About History of the company Australian company McConaghy is a truly legendary name in the yachting world. Few shipyards can boast that they have successfully built high-end composite yachts for over 50 years and have maintained a leading position in the industry. The company was founded in 1967 by John McConaghy and started its way...

About History of Sunbeam Yachts With a history spanning over 180 years, Sunbeam Yachts, formerly known as Schöchl Werft, stands as a testament to tradition, innovation, and unwavering dedication to craftsmanship. Established by the Schöchl family in 1838, their humble carpentry workshop laid the cornerstone for a shipyard that would later evolve into Sunbeam Yachts....

About The Frauscher History The history of the Austrian shipyard Frauscher began in 1927 with Engelbert Frauscher, who founded a small boatbuilding business in Vienna. In the beginning, the shipyard built small wooden sailing yachts. But in the 1940’s the first racing motorboat came out of the company’s gates and since then this specialisation of the...

About History of the company Etap Shipyard was founded in Belgium 40 years ago. Even then, she set out on a course to create unusual yachts (both sailing and motor) with unique technical solutions. In recent years, Etap has been building absolutely unsinkable sailing yachts – their special feature is that these boats have two...

About Company history Brazilian shipyard MCP Yachts entered the shipbuilding market in the early 80’s. The 120ft aluminium yacht, built in 1994 and presented at the Nice Boat Show, helped her to gain international fame. Today the company is ranked number one not only in Brazil, but also in the whole of South America in...

About Company history Shanghai Far East FRP Boats was founded in 2002 by Weifeng Lu. The shipyard started with the production of Optimist class yachts under the ISAF license. In 2003 the company built and sold about 230 yachts, in 2004 sales exceeded 1000 units. By 2007 the shipyard had received official approval from ISAF...

About The strange fact is that a country with such a long coastline as Croatia has major boat builders once or twice and that’s it. But one brand immediately comes to mind – Salona Yachts. Company history Salona Yachts does not boast faded captains in double-breasted jackets and caps, but given that the history of...

History Devoti Sailing started in 1992, owned by Luca Devoti who is an Olympic medallist in Finn class.   “I was born in a small village on Lake Garda called Castelletto di Brenzone. It’s a place where the sport of sailing runs though everyone’s veins. Sailing was a way to survive before the long road...

About Company history The shipyard X-Yachts was founded in 1979 by Lars Jeppesen, Niels Jeppesen and Birger Hansen. The company started with the construction of IOR (International Offshore Rule) class yachts and the rapid success of the young shipyard in this field attracted the attention of amateur yachtsmen who needed fast and quality yachts. This...

About Danish shipyard Nordship Yachts confidently holds a leading position in the segment of sailing yachts with a deck salon. History The company was founded by Lars Buchwald in 1978 in the Danish province of Lunderskov and was originally named after the founder of Buchwald Yachtværft. During the first 10 years the workshops worked under...

About History of the company Good Scandinavian cruisers have been launched under the Faurby brand since 1976. However, the shipyard’s name has never been heard. She has never pursued fame or volume, only quality and customers who share her aesthetics. The company consistently produces no more than 10-15 yachts per year and, as Faurby is...

About Do you like to travel as a family on small waters and the coast? Water games and family picnics outdoors are your typical weekend activities? The Danish trimarans from the Quorning Boats shipyard, known as Dragonfly, are designed just for you. History The Quorning Boats shipyard was founded in 1967 by Borg Quorning. From...

About History of the company Brandt-Møllers Bådebyggeri was founded in Denmark in 1946 by Oscar Brandt-Møller. In the first post-war years, the company received small orders and barely made ends meet. But it was during this period that the first production model was designed, which helped the shipyard to gain a foothold in the market....

Company history «At the Helsinki Boat Show 2007 I had lunch with Stig Nordblag, founder of Finngulf Yachts. We talked about life and sailboats. The Stig had recently retired and complained that he was already tired of his only hobby – washing his car. And so we decided to start something new. Here we have...

About Company History The Finnish shipyard Ocean Quality Systems (OQS) was founded in 2010 in the famous Jacobstadt yachtbuilding centre. The inspiration and first head of the company was Peter Granholm. The founders included 4 firms, subcontractors of the famous Nautor‘s Swan and Peter Granholm.Baltic. In an effort to create a completely unique product, the...

About Company history The Nautor AB shipyard was born in 1966. Living in a shipbuilding region with a long tradition, the founder of the company Pekka Koskenkyla was inspired by the idea of creating a production of high quality yachts. Educated in the USA, he enlisted Sparkman & Stephens to design his first yacht. It...

About Company history Despite the name, Nauticat has not built or is building catamarans. Siltala Yachts is a family shipyard founded in 1961 when founder Pentti Siltala started building small boats from the new GRP. His first boat was a 33 foot high deckhouse sailing yacht, the Nauticat 33. It started the history of the...

About Company history Maestro Boats Shipyard is located on the west coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, a place where the best Finnish shipbuilders are traditionally concentrated. It is only 20 km from the yard to the assembly boathouses of the famous Nautor’s Swan company and less than two km to the no less famous...

About History of the company The talented Finnish naval architect Jorma Nyman founded the small shipbuilding company Jonmeri in the 1980s. It took the company less than 10 years to make a name for itself and gain a foothold in the market for cruising and sports cruising sailing boats. One of the most famous boats...

About Company history The history of the Scandinavian shipyard began with the young yachtsman Stig Nordblad. In 1980 he decided to build a sports yacht for the ¾-tonne world championship. The legendary Finngulf 34, which was the impetus for the company, was based on rare (even today’s) advanced solutions. The yacht, for example, had aluminum...

About History of the company The west coast of Finland, especially Ostrobothnia, has specialized in shipbuilding since prehistoric times. On 16th century maps these places were marked: ships are «built here . Jacobstad, where the Baltic Yachts shipyard was founded, is still considered the centre of shipbuilding in the region. In 1973, several young craftsmen...

About Story Catana dates back to 1984, when in the town of Cogolin at Cogolin.Saint Tropez two travellers, Thierry Goard and Jean Pierre Pradais, built the first catamaran designed by Australian designer Locke Crowther, the Catana 40. The project was good (under the Phisa brand these catamarans are still in production now) but the Catana...

Beneteau or Bénéteau (French pronunciation: [beneto]) is a French sail and motorboat manufacturer, with production facilities in France and in the United States.[1] The company is a large and recognized boat builder, with its holding company (Groupe Beneteau) now also holding other prestigious brands, such as Jeanneau and its multihull subsidiary Lagoon in 1995. History...

In 1973 ALUBAT shipyard was created. In 1978, the OVNI 28 was the first aluminium lifting keel boat with hard chines, and this set the tone for future designs of the brand. From 25′ to 58′, 26 models have been available over 50 years, with the collaboration of the architects Philippe BRIAND, Marc LOMBARD, Alain MORTAIN...

About History of the company The Wauquiez shipyard started its history in 1965. Its creator, Henri Wauquiez, had nothing to do with the yachting business. He was involved in leather and was a major player in the business, with factories operating since the 19th century. In the early 60’s the fashion for new materials, and...

About Company history The French shipyard Swissat Yachts was born in 2008 when its creator Jurg von Ins was looking for a suitable yacht for a long cruise. It was to be a fast yacht with good sailing characteristics while still offering a high level of comfort on board. Not having found anything that met...

About History of RM Yachts The French shipyard was founded in 1989 by Jean-Claude Audrey. The very first RM900 model of this shipyard was made of epoxy-soaked plywood and reinforced with a metal structure from the inside. In 1995  shipyard turned for design and engineering to Marc Lombard, well known for working on winning racing...

About Do you think you’ve seen everything? What about a Jacuzzi on the flybridge or a Turkish bath in a boat? The catamarans from Privilège Marine are designed to amaze and it’s not just about size.  Story Ironically, Privilège Marine became famous even before its appearance. In 1985 he founded the Jeantot Marine yard and...

About History of the company Christian Bouroullec founded the Pogo Structures shipyard in 1987. An excellent racer, he wanted to build boats for offshore racing and cruising with small crews or for singles. The first production boat Pogo 6.50 (Mini class) was launched in 1994. A couple of years later Michel Mirabel won the Transquadra...

