Xavier Bouin: The Emir of the Multihull
Did he have to be a bit oblivious, be a visionary, or a bit of both when he started importing multihulls to the desert in 2010? From Brittany’s Nantes-Brest canal to the Manhattan of the Middle East, we tried to retrace the unusual journey of Xavier Bouin, Lagoon and Dragonfly distributor in the Emirates.
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Publié le
25/07/2022
Par
François Trégouët
Numéro :
185
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It’s not summer yet, and it’s «only» 102°F (39°C) on the terrace of the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club where our host is waiting for us, thankfully under a parasol. The DOSC is the haunt of local sailing enthusiasts, their exclusive haven in an emirate where the motorboat, even the superyacht, is king. The atmosphere of bling-bling luxury doesn’t seem to faze this Breton, who knows the first city of the United Arab Emirates very well, Xavier having settled here thirty years ago. An entrepreneur at heart, he soon left the luxury group that employed him to set up his own structure and ride the wave…
