LUSBEN
FOUNDED 1956
WEB lusben.com
LOCATION Viareggio and
Livorno, Italy
SPECIALTIES The Viareggio
facility takes yachts from 98ft
to 164ft, with a travel lift and
paint shed, while the Livorno
site takes 180ft to 394ft yachts
with a dry dock, 2,500 ton ship
lift and 590ft float-in dock.
IN THE SHEDS A 2004 170ft
Benetti is receiving a
thorough spruce up. The yard
is renovating the interior and
giving external areas a
contemporary touch. New
RGB LED lit nameplates,
LED strip lighting on exterior
stairs and 26 underwater
LEDs are being added for a
glamorous nighttime look.
BALK
FOUNDED 1798
WEBbalkshipyard.com
LOCATIONUrk, the Netherlands
SPECIALTIESThe yard has a 1,500 ton
ship lift and three sheds for yachts up
to 214ft and tackles complex projects.
IN THE SHEDSThe 144ft Feadship
Valeriahas been in since 2016 for a
total refit; the 76ft icebreakerAstra
was fitted with DMS Holland
stabilizers and a 78ft Drettmann is in
for stability work.STP PALMA
FOUNDED 2006
WEBstp-palma.com
LOCATIONPalma de Mallorca, Spain
SPECIALTIES450 companies are
registered to work in this open
shipyard. Of five travel lifts, the
biggest has a 770 ton capacity. A new
990 ton lift arrives in 2018.
IN THE SHEDSThree major paint jobs:
203ft 2005 FeadshipNew Hampshire,
256ft 2008 Abeking & Rasmussen
Eminence, and 171ft 2002 Perini Navi
sailerSquall.DECEMBER 2017PENDENNIS
FOUNDED 1988
WEBpendennis.com
LOCATIONFalmouth, UK (with a service center in Palma and yacht support
offices in Auckland)
SPECIALTIESPendennis has a 400-strong workforce, a 492ft dry dock, 640 ton
hoist, and can accommodate sailing and motor yachts between 79ft and 329ft.
IN THE SHEDSThe yard is working on a repeat visitor – Herreshoff schooner
Mariette of 1915(in for the fourth time) – plus two other sailing yachts between
128ft and 148ft, and four motor yachts between 161ft and 246ft.
COMPOSITEWORKS
FOUNDED 1998
WEBcompositeworks.com
LOCATIONLa Ciotat and La Rochelle, France
SPECIALTIESMaintenance, refit and rebuild of sail and motor yachts from 98ft to 600ft.
IN THE SHEDSThe yard is working on 10 projects between 98ft and 290ft, three of which
are over 197ft. A 164ft motor yacht is in for a total engine room rebuild and
hydrodynamic hull remodeling.