About History The history of the future winners of transatlantic races began on the Mediterranean coast of France, in the town of La Grande-Motte. Here Gerard Danson, a young engineer at the Conati shipyard, designed a catamaran for long-range cruising. Safety, speed and comfort were at the heart of the design. The first 40-foot model...

About Company history The history of the French yard Latitude 46 is complicated. Should it be considered the beginning of 1929, when the Tofinou was born, or 1987, when Philippe Joubert made it world famous? Legend has it that the classic wooden 7 metre Tofinou was built by Captain Merle in the already non-existent state...

About The History of Lagoon The Lagoon, now a powerhouse of innovation and excellence, was born as a racing division out of Jeanneau Shipyard in 1984. But its very first steps were in the right direction. The same year the team built a trimaran for the famous movie Water World. During the next two years,...

About History of Jeanneau Yachts Jeanneau boats and yachts have existed since 1957. The company’s creator Henri Jeanneau, always passionate about cars and aeroplanes, discovered a new hobby — a vivid interest in motorboats. First, he built a racing boat with a wooden hull, on which he won the 6-hour Paris race. Victory ignited him,...

About Company history From an early age, JFA Yachts founder Frédéric Jaouen was keen on yachting, and in 1987 he took part in the Transat des Alizées regatta where he met the owner of Le Guen Hémidy Marine in Carentana. It was here that he first took up shipbuilding and met his future partner Frédéric...

About Company history The first Malango 870 was built by Denis Bourbigot and presented at the Grand Pavois exhibition in 2005. The boat was received with interest by the public and then the young boat builder over a mug of beer in the pub offered his friend Dominique Gouze to create the IDBmarine shipyard. Already...

About The history of Garcia Yachts The Garcia Yachts shipyard has been designing and building adventure yachts for extreme sailing since 1974. It was then that two brothers, Jean-Louis and Jean-Pierre Garcia, metalworking students, began building steel boats. Driven by the admiration of travellers such as Bernard Moitessier and Joshua Slocum, they built about 60...

About Fountaine Pajot is a pioneer in building cruise catamarans. With little caveat, it can be said that in the early 1980s the French company practically created this niche, opening up a world of travel for millions of dreamers in love with the sea. In 2014, the company’s contribution to the local community, where Fountaine...

About Company’s history The Feeling brand was born from the famous Privilege Marine shipyard in Sabre d‘Olonne, located on the Atlantic Ocean. Under the new brand name, the company has been producing single hull sailing boats for long journeys. Company status After Privilege Marine joined Hanse Yachts in 2017, the Feeling brand ceased to exist....

About History of Dufour Yachts The Dufour Yachts shipyard was founded in 1964 based on strong faith in one’s ideas. Engineer Michel Dufour worked for a company that produced parts for locomotives in the French oceanside town of La Rochelle. In the late 50s, he discovered the miraculous properties of a newly introduced material in...

About History of the company Dieter Gust, one of the founders of the shipyard, was born in Germany and moved to France in 1978 where he became interested in sailing. One day he went around the world and decided to build his own yacht. However, the shipyard that was building the boat for Gust became...

About Company history «Six years sailing around the world with 4 children gives you an idea of what’s important on board,”»says Jean-François Delvoye, founder of Boreal. This 12-meter yacht trip culminated in two years spent in Patagonia. When Delvoie returned home, he decided to use his experience to design the perfect boat for his future...

About Company history The founder of Black Pepper, Michel Douville de Franssu, came into this business from a completely different area, and only the name of the company reminds us of his past. De Franssu was involved in the transformation of aromatic materials for perfumery and worked with coffee, cocoa, vanilla and pepper. His company...

About Company history The Archambault Shipyard was founded in 1959 by Emmanuel Archambault and built sailing boats designed by Michel Joubert and Bernard Nivelt. Archambault has gained fame primarily due to its versatile high-speed models, which had very affordable prices for everything else. The bestsellers included, for example, the monotype Surprise, created in 1976. The...

About History of Bali Catamarans Bali Catamarans, born from the visionary mind of Olivier Poncin, has emerged as a trailblazer in the world of sailing multihulls. He acquired the renowned Catana brand in 2003, and after that, he saw the need for innovation in the catamaran industry. Dissatisfied with the limited scope of the “blue...

About According to Aurelien Poncin, founder of AP Yacht Conception, the Aureus Yachts brand was born out of a desire to shake up convention, combine speed and comfort, the pleasure of being at sea and modern urban design, different from the conservative marine adopted today. History It is no secret that dynastic communications play not...

About There is no other shipyard in the sailing world where all employees and customers are so genuinely committed to the ideas of its creator. The life of Chantiers Amel is the embodiment of the dream and faith of Henri Amel himself, or Captain Amel, as he was majored in life. History Henri Amel was...

About History of the company The Alphena Yachts shipyard appeared in 2007. Bruno Mottet, the founder of Alphena Yachts, had as his main goal the creation of cruising yachts that incorporated the best of offshore racing boats, their reliability and dynamic properties. The technical team of the new company consisted of the famous offshore driver...

About History of Allures Yachts Friends on the student bench, engineers Stephan Constance and Xavier Desmarest shared a dream of sailing long distances. To make this dream come true, they had to find the right yacht, both in terms of limited budget and other parameters. After much research and inquiries from other travellers, it turned...

About History of the company Alliaura Marine Holding was founded in 1996: it has assembled several shipyards under its management and as a result has obtained a number of production lines of yachts of different types. The Jeantot Marine Shipyard, created by the famous Philippe Gianto in 1985 and building the Privilege series of catamarans,...

About Company history The young brand Advance Cruising was born in 2010. The start was an ambitious idea to design a new generation sailboat that will combine the advantages of a single and multihull yacht. The result was presented at Salon International du Multicoque in France in 2013. Advance Cruising presented the C329 trimaran with...

About History of Alva Yachts The German brand Alva Yachts emerged from the PICA Yachts in 2020. By that time the team already had six years of prior expertise in crafting electric-powered sailing and motor yachts, which is why Alva Yachts carries forward a legacy of innovation and sustainability. Current status Having already launched over...

About Company history Like many other experienced yachtsmen, for a long time Michael Schmidt could not find a sailing boat that would meet seemingly simple requirements: light hull, speed and pleasant design. With a wealth of experience in yachting and shipbuilding, he knew exactly what a good boat should be. With these thoughts, he came...

About The yachts proudly named Winner are the decoration of a popular class of sports cruisers. They successfully perform in regattas and are suitable for long sea trips with comfort. The history of the company The Dutch shipyard Winner Yachts was founded in 1986 by Riet Vader and Dick Rus. The brand quickly became known...

Company history Despite its young age, the German shipyard Viator Marine has managed to make a decent entry into the shipbuilding market. The company has already taken part in the collaborative work on the catamaran Coboat, and in 2018 it laid down its first hull of its own, the Volt project(Explorer 42 DS). Due to...

About The history of the company The Varianta brand appeared in the depths of the Dehler shipyard when in 1966 Willy Dehler first launched Varianta 65, designed by the Dutch architect E. G. van de Stadt. A few years later this yacht became a European bestseller among GRP yachts. The press called Varianta 65 the...

About Company history Henningsen & Steckmest Yacht and Dockyard (Scalar Yachts) was founded in 1958. The company’s founders, Hans Jürgen Heningsen and Franz Steckmest, were already experienced craftsmen at the time and their first order was a 15 metre Viking passenger boat for a local transport company on the River Schlei. A year later, Henningsen...

About The history of the company The German mechanic Rudolf Eberhardt and his partner Wolfgang Tiersch experimented in his basement in the early 60’s with a new material of that time – resin. His friends worked on a new gypsum-based cruise boat. So, in 1964 the first Neptun was created, which became the foundation for...

About The history of the company Nobody knows how to build catamarans better than the French, the French believe. The Nautitech shipyard, founded in 1994 in Rochefort, specializes in the production of sailing vessels of this type. Status She’s active. Since 2014 owns a well-known German company.Bavaria Yachts. Production The shipyard is located on the...

About The history of the company Once upon a time, in the early 19th century, John Moody, a local fisherman and skipper, lived in Swanwick, South England, near Southampton. He often had to fix his boat and, with time, he began to repair the boats of his colleagues. In 1827, he founded a repair shop....

About History of the company In the mid-2000s, Dariusz Konopczak founded a small company, Mantra Yachts, which produced boats for beginner yachtsmen and racers. They were lightweight sailing boats made of fiberglass. Later on the shipyard expanded its line with motor catamarans designed for different purposes. Status It’s not working. Production . The company never...

