Starting 1 March 2006, Mr Louis-Jean Bourdel with LJB Marine opens a new Hallberg-Rassy distribution in France. The first year Mr Bourdel worked together with Mr Wydauw, who started selling Hallberg-Rassys already in 1975. 1 March 2007 Mr Wydauw retired. Mr Bourdel has a vast experience from the yachting business and his office is situated in La Rochelle.