en Corentin de Chatelperron

Corentin de Chatelperron, born in Vannes in 1983, is a French engineer, adventurist and manager of the "Gold of Bengal" project.

Career

After general engineering studies of ICAM he worked 3 years in the ecotourism and aeolian sector.^{[citation needed]}

Early in 2009 he went to Bangladesh to work in a modern shipyard producing fiberglass composite boats, the Taratari shipyard.^[1] Rapidly he thought of replacing the fibreglass (which is a polluting, expensive and imported material) with jute fiber, a natural local resource.

So as to show the potential of the jute composite and to find partners, he built the sailboat Tara Tari ^[2](40% jute fiber, 60% fiberglass) and decided to come back to France on board. This six-month journey at sea, later called the "Tara Tari adventure"^[3] was a big success.^{[clarification needed]} With several partners, Corentin de Chatelperron launched "Gold of Bengal",^[4] a research project on the uses of jute fibre as a composite reinforcement. For 3 years,^[when?] an eight-person team has been developing this innovation for Bangladesh (research, prototyping, technology transfer).^{[citation needed]} This research project gave birth, in March 2013, to a second boat, "Gold of Bengal" ^[5] made entirely in Bangladesh with 100% jute composite.

Corentin de Chatelperron is a member of the Society of French Explorer and a scientific consultant for the French Sustainable School of Design.^{[citation needed]}

Documentaries

• «Gold of Bengal, un voilier 100% jute», Voiles et Voiliers 2013

• «Corentin de Chatelperron un pionnier Shamengo», Kaïa Production, Shamengo

• «Je traverse les océans sur un bateau en fibre de jute», Kaïa Production, Shamengo

Publications

«The Tara Tari Adventure», Les Editions Découvrance, 2011

Awards

Prix Avenir de l'Institut Français de la Mer^{[citation needed]}
Prix Bernard Moitessier 2011^[6]
Mention speciale du Prix de la Toison d'Or du livre d'aventure vécue 2011^[7]
Prix Aventure du Crédit Agricole de Cosne-sur-Loire 2012^{[citation needed]}
Prix Pierre Loti 2012^[8]
Prix René-Caillié 2012^[9]

Conferences

«Jute do it!», Tedx Paris, December 2012

References

^ "La transmission des savoirs dans la construction navale. Tara Tari, un chantier naval moderne pour le Bangladesh". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
^ "Bretagne Info Nautisme : Corentin de Chatelperron, Tara Tari". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
^ "A fond le rafiot".
^ "Au Bangladesh, le rêve de jeunes ingénieurs français". 27 December 2012.
^ "Gold of Bengal : Un voilier 100% pur jute pour le Bangladesh". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
^ "Le Breton Corentin de Chatelperron reçoit deux prix en 2011 pour Tara Tari". Archived from the original on 17 September 2011.
^ "L'Aventure de Tara Tari récompensée par un prix spécial".
^ A, É. (4 July 2012). "Corentin de Chatelperron a séduit le jury".
^ "Presentation of the René-Caillié prize to the winner". 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2024-06-11.

[1] "La transmission des savoirs dans la construction navale. Tara Tari, un chantier naval moderne pour le Bangladesh". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-14.

[2] "Bretagne Info Nautisme : Corentin de Chatelperron, Tara Tari". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-14.

[3] "A fond le rafiot".

[4] "Au Bangladesh, le rêve de jeunes ingénieurs français". 27 December 2012.

[5] "Gold of Bengal : Un voilier 100% pur jute pour le Bangladesh". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-14.

[6] "Le Breton Corentin de Chatelperron reçoit deux prix en 2011 pour Tara Tari". Archived from the original on 17 September 2011.

[7] "L'Aventure de Tara Tari récompensée par un prix spécial".

[8] A, É. (4 July 2012). "Corentin de Chatelperron a séduit le jury".

[9] "Presentation of the René-Caillié prize to the winner". 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2024-06-11.

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