About Do you keep an eye on the latest developments, are you impressed with modern design and like to amaze others? Probably worth paying attention to Hanse Yachts. The choice is wide: the German shipyard offers models from 31 to 67 feet. The price/quality balance «has» always been the main principle of the Hanse Yachts...

About Company history Excess, a young brand of catamarans, part of the Beneteau group, received its official christening in September 2018. One of the main developers of the new brand was naval architect Bruno Belmont, who has spent most of his professional life specializing in multihull construction. He has been involved in sailing since childhood,...

About Sailing yachts produced at the Polish Navikom shipyard called Viko were sold under the Deltania brand. The description of the shipyard, models and their specifications can be found on the Viko Yachts page.

About History of the company Fanatical yachtsman and experienced engineer Willie Deller wanted to give everyone a chance to try their hand at racing. With many lake races in Germany, the “trailer rocket” was a natural choice in the early 60s. After almost 60 years, Dehler is still not building large yachts, despite modern fashion....

About Company history Comfortina brand dates back to 1964. Founded in the small Swedish town of Arvik, the company has become famous for its Scandinavian-style sailing ships around the world. Its boats are very popular even many years after their release. Some models have not left the range for years. One of the most successful...

The company produces a large range of fiberglass cruising sailing yachts from 30 to 65 feet, all with a traditional aft cockpit layout. The motor yacht range includes several families of yachts from 33 to 55 feet in length.

About Company history The British company Topper Sailboats owes its origin to the Shortboat of the same name, which was designed in the late 1970s by British designer, yachtsman and writer Ian Proctor. The Topper class dinghy dinghy was conceived as a fiberglass dinghy, but in the late 1970s British entrepreneur John Dunhill together with ICI...

About Company history In 1995, naval architect Nick Newland, with extensive experience in the British defence industry and a passion for sailing, founded the Swallow Yachts. In 2004, Nick’s son, Matt Newland, joined the control. He came to the conclusion that the chosen strategy of the company is not viable and decided to expand the...

About The History of Spirit Yachts The famous British brand that produces wooden classic sailing yachts, was founded by designer and passionate yachtsman Sean McMillan in 1993. Spirit Yachts was his second attempt to develop a business. As a year earlier, the bank had taken over his previous venture, the McMillan Yachts, while Sean even...

About Company history In the early 1970s, the creator of Northshore‘s future shipyard, Brian Moffat, owned two shipyards, in Havant and Itchenor. The company produced custom boat hulls, including for Fairway Marine with Fisher ketches. The company later became known as Northshore Yachts. In 1975 the first Southerly 25 with a centreboard appeared, and in...

About The history of the company The story of Saturn Yachts began with Roger Burroughs. This talented businessman joined the shipbuilding industry in the 90s. He initially worked for…Hylas Yachts and promoted the shipyard’s products to the British market. This allowed him to gain experience, learn how to interact with contractor yards and designers. In...

About Company history The history of Rustler started long before the launch of a separate brand. The first Rustler 31 was designed in the mid-60s by Kim Holman on behalf of Russell Anstey, who set up a shipyard to build the model. The shipyard was named Anstey after his name and the name of the...

About Company history When the company’s founding fathers Martin Wadhams and Nick Peters decided in 1992 to launch the first RS400 and RS600 models, they dreamed of a structure that would evolve and preserve the company’s spirit. Indeed, the RS Sailing range was rapidly expanding, as was the community of RS Sailing adherents, who began...

About Story of Oyster Yachts Since its inception in 1973 by Sir Richard Matthews, the brand has been a beacon of innovation and quality in yachting. With a humble beginning marked by the creation of the cruiser-racer UFO2, Oyster Yachts set on a journey that would define the next five decades of excellence in yacht...

About History of the company The history of the British Northshore Shipyard from Itchenor began in the 1930s. At that time the shipyard was called Gazeby Yard and was engaged in creating small wooden boats. During the war years, the shipyard worked for the defence industry and built landing crafts. Northshore Shipyard’s world fame came...

About Story . In the sailing world, the Gunfleet brand is not yet awe-inspiring – the company is new enough. But it is worth finding out who is behind the creation of these central cockpit yachts as the eyebrows rise up. Gunfleet Marine owes its launch in 2010 to Richard Matthews himself, the man who...

About Company history As is often the case in the yachting world, we wanted to build a boat, but we got a shipyard. The story of Discovery Yachts started with this scenario. In the late 1990s, Sun Sail charter company founder John Charnley and his wife Caroline Charnley decided to build a 50 foot ocean-going...

About History of the company This story took place at Rock on the north coast of Cornwall County. In the early 1970s, local architect Roger Dongray designed a 22-foot gaffer tender and wanted to build it out of wood. A friend of Dongray’s, with whom they raced Lasers «together in the Kemel estuary», Peter Keeling...

About History of the company The Flaar shipyard started the story with a small workshop in a family garage in Budaxi. The founders Attila Déry and Zoltán Mezey started production in 2006. The first studied naval architecture and the second was a doctoral student in composite materials at the University of Budapest. Both were passionate...

About The History of Solaris Yachts With roots tracing back to the rich maritime history of Aquileia, Solaris Yachts has emerged as a beacon of innovation and craftsmanship in the world of sailing. Since its inception in the 1970s, the brand has been a torchbearer of seafaring heritage, feeling that they are continuing the legacy...

About Italian group Sly Yachts is building racing and cruising sailing yachts from 35 to 61 feet. The hulls are made of fiberglass and carbon fiber composite, the yachts have an avant-garde and very recognizable exterior. The history of Sly Yachts began in 2005 with just a few models, and in 2014 the company bought...

About History of the company «Concept of beauty individually. The important thing is that no matter what beautiful things are, they don’t make sense if they can’t be shared»- this is the worldview Vittorio Moretti had when he founded Maxi Dolphin in 1987. As the founder of the new shipyard and the famous Italian wine...

About Company history The company Kelly Yachts was founded in Genoa in 2006. Kelly Arena, founder of the company, received an excellent yachting education: first he graduated from the University of Genoa with a degree in Design «of pleasure yachts, then he defended»his thesis at the University of Southampton on the design «and technical features...

About History of the company Italia Yachts shipyard was established in 2011. Its founders are Franco Corazza, Marco Schiavuta and Francesco Pisciotta. – great enthusiasts and sailing professionals who have participated in campaigns for America’s Cup, Admiral’s Cup, world and European championships. Since the introduction of the first model Italia Yachts – it was Italia...

About History of the company ICE Yachts is a youngItalian brand in the sailing shipbuilding industry. The shipyard was created on the basis of CN Yacht 2000 and adopted all the accumulated experience and was able to get qualified personnel with many years of experience. ICE Yachts builds boats using the latest developments and modern...

About The history of the company Grand Soleil yachts (translated as “great sun”) have a French name, but are being built in Italy. The cheerful name reminds about holidays and joys of life. This was the mood in 1973 when Giuseppe Giuliani, founder of the Cantiere del Pardo shipyard, started his business. It must be...

About The history of the company The Italian shipyard Franchini was born almost immediately after World War II. In 1945 its founder Michele Franchini, nicknamed Guido, opened a small production facility in the port of Riccione. At first the shipyard was building fishing boats, but by 1953 there were single orders for wooden pleasure boats....

About The company’s history Eleva Yachts – brand of Carbon Line company. Founded in 2013 on the entrepreneurial vision of the two owners, Samuele Poli and Michele Pierleoni, the shipyard has until then worked as a subcontractor for other well-known shipyards. For the Eleva Yachts project Carbon Line invited the famous designer Giovanni Ceccarelli. The...

About Company history The history of Comar began in 1961 in Forli. The company was then called Sipla and was known as Flying Juniors, a manufacturer of wooden yachts. The shipyard was among the first to notice the fibreglass. Its use was innovative in those years and to approve its first project with new material...

About The history of Canados Yachts The history of the Italian shipyard Cantieri Navale di Ostia began in 1946 when a group of experienced carpenters began building wooden boats. All this took place on the bank of the Tiber River near Rome, at the former military hydroplane base. The first Canados vessels were military boats,...

