BIC SPORT
BECOMES TAHE
Following the acquisition of BIC Sport by the Tahe Outdoors group in 2019, the TAHE brand upholds the core values that made BIC Sport successful.
For over 40 years, TAHE has shared and passed on a passion for water sports across generations. In Vannes (France), TAHE designs and manufactures reliable products (kayak, stand-up paddle, windsurf, surf, dinghy), built to last, to guarantee you endless playtime on the water.
BIC SPORT LEGACY
Born with the windsurf wave and the advent of board sports culture in the early 1980s, BIC Sport built its image during the "fun" wave, with the Hawaiian dream, the frenzy surrounding star riders on the world circuit and their exploits in the Pacific waves.
The brand drew inspiration from this to create the most popular windsurfing boards on the planet. After several world championship titles in windsurfing, BIC Sport diversified into other board sports: surfing, then kayaking, children's dinghies and finally stand-up paddling (SUP). It thus became the reference brand for water sports enthusiasts of all kinds.
This strategy of opening up to the greatest number is also reflected in sports practice with the launch of two one-design classes for young people in the mid-2000s. The Techno 293 One Design board and the O'pen Skiff dinghy now equip sports clubs in nearly 60 countries.
These innovative formats shook up the sailing establishment and ushered in a new style of competition through highly dynamic international classes accessible to all.
NEW NAME, SAME ROOTS
The name changes and also the Brand’s dynamics with a new image, new projects, new products. That said, our skilled workforce remains in place and products names that have built the name and reputation of the company remain. Products such as the Techno windsurf boards, Borneo and Bilbao kayaks, the Cross SUP series, ACE-TEC and TOUGH-TEC technologies… feature in the TAHE Product Range.
Together they ensure continuity for the Brand, but are at the same time challenged by new products. The manufacturing facilities stay the same: Tahe Outdoors France/ex-BIC Sport at its site in Vannes (Brittany), en Cognac (Charente) France.
OUR VALUES
ACCESSIBILITY
Board and water sports should be able to give every person on the planet the chance to enjoy themselves and achieve some personal goals.Our products are conceived to deliver the easiest and most affordable way of doing exactly that, whether you’re a total beginner or more experienced and looking to progress.
SHARED PASSION
Our passion might as well not exist unless we share it. It’s a source of happiness and brings positivity to our lives.
That’s the reason why, along with our distribution network and other business partners, we invest so much energy ensuring that new and future generations can discover the world of board/water sports thanks to the open-door accessibility of our One Design classes, O’pen Skiff and Techno 293.
DURABILITY
As a major player in the board and water sports industry, we are fully aware of our responsibility to guarantee that our products will deliver endless fun on the water for all our customers as well as the sustainable future we all hope for.That’s why all our products are manufactured to be as long-lasting as possible.
Our manufacturing facility in France is respectful, consumes little energy and produces zero polluting emissions. All our manufacturing off-cuts are recycled, and more than half of all our products are recyclable at the end of their life
MADE IN FRANCE
We are proud to be the only major manufacturer of board and water sports equipment operating in Europe.
At our production facility in France we conceive and construct the vast majority of our products. Working together as a team, using our unique experience and know-how, distributing our products in more than 90 countries.