In June 1987, When Gerard Martineau left Saint-Gilles Croix-de-Vie for Marion, SC, he left for the summer to accomplish the task of setting up the all new Beneteau USA subsidiary.  This took 2 months and he never came back!  In fact, it was just a few weeks; enough time to convince his wife Gislhaine to follow him in this amazing adventure with their two children.

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Gerad Martineau The Wonderful Story of Beneteau made in the USA

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