About History of the company The Italian brand Advanced Yachts first appeared in public during a boat show in Genoa in 2010. The twenty-metre yacht from the new shipyard, created shortly before the premiere by experienced yachtsmen Marco Tursini and Antonella di Leo, immediately caught the eye. The Advanced 66 was designed by the architectural...

About History of Admiral Established in the heart of yachting history during the mid-20th century, Admiral is still a synonym for excellence. Born under the wings of Cantieri Navali Lavagna, renowned for their President and Arcobaleno Super wooden boats, the Admiral brand set sail in 1966, capturing the world’s imagination with its inaugural 30-meter pleasure...

About History of the company In 2012, shipbuilder Karlis Kalviss, naval architect Erik Lerouge and designer Clifford Denn under the direction of Joel Levy decided to create a new brand – O Yachts. All of them already had a lot of experience working with multihulls at that time. At first the company did not have...

About The history of the dk yachts shipyard is quite funny. It is a subsidiary of the German-Malaysian joint company dk composites, which was established in 1997 for the construction of composite domes of four main mosques in Malaysia. Having successfully completed this work, dk composites began to develop other high-tech architectural projects while trying...

About The history of Wally Yachts Wally Yachts opened in Monaco in 1994 with the Italian entrepreneur and passionate yachtsman Luca Bassani at the helm. The company changed the concept of building cruising yachts and created its ultra-modern style that quickly became iconic. Initially, the brand specialized in the design of sailboats. Later, the company...

About These «Dutch» people are amazed at first sight with their unusual design and impressive view. At the same time, they do not require a lot of fuel: as you know, in the home of boats in the Netherlands, they are able to save money without sacrificing either fashion or comfort. History of the company...

About The history of the company The Dutch family shipyard Saffier Yachts was founded by Richard Hannevanger. The current name was given to the shipyard in 1999, but the family firm’s roots go back to the 1950s. Then Richard was helped by his father to restore a classic Rainbow,«»which the family legend says was accidentally...

About History of the company RSC Yachts is a young brand in the shipbuilding industry, whose boat design and naval architecture goes back to Dutch superyacht yards such as Jongert Yachts. The company presented its first boat RSC 1900 at the Cannes Yacht Show in September 2019, and it immediately attracted great interest from potential...

About Company history The history of one of the oldest Dutch shipyards Van Dam Nordia goes back to the 1600s. At that time Helling Shipyard was working there and in 1881 it was bought by Erie van Dam, who is considered to be the founding father of Van Dam Nordia. At first the company built...

About Company history The Leonardo Yachts shipyard was founded by brothers Steven & Melle Boersma. Steven and Melle come from a family of shipbuilders. Their grandfather built wooden racing boats in the 1950s, and then their father specialized in building steel motor yachts. Most of his brothers’ youth took place in the northern part of...

About History of the company In 2007 the founder of Le Breton Yachts – Hugo Le Breton – decided to create his concept of a cruise catamaran. Le Breton, who has a lot of experience racing multihulls, wanted to combine the best of modern racing and comfortable cruising yachts. To make his concept a reality,...

About Company history In 1989 the famous Dutch yachtsman Peter Keus founded a yacht school in Friesland. Sailing club Keus Sailing is located on the shore of a large shallow lake Slotemer. In building his yachting education and training system, Peter concluded that he needed a special boat capable of achieving high results in the...

About History of the company The modern history of the KM Yachtbuilders brand began in 1999 when Eeuwe Kooi bought the Damstra shipyard in Makkum, Lake Isseemer in the Netherlands. The production has already had 30 years of experience in aluminium hull construction. Ave has relied on building custom sailing yachts in collaboration with leading...

About The history of the company Jongert has a very long and illustrious history. The shipyard was founded by Dutchman Jan Jongert in 1953 in a place called Opperdus. The entrepreneur started production on his birthday. Part of the money was initially taken from the prize money that Jan won as a professional skater. The...

About Company history One of Europe’s oldest shipyards, Contest Yachts was founded in 1959 by Ed Conijn, an avid yachtsman and sailing enthusiast. The company has remained a family business for three generations, which is rare for shipbuilders of such a respectable age. The tulip was chosen as the logo symbolizing pride in the national...

About History of the company Behind the sailing brand C-Yacht stands the shipyard Zaadnoordijk Yachtbuilders, named after its founder. In 1947, Rinus Zaadnoordijk opened a small marina in Eitgesta. With the support of his family, he built and repaired boats. Initially Zaadnoordijk built small sailing and fishing boats from wood. He was one of the...

About Company history In 2015, former headmaster Jos Snijders Blok decided to establish his own small shipyard. In early 2018, the Aira Boats Shipyard was born. Jos founded the shipyard in his hometown, Sneek, in the province of Frisland in the north of Holland. Prior to that, Yos had managed to run a dozen yachting...

About History of the company Polish businessmen and avid nautical seamen Jakub Rosciszewski and Zbigniew Lodyga went quite a long way to create their own shipyard. The Tubajfor company they opened was initially involved in things far removed from yachting: creating complex acoustic systems for large cinemas, and previously was engaged in construction. Today more...

About Company history The Polish Viko Yachts brand is owned by Navikom, a company founded in 1987 in Poznan by the famous yachtsman Andrzej Koschel. The Viko Group’s business area has now expanded to include environmental energy. But the development and production of sailing yachts remains at the heart of the business. During the first...

About The history of the company. Francis Lapp, a French entrepreneur, moved to Poland in the early 1990s. He assessed the business opportunities in this country and opened several enterprises. At the same time Francis became interested in sailing and later bought his first cruise catamaran, but it was only the beginning. The passion grew...

About The current Polish shipyard Saturn dates back to the time of the CMEA more than 30 years ago – then this company made plastic parts for cars: in particular, a mask for the radiator of a Polish car Polonez. Over time, the scope of work increased and in 1986, the company began to cooperate...

About Company history The family company Northman, established in the early 2000s in Węgorzewo on the Masuria Lakes, is today one of the largest Polish shipyards. The owner of the company Krzysztof Stępniak was able to create a shipyard, whose boats are sold and appreciated by professionals all over the world. One of the most...

About History of the company At a glance at the portfolio of Janusz Konkol, Polish designer, ideologist and founder of Haber Yachts, you are amazed by the diversity of his ideas and interests. It all started in 1991, when a shipyard was founded in Novo Miasto-Lubawsk, 50 km from Gdańsk. The first yachts were launched...

About Company history Flabria Shipyard belongs to relatively young Polish shipbuilders. Its resemblance to them is, perhaps, exhausted. Flabria has not followed the path of Delphia – a wide model range, reasonable price and a large production volume, or Balt Yacht – production of relatively small and inexpensive yachts. Flabria immediately started to make vessels...

About History of the company Polish shipyard Delphia Yachts was founded in 1990 by brothers Piotra and Wojciecha Kot in a small town Oletsko in the north of the country. Originally the company was called Sportlake and specialized in the production of sailing yachts. The shipyard has let out the first boat Sportina when only...

About History of the company In the spring of 2018, the 40-metre C133 tri-deck yacht, the largest motor yacht ever built in Poland, departed the slipway of the Conrad shipyard in Gdansk. The descent was originally timed to coincide with the birthday of the Polish-British writer Joseph Conrad. So what’s this shipyard that’s suddenly set...

About Company history Cobra Yachts represents the traditions of Polish yacht building, being one of the national market leaders in the segment of small yachts. Polish yachts in general, and Cobra in particular, are distinguished by a large number of handmade elements, strong and reliable hulls adapted to rather harsh conditions of the Baltic Sea...

Petticrows have now produced well in excess of 800 Dragons, many of our loyal workforce have worked on almost all of these boats and as a result have a wealth of experience and are very good at their jobs.It has taken the Dragon almost 90 years to get to the highly technical racing machine we...

About Company history The history of Shipman began in 1968 on the Swedish island of Visby, where the first Shipman 28 designed by Olle Enderlein was built. Lightweight and fast, the yacht proved to be in demand in the market, with around 1300 hulls of this model subsequently built. A year later the very successful...

About Company history For a quarter of a century Marko Paš has been designing, building, yachting and sailing boats. He has designed about 160 projects, out of which 10 won the European Yacht of the Year award. This has resulted in the construction of over 10,000 yachts, including Shipman Carbon Yachts, the world’s first mass-production...

