ROCCA IMPALA

It was in 1923 that Domenico Rocca, the patriarch, arrived from Italy. A joiner-carpenter, he started out in the Chauvière factory specializing in the construction of propellers and canoes. This is where he learned to recognize the different species of wood and how to work them for nautical use. In 1928, he became a foreman and decided to found his own shipyard; he then settled in Vitry sur Seine. Unlike its competitors, it adapts its constructions to the desires of its clients using premium materials (grand bassam mahogany, spruce, ash, cedar, Honduras mahogany from America).

In 1961, the shipyard took inspiration from American lines and presented the Ski-Flash, Impala and Saber models, entirely constructed in polyester. The site then employs more than 100 people.