le Chasse Marée

What le Chasse Marée does

Le Chasse-Marée is a French maritime culture media brand founded in 1981 by Bernard Cadoret in Douarnenez, Brittany, and currently operated as a publication and brand under the Ouest-France media group (SIPA Ouest-France). The company produces a long-running print and digital magazine (currently issue N°351, June/July 2026) covering boats, naval architecture, navigation, maritime ethnology, history, heritage, arts, and literature, alongside an online editorial platform hosted at ouest-france.fr/mer/chasse-maree, a curated email newsletter, and an online merchandise boutique at boutique-voile.fr.

The business operates a community-led go-to-market centered on the magazine subscription and newsletter as recurring revenue engines, supplemented by transactional merchandise and book sales through the boutique. Brand extension into physical events is a defining strategic asset: Bernard Cadoret invented the Fêtes maritimes de Douarnenez and later the Brest Maritime Festival (1992), and in the same year the publication launched the "Bateaux des côtes et fleuves de France" competition, which produced nearly 100 traditional boats across France. These festivals anchor the publication's relationship with maritime professionals, historians, traditional boat builders, and enthusiast readers.

The company serves three primary personas — maritime enthusiasts and culture seekers (primary), maritime historians and researchers, and traditional seafarers and boat builders — with no enterprise customer concentration. Distribution is delivered through Ouest-France's digital infrastructure (website, mobile apps across iOS, Android, and Windows) plus direct print/digital subscriptions. The company is privately held, employs 11-50 people, and reports no AI capabilities, no pricing transparency, no public funding events, and no disclosed financial metrics in the available source material.

Name

le Chasse Marée

Legal name

Le Chasse-Marée

Website

https://chasse-maree.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Chasse-Marée is a French maritime culture media brand, founded in 1981 and operated under the Ouest-France group, publishing a print and digital magazine, online editorial platform, newsletter, and merchandise boutique for maritime enthusiasts, historians, and traditional seafarers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Douarnenez

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Magazine subscriptions: Recurring magazine subscription revenue from print and digital issues of the maritime publication covering ships, maritime heritage, navigation, and marine culture.
2. Boutique merchandise sales: Sale of maritime-themed merchandise and books through the online boutique at boutique-voile.fr.
3. Newsletter subscriptions: Email newsletter providing curated maritime content including heritage, culture, ships, and métiers maritimes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Le Chasse-Marée is a maritime culture publication that produces a bimonthly print and digital magazine (currently issue N°351, June/July 2026) covering boats, naval architecture, maritime heritage, navigation, ethnology, history, and seafaring culture. It complements the magazine with an online editorial platform on ouest-france.fr, a curated email newsletter, and an online boutique (boutique-voile.fr) selling maritime-themed books, decoration, and nautical merchandise.

Product overview

Le Chasse-Marée is a multi-platform maritime media brand consisting of a print and digital magazine, an online editorial platform with news and historical articles, a newsletter subscription service, and an online boutique. The magazine serves as the core flagship product, while the online platform extends content distribution, the newsletter enables direct reader engagement, and the boutique offers merchandise. Additionally, the brand created and organizes major maritime festivals including the Fêtes de Douarnenez and Brest maritime events, which promote maritime heritage and traditional sailing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Le Chasse-Marée Magazine A bimonthly print and digital maritime culture magazine covering boats, naval history, heritage, maritime professions, navigation, naval architecture, ethnology, history, and maritime arts and literature. Founded in 1981 by Bernard Cadoret, the magazine is sold by subscription to individual readers interested in maritime heritage.
• Le Chasse-Marée Online Editorial Platform A free online editorial platform hosted on ouest-france.fr publishing maritime news, historical articles, boat features, and cultural content organized into categories including Bateaux (boats), Histoire (history), and Actus (news). Accessible to consumers and general readers.
• Le Chasse-Marée Newsletter A curated email newsletter delivering maritime heritage, culture, ships, and maritime professions content to subscribers, providing a selection of articles and serving as a direct reader engagement channel.
• Boutique Le Chasse-Marée (boutique-voile.fr) An online merchandise store selling maritime-themed products, books, decoration, and sailing-related items to individual consumers.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ouest-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Chasse-Marée is published and distributed through the Ouest-France media group. The publication operates as a section of ouest-france.fr covering maritime content, leveraging Ouest-France's distribution platform, digital infrastructure, and reader base.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• WoodenBoat: US publication dedicated to wooden boat building, restoration, and traditional craft. Highly comparable in editorial niche to Le Chasse-Marée, with a similar emphasis on maritime heritage and boat-building culture.
• Yachting World: International sailing magazine covering bluewater cruising, yacht design, and seamanship. Comparable to Le Chasse-Marée as an authoritative sailing publication serving enthusiast readers across multiple geographies.
• Classic Boat: UK-based magazine dedicated to traditional and classic boat building, restoration, and sailing heritage. Closely comparable to Le Chasse-Marée's focus on maritime heritage, traditional vessels, and naval architecture.
• Bateaux Magazine: French boating magazine covering powerboats, sailboats, and the marine industry. Comparable to Le Chasse-Marée as a French-language print and digital publication serving the recreational boating audience.
• Voiles et Voiliers: Leading French sailing and cruising magazine covering boats, navigation, and seamanship. Direct peer given its comparable audience of French sailing enthusiasts and overlapping editorial coverage of maritime culture.
• Mer et Marine: French-language online media covering maritime news, naval industry, and shipping. Comparable to Le Chasse-Marée as a French maritime media brand, though with a more commercial/industrial editorial angle rather than heritage focus.
• Mare (German maritime magazine): German independent magazine covering the sea, maritime culture, and oceanic reporting. Comparable to Le Chasse-Marée as a European literary-style maritime publication emphasizing storytelling and heritage over commercial boating.

Broad incumbents

• Boat International: Global luxury yachting media brand covering superyacht ownership, charter, and design. A broader incumbent in the maritime media space; overlaps with Le Chasse-Marée on the editorial/yachting audience but operates at a higher-end commercial scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ChasseMaree
• Facebookfacebook.com/RevueChasseMaree
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/editions-le-chasse-maree

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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