THE AIMS OF THE FOUNDATION IN LINK TO THE BAY OF CORSIER-PORT
Conserve, restore and bring to life a collection of boats and objects related to boating. Offer the public the opportunity to practice navigation on historic boats.
Preserve, document and recount the Geneva industrial adventure of the early 20th century, with its multifaceted inventors in the fields of automobiles, boating and aviation.
To introduce the general public to the history of the submerged pile dwelling sites of the bay of Corsier and the port of Collonge-Bellerive, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011.
WHAT STORY IS BEHIND THE CHARM OF CORSIER BAY FOR A FOUNDATION TO BE INTERESTED IN IT?
On dry land, with the development of unprecedented shipbuilding activity in the region. In 1909, the bay saw the establishment of two precursors of Geneva industry. Jules Mégevet and Charles Picker combine their know-how and ingenuity to design the first racing motorboats. From this union was born the Chantier Naval Mégevet (currently the Chantier Naval de Corsier-Port) marking the beginning of the history of Geneva yachting.
In the air, the bay witnessed, in 1910, the landing of Armand Dufaux at the controls of his biplane. A pioneer in aeronautics, he achieved a historic flight distance record by crossing the length of Lake Geneva.
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And finally under the water, the bay preserves the remains of a prehistoric coastal village which bears witness to the adaptation of the region's farmers-breeders to variations in the level of Lake Geneva, for more than three millennia.
So many human adventures which give this site a strong and unique character.