About History of Elan Yachts Today’s Elan Yachts has a surprising past. It was born as an underground ski manufacturer for Yugoslavian partisans during World War II. The Slovenian skier Rudi Finžgar founded the company and legally formalized the production in 1945. However, three years later, in 1948, the government nationalized the company. For instance,...

About When you look at Southern Wind sailing yachts you can clearly see a sophisticated holiday on the Côte d’Azur, Liguria or Balearic Islands. These boats built in South Africa look too Mediterranean. Story . The Southern Wind Shipyard owes its origin to the Italian entrepreneur Willy Persico, who in the 1970s was involved in...

About When you first get to know Leopard catamarans, you are instantly transported to the warm equatorial seas, so their design calls for a beautiful vacation near the islands. And this is not surprising as the explosive expansion of the sailing market has led to the Leopard catamaran brand itself. History Sailing has played an...

About History of the company North Wind Shipyard was founded in 1973 on the outskirts of Barcelona. Since its inception, more than 800 boats have departed from the slipways, many of which are still sailing the oceans. Throughout her life North Wind has been merged with other shipyards such as Astilleros Viudes, and in 2004...

About History of the company Flash Catamarans Shipyard is a company within Grupo Catamaranes, founded in 1998. The latter is engaged in the development, production and commercial use of ships and consists of five closely related companies. Since the beginning of its activity, Flash Catamarans has focused on the design and construction of innovative double-hull...

About History of the company The Swedish shipyard Wasa Yachts was founded in 1975 on the basis of Södertälje Yacht Service, which provided seasonal sailing yacht service. The site was located in Södertälje, near Stockholm. The company owes its sustained success to the cooperation of two professionals, Hans Marklund and Leif Ängermark. Hans took over...

About Company history Sweden Yachts was founded in 1976 to build a sailing yacht Sverige, the Swedish challenger for the America’s Cup. Soon afterwards the company began to make rapid progress in the production of luxury sailing yachts and build about 25-30 boats annually. Sverige was designed by renowned designer Pelle Petterson, while production yachts...

About History of the company Regina af Vindö was founded in the heart of the Swedish yachting industry on the northern tip of the island of Urust. Launched in 1972, a small family business builds boats with Nordic architecture – an elevated salon and central cockpit. Among Regina’s connoisseurs, they are highly regarded for their...

About The company’s history The emergence of the Najad brand owes its origin to the friendship between Berndt Arvidsson and Thorwald Karlsson, who decided to create a dream yacht in the late 60s. The history of the company began on the island of Urust, Sweden‘s shipbuilding mecca. Having ordered the development of a 10-meter hull...

About History of the company The Swedish yard Maxi Yachts is one of the oldest shipyards in Europe. Over the years, the company has built an excellent reputation for building high-quality and fast yachts that are very comfortable to operate by just one person. The company does not attract simple naval architects to create new...

About History of the company The Swedish shipyard Malö Yachts was founded by Johannes Olsson in 1939 and was originally named Olsöners Båtbyggen. During the first 30 years, the company, based in Kungsviken, built wooden sailing yachts. In 1963, Johannes’ sons Bo and Orvar Olsson took over the business and in 1963 they built their...

About You’ll hardly see her in the «interbank races», but you’ll meet her on a long journey – Swedish yachts built at one of the oldest shipyards in Europe, Hallberg-Rassy, are designed for long family trips. Company history Harry Hallberg started building his own yachts at the age of 14, and at 29 he founded...

About Company history CR Yachts shipyard (Charles Rutgersson Yachts) is a family owned company founded in 1989 by Charles and Marita Rutgersson. At the age of 15 Charles started working for Harry Hallbergs Yard (now Hallberg-Rassy). After working there for 15 years, 7 years as a carpenter and 8 years as a service manager, Charles...

About The history of the company The passion for the sea in the family of Arcona Yachts founders was passed down from generation to generation. Long before the birth of the famous Swedish brand, the grandfather of the company founder sailed on a three-masted sailing boat and also took part in many yacht competitions as...

About History of the company The German-Arab shipbuilding company KaiserWerft was founded in 1989. With more than 25 years of experience, the shipyard today holds a strong position in the segment of luxury semi-custom yachts as well as in the military sector. The boats meet strict German safety and environmental standards. These are quality and...

About Company history A real sea wolf and athlete Josef Schuchter has always dreamed of a boat that will bring pleasure to sailing without much effort, with a small team or alone. He wanted to create a sailing boat that would be able to walk with real dignity even in very low winds. Josef felt...

About Company history Heysea Yachts (Haixing, «Starfish») was founded over 10 years ago by three ambitious Chinese engineers. Through internships in various parts of the world, they gained a global vision of the yachting industry and were able to assess the place of China in it. The company began its journey in 2004, initially producing...

About History of Aventura Catamarans In the early 2000s, a new multihull manufacturer, the French SGTI, entered the market and later launched the Aventura Catamarans brand. The shipyard took the niche of sailing catamarans and became popular with the Camping Cat 23 and Diabolo 28 models, which later became Aventura 23 and 28 respectively. By...

About Company history The Euphoria brand is owned by Sirena Marine, a Turkish company founded in 2006 by Kıraça Holding in partnership with…Azimut-Benetti Group. After the successful launch of the mass segment of Azuree sailing boats, the company’s ambitions have spread to a highly competitive area of luxury sailing boats. In 2012, the first model...

About When it comes to Turkish sailing yachts, one recalls the countless fleet of gulets, traditional wooden boats that move an army of tourists around the islands and bays of the Mediterranean. The Azuree project is a bold challenge to stereotypes and proof that Turkey can produce yachts with innovative designs using the latest technology,...

About Company history Ark Yacht is one of the fastest growing Turkish shipyards. The company’s mission is to produce classic or modern, custom, quality and low cost yachts on time, using excellent craftsmanship, quality materials and advanced technology. For this purpose, the company keeps track of all innovations in the industry and invests heavily in...

About History of the company Turkish shipyard Aegean Yacht was founded in 1976 by Sinan Ozer, who still remains at the helm as the company’s director. The company initially built mainly traditional sailing yachts in the region – wooden gulets. Gradually the company switched to more modern boats and entered the international market. Aegean boats...

About Company history YachtWorld «Around the Worl»d has been building sailing boats and boats for over 15 years. The Ukrainian ships began with small manufacture of yachts and the equipment, later in 2007 the enterprise has expanded a portfolio of small vessels from fiberglass and whale sets for independent assemblage. Longstanding partners of the company...

About Company history The company Black Sea Yachts, also known as the «Black Sea Yachting»Shipyard, was founded by Alexander Sagaidakov in 2006 in Ukrainian Nikolaev. By that time Alexander had 15 years of management experience in the field of shipbuilding. From the very beginning the company started to build steel and aluminum boats, continuing the...

About The J/Boats story is the true realization of the «American dream. From garage assembly to 14,000 hulls in 40 countries in 40 years – this is the path of J/Boats – probably the most successful such enterprise in the world. History of the company The Johnston family business, J/Boats, traces its history back to...

About History of the company American yachts Tartan are well known at home in the USA, but few people are familiar in other countries. Meanwhile, these original yachts have been produced more than half a century ago, and their cradle had real sailing legends – Charlie Britton and Olin Stephans himself. The first Tartans appeared...

About History of the company The American company Seaton Yachts, founded in 2005, designs and manufactures custom and semi-custom motorized trawler expedition yachts as well as sailing yachts. Seaton yachts are comfortable steel ice class yachts, which allow the owner to visit the most remote corners of the planet. In the portfolio of the founder...

About Company history The history of Nordhavn brand of the American company Pacific Asian Enterprises has developed very consistently. The future founding fathers Jim Leishman and Dan Streech started in 1973 as regular brokers working in the California Yacht Center. Later they started their own company and started boating from Taiwan. The partners have established...

About Hunter Marine is a Florida cruise sailing yacht builder with over 40 years of history. Thanks to one of the founders of the brand, famous yachtsman Warren Lours, her models are traditionally known for their combination of excellent quality and relatively affordable price. Company history In the 1830s, sailors in New York knew Henry...

About Company history One of the largest manufacturers of small yachts and shells for relaxation on the water is counting down its history from a blueprint for a dinghyboard that Canadian designer Bruce Kirby sketched during a phone conversation with his friend and rival in a sailing race Ian Bruce in 1969. The Laser project...

