POK English catalogue (USA)

POK, its name is a story… In the nineteenth century, my great-grandfather founded the National Office of meteorology in France. His knowledge of the climate led him to choose Saint Cast in Brittany for his holidays. He built a family home beside a large sandy beach. For a young boy, this idyllic location offers only the beach and the sea to pass the time. For my tenth birthday my father gave me a sailboat. You should know that in Saint Cast, two kinds of sailors face the sea, one of the roughest in the world, with swirling winds, a coastline indented with tidal elevations of 15 meters, and currents that reach 5 knots: fishermen and yachtsmen. Fishermen painted the name on their boat, yachtsmen inscribed the name of their vessel in copper letters: very expensive for a little boy with no income. The Breton (a Celtic language related to Gaelic) dictionary provided me with a three letter name that was sound, vigorous and ready to brave the marine elements: POK. My sailboat, the POK, sailed faithfully, never tipping or sinking. Therefore, when I created my company, naming it after my boat seemed a good choice for luck in the future. POK!, I forgot to tell you, means "kiss" in Breton. A kiss that brings smiles, joy and confidence in those one meets. Bruno GRANDPIERRE POK France - ZI Les Guignons - 10400 Nogent-sur-Seine - FRANCE Tel: +33 (0)3 25 39 84 78 - Fax: +33 (0)3 25 39 84 90 - Email: export@pok.fr - Web: www.pok.fr 316 POK, its name is a story…