Tiwal (sailboats)

Tiwal is a French sailboat manufacturer that manufactures inflatable sailing dinghies used for sport and leisure. It is headquartered in Plescop, France and also has a subsidiary in the USA.

History
Founder Marion Excoffon developed the design for Tiwal’s inflatable dinghies when her father refused to lend her his houseboat in 2008. Using her design, she founded Tiwal with her partner Emmanuel Bertrand in Theix-Noyalo in August 2012 before the company eventually moved operations into a warehouse in Plescop. Tiwal unveiled its first sailboat at the 2012 Paris Boat Show. It was also exhibited at the Annapolis Boat Show.

Tiwal established a subsidiary in the United States in 2014. It also exhibited the Tiwal 3.2 at the 2014 London Boatshow.

Tiwal participated in the 2018 Annapolis Boat Show. The company also presented the Tiwal 2 at the Boot Düsseldorf boat show in 2018. A Tiwal sailboat was also exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in the same year.

Since 2015, Tiwal has also hosted the Tiwal Cup, a regatta using Tiwal inflatable dinghies, in the Gulf of Morbihan in Brittany. Tiwal has also held Tiwal Cups in New Zealand.

Model launch history

 * Tiwal 3 released in 2012
 * Tiwal 2 released in 2019
 * Tiwal 3R released in 2022
 * Tiwal 2L released in 2022