About Company history The American brand Island Packet Yachts was launched in 1979. Its founder, Bob Johnson, graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a degree in Shipboard «Devices and worked at Irwin Yachts and Endeavour Yachts yards for» some time until he decided to build boats according to his own designs. The brand...

About The elegant Hylas Yachts sailing yachts have come a long way from charter boats to a worthy competitor to the elite of the sailing fleet, while maintaining a pleasant price policy. History The history of Hylas Yachts began in the late 1970s in Taiwan. Joseph Huang opened Queen Long Yard and successfully built sailing...

About Company history Hinckley has been manufacturing boats since 1928. The shipyard is known for its classic design and quality assembly. Even when all the boats were wooden, the ones made by Hinckley stood apart. There was something about the way they moved on the water – majestic, proud and graceful, they rocked their pennants...

About History of HH Catamarans In 2012, the company embarked on a journey to redefine yachting excellence in Asia and beyond. Founded with a vision to elevate the world of sailing and leisure boating, HH Catamarans quickly established itself as a beacon of unwavering commitment to yacht quality and success. While collaborating with global giants...

About History of the company The founder of the American brand Gunboat Peter Johnstone belongs to a family known in the sailing world. His father Rodney Johnstone created the J/24 class in 1975, which is now one of the most popular in the world. Since childhood Peter Johnstone, who is familiar with the yachting industry,...

About History of the company The famous American shipyard Columbia Yachts was born thanks to Richard Dick Valdes and Maurice v. Threinen, who founded Glass Laminates in 1958. At first the enterprise was engaged in manufacturing of fiberglass plastic and construction of a canoe. Later on the company transferred its experience in creating sailing yachts...

About Company history When Frank Butler founded Catalina Yachts in 1969 in California, he set out to build 100 boats. The success of the first Catalina 22, followed by Catalina 27 and Catalina 30, convinced the yard’s founder of the right direction. By 1975, 5,000 Catalina 22 was sold, by 1980 there were already 10,000...

About Company history Corsair Marine was founded in 1984 by John Walton, son of Sam Walton, founder of retail giant Walmart. The shipyard in San Diego began building sailing trimarans. Her first model was the Corsair F-27, designed by Ian Farrier. The uniqueness of the vessel was in its folding design: floats and mast were...

About History of the company Australian company McConaghy is a truly legendary name in the yachting world. Few shipyards can boast that they have successfully built high-end composite yachts for over 50 years and have maintained a leading position in the industry. The company was founded in 1967 by John McConaghy and started its way...

About History of Sunbeam Yachts With a history spanning over 180 years, Sunbeam Yachts, formerly known as Schöchl Werft, stands as a testament to tradition, innovation, and unwavering dedication to craftsmanship. Established by the Schöchl family in 1838, their humble carpentry workshop laid the cornerstone for a shipyard that would later evolve into Sunbeam Yachts....

About The Frauscher History The history of the Austrian shipyard Frauscher began in 1927 with Engelbert Frauscher, who founded a small boatbuilding business in Vienna. In the beginning, the shipyard built small wooden sailing yachts. But in the 1940’s the first racing motorboat came out of the company’s gates and since then this specialisation of the...

About History of the company Etap Shipyard was founded in Belgium 40 years ago. Even then, she set out on a course to create unusual yachts (both sailing and motor) with unique technical solutions. In recent years, Etap has been building absolutely unsinkable sailing yachts – their special feature is that these boats have two...

About Company history Brazilian shipyard MCP Yachts entered the shipbuilding market in the early 80’s. The 120ft aluminium yacht, built in 1994 and presented at the Nice Boat Show, helped her to gain international fame. Today the company is ranked number one not only in Brazil, but also in the whole of South America in...

About Company history Shanghai Far East FRP Boats was founded in 2002 by Weifeng Lu. The shipyard started with the production of Optimist class yachts under the ISAF license. In 2003 the company built and sold about 230 yachts, in 2004 sales exceeded 1000 units. By 2007 the shipyard had received official approval from ISAF...

About The strange fact is that a country with such a long coastline as Croatia has major boat builders once or twice and that’s it. But one brand immediately comes to mind – Salona Yachts. Company history Salona Yachts does not boast faded captains in double-breasted jackets and caps, but given that the history of...

History Devoti Sailing started in 1992, owned by Luca Devoti who is an Olympic medallist in Finn class.   “I was born in a small village on Lake Garda called Castelletto di Brenzone. It’s a place where the sport of sailing runs though everyone’s veins. Sailing was a way to survive before the long road...

About Company history The shipyard X-Yachts was founded in 1979 by Lars Jeppesen, Niels Jeppesen and Birger Hansen. The company started with the construction of IOR (International Offshore Rule) class yachts and the rapid success of the young shipyard in this field attracted the attention of amateur yachtsmen who needed fast and quality yachts. This...

About Danish shipyard Nordship Yachts confidently holds a leading position in the segment of sailing yachts with a deck salon. History The company was founded by Lars Buchwald in 1978 in the Danish province of Lunderskov and was originally named after the founder of Buchwald Yachtværft. During the first 10 years the workshops worked under...

About History of the company Good Scandinavian cruisers have been launched under the Faurby brand since 1976. However, the shipyard’s name has never been heard. She has never pursued fame or volume, only quality and customers who share her aesthetics. The company consistently produces no more than 10-15 yachts per year and, as Faurby is...

About Do you like to travel as a family on small waters and the coast? Water games and family picnics outdoors are your typical weekend activities? The Danish trimarans from the Quorning Boats shipyard, known as Dragonfly, are designed just for you. History The Quorning Boats shipyard was founded in 1967 by Borg Quorning. From...

About History of the company Brandt-Møllers Bådebyggeri was founded in Denmark in 1946 by Oscar Brandt-Møller. In the first post-war years, the company received small orders and barely made ends meet. But it was during this period that the first production model was designed, which helped the shipyard to gain a foothold in the market....

Company history «At the Helsinki Boat Show 2007 I had lunch with Stig Nordblag, founder of Finngulf Yachts. We talked about life and sailboats. The Stig had recently retired and complained that he was already tired of his only hobby – washing his car. And so we decided to start something new. Here we have...

About Company History The Finnish shipyard Ocean Quality Systems (OQS) was founded in 2010 in the famous Jacobstadt yachtbuilding centre. The inspiration and first head of the company was Peter Granholm. The founders included 4 firms, subcontractors of the famous Nautor‘s Swan and Peter Granholm.Baltic. In an effort to create a completely unique product, the...

About Company history The Nautor AB shipyard was born in 1966. Living in a shipbuilding region with a long tradition, the founder of the company Pekka Koskenkyla was inspired by the idea of creating a production of high quality yachts. Educated in the USA, he enlisted Sparkman & Stephens to design his first yacht. It...

About Company history Despite the name, Nauticat has not built or is building catamarans. Siltala Yachts is a family shipyard founded in 1961 when founder Pentti Siltala started building small boats from the new GRP. His first boat was a 33 foot high deckhouse sailing yacht, the Nauticat 33. It started the history of the...

About Company history Maestro Boats Shipyard is located on the west coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, a place where the best Finnish shipbuilders are traditionally concentrated. It is only 20 km from the yard to the assembly boathouses of the famous Nautor’s Swan company and less than two km to the no less famous...

About History of the company The talented Finnish naval architect Jorma Nyman founded the small shipbuilding company Jonmeri in the 1980s. It took the company less than 10 years to make a name for itself and gain a foothold in the market for cruising and sports cruising sailing boats. One of the most famous boats...

About Company history The history of the Scandinavian shipyard began with the young yachtsman Stig Nordblad. In 1980 he decided to build a sports yacht for the ¾-tonne world championship. The legendary Finngulf 34, which was the impetus for the company, was based on rare (even today’s) advanced solutions. The yacht, for example, had aluminum...

About History of the company The west coast of Finland, especially Ostrobothnia, has specialized in shipbuilding since prehistoric times. On 16th century maps these places were marked: ships are «built here . Jacobstad, where the Baltic Yachts shipyard was founded, is still considered the centre of shipbuilding in the region. In 1973, several young craftsmen...

About Story Catana dates back to 1984, when in the town of Cogolin at Cogolin.Saint Tropez two travellers, Thierry Goard and Jean Pierre Pradais, built the first catamaran designed by Australian designer Locke Crowther, the Catana 40. The project was good (under the Phisa brand these catamarans are still in production now) but the Catana...

