The maritime sector, a jealously guarded specificity
Sailors, whether professional or recreational, have always protected their specificity. Life at sea, the particular climatic conditions, the aggression of salt, waves and wind, the movements of the boat have justified dedicated innovations and the birth of a specialized vocabulary. From this was born a somewhat closed image of the sailor and by extension of the maritime industry. The yachtsman, with good reason, insists on the existence of specialized equipment stores and shipchandlers in the ports. He appreciates buying his boat and his clothes from specialist brands. However, they are not isolated from the rest of society, and the boating industry must remain open to the world.
Taking the best from other economic sectors
In all areas, yachting professionals can draw inspiration from other sectors. In the sale of equipment, we can see that the cohabitation with other outdoor leisure sports results in advances for boaters. It can be a question of personal equipment with the mountains, of energy on board with the motor home owners. Cabesto unveils its strategic positioning in our columns between generalism and specialization.
For boat and equipment manufacturers, they now call on the same subcontractors as other industrialists to benefit from technological advances, in terms of prototyping or additive manufacturing. The service provider Protolabs explains it to us through its offer dedicated to boating .
Without losing its historical anchorage, the nautical industry must be able to observe and take the best of the innovation in the other sectors.
