By making SEA.AI standard across its entire range, Privilège Marine becomes the first shipyard to integrate AI-powered situational awareness as a core element of its safety strategy.
In this interview, Antoine Maillot, CEO of Privilège Marine, and Charles Dauzet, Product Marketing Manager, share their perspectives on why intelligent vision has become essential for long-range and family cruising, how SEA.AI complements traditional navigation systems, and what this decision means for owners seeking confidence, freedom, and peace of mind at sea.
Antoine Maillot: “SEA.AI naturally strengthens Privilège Marine’s long-standing philosophy: creating yachts that combine ocean-proven robustness, absolute safety, and bespoke comfort for long-range cruising. For 40 years, Privilège Marine has built catamarans designed to cross oceans in complete confidence. SEA.AI complements this DNA by offering an intelligent layer of vigilance by continuously scanning the environment, detecting risks early, and supporting the crew in every situation. This technology reinforces our fundamental promise: enabling owners to travel far, safely, and with peace of mind.”
Antoine Maillot: “Privilège Marine owners are often long-distance sailors, families, or couples who live aboard their catamaran and choose ours for their reliability and their ability to handle demanding offshore conditions. For this community, safety is not optional. It’s the foundation of their freedom on the water. A Privilège Marine catamaran must deliver a seamless navigation experience: intuitive, predictable, and reassuring. Enhancing onboard safety directly enriches this experience by allowing owners to focus on what truly matters, enjoying the journey, sharing time with loved ones, and exploring remote destinations with confidence.”
Charles Dauzet: “Our safety and navigation systems already meet very high standards. But despite this solid foundation, one area has always been difficult to cover with traditional equipment: the reliable visual detection of unidentified floating objects such as containers, which are unfortunately increasingly common today, and even more so in conditions like darkness, fog, or heavily congested waters. SEA.AI perfectly fills this gap by adding continuous forward-looking vigilance in the vessel’s heading direction, AI-assisted object detection, and early warning capabilities that go beyond human perception as well as conventional sensors, including during night passages, when fatigue and micro-sleep become real risks. This additional layer of intelligent assistance is precisely what we felt was missing to push safety even further.”
Charles Dauzet: “Several factors contributed to our decision:
Charles Dauzet: “Absolutely. Today’s buyers, especially new owners or those coming from the monohull world, expect advanced safety support. Technology is no longer perceived as a gadget, but as a reassuring companion that enhances decision-making and reduce fatigue. We see a clear trend: owners want to sail further, more comfortably, with smaller crews. Tools like SEA.AI directly answer this expectation and increase their confidence in choosing a Privilège Marine catamaran for ambitious cruising plans.”
Charles Dauzet: “Yes, definitely. By offering SEA.AI as standard, Privilège Marine becomes the first shipyard to elevate AI-assisted safety to a core component of its brand promise. This reinforces our positioning as a builder of ocean-ready, high-end catamarans designed for serious, long-range cruising, not only comfortable yachts for coastal sailing. It’s a clear competitive advantage and a strong signal to demanding buyers and families.”
Antoine Maillot: “This decision affirms that Privilège Marine shipyard is committed to pushing safety standards further, and to doing so in a thoughtful, meaningful way and in doing so, anticipating our clients’ needs. It signals that we invest in technologies that add real value to long-range sailors, that support families, and that reflect our desire to build yachts that stand the test of time. More broadly, it shows our owners that Privilège Marine is truly entering a new era. Not only with a new logo and new visual identity, but also with true innovations on our products. This is a new era where innovation and tradition work hand in hand to offer a truly elevated cruising experience. We rely on strong partnerships to build step by step the future of Privilège Marine catamarans.”
By standardizing SEA.AI across its range, Privilège Marine sends a clear message: the future of offshore cruising lies in the seamless integration of tradition, seamanship, and intelligent technology.
AI-assisted vision is no longer an optional add-on, but a meaningful layer of safety that supports crews when conditions become demanding and fatigue sets in.
This partnership reflects a shared vision between Privilège Marine and SEA.AI: enabling sailors to explore further, navigate more confidently, and protect what matters most at sea.
As offshore cruising evolves, so too must the tools that support it, and this collaboration marks a decisive step toward a safer, smarter era of bluewater sailing.
For more than 40 years, Privilège Marine has built catamarans designed for serious bluewater cruising, where safety, robustness, and comfort are non-negotiable. Today, that commitment takes a new step forward.
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