The all-new OceanClass 65
Greenline’s fi ve-axis milling machine
is key to the yard’s super effi cient
development and production process
VLADIMIR
ZINCHENKO
Owner and CEO
O
ur journey began in 2004 when my wife and
I decided to turn our lives upside down,” says
Vladimir Zinchenko, the owner of Greenline
Yachts. “My lifelong romance was sailing and
the sea. We left Russia and bought a yacht
in Germany, setting sail for the Caribbean.
The journey lasted seven years and our destination was finding
a place to settle down. After 250,000 miles, six Atlantic crossings
and close to 60 countries, we finally arrived in Slovenia.”
Now, Zinchenko is at the helm of Slovenia’s largest yacht
producer, SVP Yachts, the parent company behind Greenline
Yachts. Since purchasing the yard in 2015, he has been investing
heavily in the business, expanding production and extending the
range. Now he’s on a mission to transform the brand’s image from
a manufacturer of popular hybrid-powered craft to a builder of
high-quality, seakindly, user-friendly motor yachts that can also
be offered with the option of hybrid power.
Central to this change is the launch of a new range of luxurious
semi-custom motor yachts. The first of these exciting new craft,
the OceanClass 65, was unveiled at the Cannes Yachting Festival
last year and will soon be joined by 98ft and 58ft sister ships.
There is even talk of an OceanClass 110 in the future.
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