Beneteau or Bénéteau (French pronunciation: [beneto]) is a French sail and motorboat manufacturer, with production facilities in France and in the United States.[1] The company is a large and recognized boat builder, with its holding company (Groupe Beneteau) now also holding other prestigious brands, such as Jeanneau and its multihull subsidiary Lagoon in 1995. History...

In 1973 ALUBAT shipyard was created. In 1978, the OVNI 28 was the first aluminium lifting keel boat with hard chines, and this set the tone for future designs of the brand. From 25′ to 58′, 26 models have been available over 50 years, with the collaboration of the architects Philippe BRIAND, Marc LOMBARD, Alain MORTAIN...

About History of the company The Wauquiez shipyard started its history in 1965. Its creator, Henri Wauquiez, had nothing to do with the yachting business. He was involved in leather and was a major player in the business, with factories operating since the 19th century. In the early 60’s the fashion for new materials, and...

About Company history The French shipyard Swissat Yachts was born in 2008 when its creator Jurg von Ins was looking for a suitable yacht for a long cruise. It was to be a fast yacht with good sailing characteristics while still offering a high level of comfort on board. Not having found anything that met...

About History of RM Yachts The French shipyard was founded in 1989 by Jean-Claude Audrey. The very first RM900 model of this shipyard was made of epoxy-soaked plywood and reinforced with a metal structure from the inside. In 1995  shipyard turned for design and engineering to Marc Lombard, well known for working on winning racing...

About Do you think you’ve seen everything? What about a Jacuzzi on the flybridge or a Turkish bath in a boat? The catamarans from Privilège Marine are designed to amaze and it’s not just about size.  Story Ironically, Privilège Marine became famous even before its appearance. In 1985 he founded the Jeantot Marine yard and...

About History of the company Christian Bouroullec founded the Pogo Structures shipyard in 1987. An excellent racer, he wanted to build boats for offshore racing and cruising with small crews or for singles. The first production boat Pogo 6.50 (Mini class) was launched in 1994. A couple of years later Michel Mirabel won the Transquadra...

About History The history of the future winners of transatlantic races began on the Mediterranean coast of France, in the town of La Grande-Motte. Here Gerard Danson, a young engineer at the Conati shipyard, designed a catamaran for long-range cruising. Safety, speed and comfort were at the heart of the design. The first 40-foot model...

About Company history The history of the French yard Latitude 46 is complicated. Should it be considered the beginning of 1929, when the Tofinou was born, or 1987, when Philippe Joubert made it world famous? Legend has it that the classic wooden 7 metre Tofinou was built by Captain Merle in the already non-existent state...

About The History of Lagoon The Lagoon, now a powerhouse of innovation and excellence, was born as a racing division out of Jeanneau Shipyard in 1984. But its very first steps were in the right direction. The same year the team built a trimaran for the famous movie Water World. During the next two years,...

About History of Jeanneau Yachts Jeanneau boats and yachts have existed since 1957. The company’s creator Henri Jeanneau, always passionate about cars and aeroplanes, discovered a new hobby — a vivid interest in motorboats. First, he built a racing boat with a wooden hull, on which he won the 6-hour Paris race. Victory ignited him,...

About Company history From an early age, JFA Yachts founder Frédéric Jaouen was keen on yachting, and in 1987 he took part in the Transat des Alizées regatta where he met the owner of Le Guen Hémidy Marine in Carentana. It was here that he first took up shipbuilding and met his future partner Frédéric...

About Company history The first Malango 870 was built by Denis Bourbigot and presented at the Grand Pavois exhibition in 2005. The boat was received with interest by the public and then the young boat builder over a mug of beer in the pub offered his friend Dominique Gouze to create the IDBmarine shipyard. Already...

About The history of Garcia Yachts The Garcia Yachts shipyard has been designing and building adventure yachts for extreme sailing since 1974. It was then that two brothers, Jean-Louis and Jean-Pierre Garcia, metalworking students, began building steel boats. Driven by the admiration of travellers such as Bernard Moitessier and Joshua Slocum, they built about 60...

About Fountaine Pajot is a pioneer in building cruise catamarans. With little caveat, it can be said that in the early 1980s the French company practically created this niche, opening up a world of travel for millions of dreamers in love with the sea. In 2014, the company’s contribution to the local community, where Fountaine...

About Company’s history The Feeling brand was born from the famous Privilege Marine shipyard in Sabre d‘Olonne, located on the Atlantic Ocean. Under the new brand name, the company has been producing single hull sailing boats for long journeys. Company status After Privilege Marine joined Hanse Yachts in 2017, the Feeling brand ceased to exist....

About History of Dufour Yachts The Dufour Yachts shipyard was founded in 1964 based on strong faith in one’s ideas. Engineer Michel Dufour worked for a company that produced parts for locomotives in the French oceanside town of La Rochelle. In the late 50s, he discovered the miraculous properties of a newly introduced material in...

About History of the company Dieter Gust, one of the founders of the shipyard, was born in Germany and moved to France in 1978 where he became interested in sailing. One day he went around the world and decided to build his own yacht. However, the shipyard that was building the boat for Gust became...

About Company history «Six years sailing around the world with 4 children gives you an idea of what’s important on board,”»says Jean-François Delvoye, founder of Boreal. This 12-meter yacht trip culminated in two years spent in Patagonia. When Delvoie returned home, he decided to use his experience to design the perfect boat for his future...

About Company history The founder of Black Pepper, Michel Douville de Franssu, came into this business from a completely different area, and only the name of the company reminds us of his past. De Franssu was involved in the transformation of aromatic materials for perfumery and worked with coffee, cocoa, vanilla and pepper. His company...

About Company history The Archambault Shipyard was founded in 1959 by Emmanuel Archambault and built sailing boats designed by Michel Joubert and Bernard Nivelt. Archambault has gained fame primarily due to its versatile high-speed models, which had very affordable prices for everything else. The bestsellers included, for example, the monotype Surprise, created in 1976. The...

About History of Bali Catamarans Bali Catamarans, born from the visionary mind of Olivier Poncin, has emerged as a trailblazer in the world of sailing multihulls. He acquired the renowned Catana brand in 2003, and after that, he saw the need for innovation in the catamaran industry. Dissatisfied with the limited scope of the “blue...

About According to Aurelien Poncin, founder of AP Yacht Conception, the Aureus Yachts brand was born out of a desire to shake up convention, combine speed and comfort, the pleasure of being at sea and modern urban design, different from the conservative marine adopted today. History It is no secret that dynastic communications play not...

About There is no other shipyard in the sailing world where all employees and customers are so genuinely committed to the ideas of its creator. The life of Chantiers Amel is the embodiment of the dream and faith of Henri Amel himself, or Captain Amel, as he was majored in life. History Henri Amel was...

About History of the company The Alphena Yachts shipyard appeared in 2007. Bruno Mottet, the founder of Alphena Yachts, had as his main goal the creation of cruising yachts that incorporated the best of offshore racing boats, their reliability and dynamic properties. The technical team of the new company consisted of the famous offshore driver...

About History of Allures Yachts Friends on the student bench, engineers Stephan Constance and Xavier Desmarest shared a dream of sailing long distances. To make this dream come true, they had to find the right yacht, both in terms of limited budget and other parameters. After much research and inquiries from other travellers, it turned...

About History of the company Alliaura Marine Holding was founded in 1996: it has assembled several shipyards under its management and as a result has obtained a number of production lines of yachts of different types. The Jeantot Marine Shipyard, created by the famous Philippe Gianto in 1985 and building the Privilege series of catamarans,...

About Company history The young brand Advance Cruising was born in 2010. The start was an ambitious idea to design a new generation sailboat that will combine the advantages of a single and multihull yacht. The result was presented at Salon International du Multicoque in France in 2013. Advance Cruising presented the C329 trimaran with...

About History of Alva Yachts The German brand Alva Yachts emerged from the PICA Yachts in 2020. By that time the team already had six years of prior expertise in crafting electric-powered sailing and motor yachts, which is why Alva Yachts carries forward a legacy of innovation and sustainability. Current status Having already launched over...

About Company history Like many other experienced yachtsmen, for a long time Michael Schmidt could not find a sailing boat that would meet seemingly simple requirements: light hull, speed and pleasant design. With a wealth of experience in yachting and shipbuilding, he knew exactly what a good boat should be. With these thoughts, he came...

