In the 1890s, the company built several yachts for wealthy sailors.
Other rich individuals in Europe built yachts as the sport spread.
This is the series of super yachts built by the famous yard.
But there were also yachts built, at least as early as the 1870s.
Of the 500 yachts built in the company's history, there are about 250 still in service.
Up to September 2007, the company built yachts worth a total 800 million euros.
Al Mirqab is one of the largest yachts ever built.
Others suffered the hard knocks aboard a yacht built for speed.
The other teams, including challengers, are competing in yachts built for the 1995 races.
He lived for about 10 years in the South of France where he built yachts.