Aventura Catamarans expands Tunisian factory with original sail and power models

The clearest sign that Aventura Catamarans has grown up is not a new model badge. It is the factory in Menzel Bourguiba, where four assembly lines, long production bays and a workforce of roughly 300 people have replaced the feel of a small boutique shop. For buyers, that kind of setup matters because it points to steadier output, tighter workflow and the kind of repeatable quality control that a growing catamaran brand needs if it wants to sell sail and power boats at the same time.

Aventura’s story started in the early 2000s in Marans, France, when Eric Roger and Romain Roger built the brand by reworking Go Marine molds for the Camping Cat 23 and Diabolo 28, later renamed the Aventura 23 and 28. The company then moved into its own designs with the Aventura 20 in 2007, followed by the Aventura 33 three years later and the Aventura 43 in 2012. That sequence tells you a lot about the brand’s arc: first learn the business, then start designing boats that carry the Aventura name from the ground up.

The Tunisian base became the real turning point. Aventura says the shipyard acquired its modern factory in Menzel Bourguiba near Bizerte in 2015 to handle growing activity, and later announced a full renewal of the range for 2018 with the Aventura 34, 44, 10 Power and 14 Power. The design side also moved with the times. Samer Lasta created Lasta Design Studio in January 2014 after graduating from the School of Architecture of Nantes in 2006, and that collaboration helped give the newer line a more coherent, contemporary identity.

That is where production credibility comes into focus. Aventura now has sail and power models moving through the same industrial base, from the Aventura 37 Explorer and Aventura 14 powercat to the Aventura 37 Trawler version, which is aimed at long-distance cruising at about 8 to 10 knots and can be fitted with 57, 80 or 110 hp engines. A factory of this scale does more than build boats faster. It gives Aventura the room to handle multiple models, keep the build process disciplined and make buyers more confident that the boat they order will match the boat that leaves the yard.