About The yachts proudly named Winner are the decoration of a popular class of sports cruisers. They successfully perform in regattas and are suitable for long sea trips with comfort. The history of the company The Dutch shipyard Winner Yachts was founded in 1986 by Riet Vader and Dick Rus. The brand quickly became known...

Company history Despite its young age, the German shipyard Viator Marine has managed to make a decent entry into the shipbuilding market. The company has already taken part in the collaborative work on the catamaran Coboat, and in 2018 it laid down its first hull of its own, the Volt project(Explorer 42 DS). Due to...

About The history of the company The Varianta brand appeared in the depths of the Dehler shipyard when in 1966 Willy Dehler first launched Varianta 65, designed by the Dutch architect E. G. van de Stadt. A few years later this yacht became a European bestseller among GRP yachts. The press called Varianta 65 the...

About Company history Henningsen & Steckmest Yacht and Dockyard (Scalar Yachts) was founded in 1958. The company’s founders, Hans Jürgen Heningsen and Franz Steckmest, were already experienced craftsmen at the time and their first order was a 15 metre Viking passenger boat for a local transport company on the River Schlei. A year later, Henningsen...

About The history of the company The German mechanic Rudolf Eberhardt and his partner Wolfgang Tiersch experimented in his basement in the early 60’s with a new material of that time – resin. His friends worked on a new gypsum-based cruise boat. So, in 1964 the first Neptun was created, which became the foundation for...

About The history of the company Nobody knows how to build catamarans better than the French, the French believe. The Nautitech shipyard, founded in 1994 in Rochefort, specializes in the production of sailing vessels of this type. Status She’s active. Since 2014 owns a well-known German company.Bavaria Yachts. Production The shipyard is located on the...

About The history of the company Once upon a time, in the early 19th century, John Moody, a local fisherman and skipper, lived in Swanwick, South England, near Southampton. He often had to fix his boat and, with time, he began to repair the boats of his colleagues. In 1827, he founded a repair shop....

About History of the company In the mid-2000s, Dariusz Konopczak founded a small company, Mantra Yachts, which produced boats for beginner yachtsmen and racers. They were lightweight sailing boats made of fiberglass. Later on the shipyard expanded its line with motor catamarans designed for different purposes. Status It’s not working. Production . The company never...

About Do you keep an eye on the latest developments, are you impressed with modern design and like to amaze others? Probably worth paying attention to Hanse Yachts. The choice is wide: the German shipyard offers models from 31 to 67 feet. The price/quality balance «has» always been the main principle of the Hanse Yachts...

About Company history Excess, a young brand of catamarans, part of the Beneteau group, received its official christening in September 2018. One of the main developers of the new brand was naval architect Bruno Belmont, who has spent most of his professional life specializing in multihull construction. He has been involved in sailing since childhood,...

About Sailing yachts produced at the Polish Navikom shipyard called Viko were sold under the Deltania brand. The description of the shipyard, models and their specifications can be found on the Viko Yachts page.

About History of the company Fanatical yachtsman and experienced engineer Willie Deller wanted to give everyone a chance to try their hand at racing. With many lake races in Germany, the “trailer rocket” was a natural choice in the early 60s. After almost 60 years, Dehler is still not building large yachts, despite modern fashion....

About Company history Comfortina brand dates back to 1964. Founded in the small Swedish town of Arvik, the company has become famous for its Scandinavian-style sailing ships around the world. Its boats are very popular even many years after their release. Some models have not left the range for years. One of the most successful...

The company produces a large range of fiberglass cruising sailing yachts from 30 to 65 feet, all with a traditional aft cockpit layout. The motor yacht range includes several families of yachts from 33 to 55 feet in length.

About Company history The British company Topper Sailboats owes its origin to the Shortboat of the same name, which was designed in the late 1970s by British designer, yachtsman and writer Ian Proctor. The Topper class dinghy dinghy was conceived as a fiberglass dinghy, but in the late 1970s British entrepreneur John Dunhill together with ICI...

About Company history In 1995, naval architect Nick Newland, with extensive experience in the British defence industry and a passion for sailing, founded the Swallow Yachts. In 2004, Nick’s son, Matt Newland, joined the control. He came to the conclusion that the chosen strategy of the company is not viable and decided to expand the...

About The History of Spirit Yachts The famous British brand that produces wooden classic sailing yachts, was founded by designer and passionate yachtsman Sean McMillan in 1993. Spirit Yachts was his second attempt to develop a business. As a year earlier, the bank had taken over his previous venture, the McMillan Yachts, while Sean even...

About Company history In the early 1970s, the creator of Northshore‘s future shipyard, Brian Moffat, owned two shipyards, in Havant and Itchenor. The company produced custom boat hulls, including for Fairway Marine with Fisher ketches. The company later became known as Northshore Yachts. In 1975 the first Southerly 25 with a centreboard appeared, and in...

About The history of the company The story of Saturn Yachts began with Roger Burroughs. This talented businessman joined the shipbuilding industry in the 90s. He initially worked for…Hylas Yachts and promoted the shipyard’s products to the British market. This allowed him to gain experience, learn how to interact with contractor yards and designers. In...

About Company history The history of Rustler started long before the launch of a separate brand. The first Rustler 31 was designed in the mid-60s by Kim Holman on behalf of Russell Anstey, who set up a shipyard to build the model. The shipyard was named Anstey after his name and the name of the...

About Company history When the company’s founding fathers Martin Wadhams and Nick Peters decided in 1992 to launch the first RS400 and RS600 models, they dreamed of a structure that would evolve and preserve the company’s spirit. Indeed, the RS Sailing range was rapidly expanding, as was the community of RS Sailing adherents, who began...

About Story of Oyster Yachts Since its inception in 1973 by Sir Richard Matthews, the brand has been a beacon of innovation and quality in yachting. With a humble beginning marked by the creation of the cruiser-racer UFO2, Oyster Yachts set on a journey that would define the next five decades of excellence in yacht...

About History of the company The history of the British Northshore Shipyard from Itchenor began in the 1930s. At that time the shipyard was called Gazeby Yard and was engaged in creating small wooden boats. During the war years, the shipyard worked for the defence industry and built landing crafts. Northshore Shipyard’s world fame came...

About Story . In the sailing world, the Gunfleet brand is not yet awe-inspiring – the company is new enough. But it is worth finding out who is behind the creation of these central cockpit yachts as the eyebrows rise up. Gunfleet Marine owes its launch in 2010 to Richard Matthews himself, the man who...

About Company history As is often the case in the yachting world, we wanted to build a boat, but we got a shipyard. The story of Discovery Yachts started with this scenario. In the late 1990s, Sun Sail charter company founder John Charnley and his wife Caroline Charnley decided to build a 50 foot ocean-going...

About History of the company This story took place at Rock on the north coast of Cornwall County. In the early 1970s, local architect Roger Dongray designed a 22-foot gaffer tender and wanted to build it out of wood. A friend of Dongray’s, with whom they raced Lasers «together in the Kemel estuary», Peter Keeling...

About History of the company The Flaar shipyard started the story with a small workshop in a family garage in Budaxi. The founders Attila Déry and Zoltán Mezey started production in 2006. The first studied naval architecture and the second was a doctoral student in composite materials at the University of Budapest. Both were passionate...

About The History of Solaris Yachts With roots tracing back to the rich maritime history of Aquileia, Solaris Yachts has emerged as a beacon of innovation and craftsmanship in the world of sailing. Since its inception in the 1970s, the brand has been a torchbearer of seafaring heritage, feeling that they are continuing the legacy...

About Italian group Sly Yachts is building racing and cruising sailing yachts from 35 to 61 feet. The hulls are made of fiberglass and carbon fiber composite, the yachts have an avant-garde and very recognizable exterior. The history of Sly Yachts began in 2005 with just a few models, and in 2014 the company bought...

About History of the company «Concept of beauty individually. The important thing is that no matter what beautiful things are, they don’t make sense if they can’t be shared»- this is the worldview Vittorio Moretti had when he founded Maxi Dolphin in 1987. As the founder of the new shipyard and the famous Italian wine...

About Company history The company Kelly Yachts was founded in Genoa in 2006. Kelly Arena, founder of the company, received an excellent yachting education: first he graduated from the University of Genoa with a degree in Design «of pleasure yachts, then he defended»his thesis at the University of Southampton on the design «and technical features...