International Boat Industry – June-July 2019

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POLAND
Sunreef Yachts: Sunreef’s current
orderbook includes a 80 Sunreef Power
that will be shown at Cannes.

SPAIN
Astondoa: Three yachts between 100ft
and 120ft are in build and due to be
completed this year.

TURKEY
Ada Yachts: Ada is building two 50m
superyachts for delivery this year.
Alia Yachts: Alia is expanding its
Antalya build facility and currently
has in build a 32.4m yacht plus two
other contracts, and three in final
negotiations.
Bering Yachts: It is building a 32m
Bering 106 model in Turkey.
Bilgin Yachts: Bilgin currently has
three vessels made up of an 80m
for 2019 delivery; an 80m for 2020
completion and a 62m due out in 2021.
Esenyacht: Two sail superyachts in
build due for completion this year.
Mayra Yacht: This Antalya-based
builder has a 45m sail yacht in build for
completion this year.
Mengi-Yay Yachts: This builder is due
to complete four contracts through
2019-20 between 35m and 46m
comprising three sail and one motor
superyacht.
Numarine: Currently it has six yachts
under construction comprising one
32XP building on spec for end 2019
delivery and five 26XP for delivery from
April to November 2019 respectively.
One of the latter is on spec.
Miss Tor Yachts: This shipyard has two
40m projects in build.
RMK: A 55m superyacht for 2021
completion is in build.
Sarp Yachts: Delivery of a 62m motor
yacht in build is set for 2021.
Sirena Yachts: One Sirena 88 ready to
debut at Cannes 2019
Tansu Yachts: Three projects are
understood to be in build between
34m and 39m due for 2019-20 delivery.
Turquoise Yachts: Of five projects
being worked on at Turquoise three
of 66m, 73.5m and 56m are due for
delivery this year followed by a 53m
yacht in 2020 and an 81m vessel in
2021.

UK

Arksen: This is a new brand of

explorer yachts launched at Boote

Dusseldorf 2019. Its first build is an

Arksen 85 under construction at the

Wight Shipyard in Cowes.

Oyster Yachts: The Oyster 118 that

was has been re-designated as the

37.45m( 122.5ft) Oyster 1225, now the

brand’s flagship, of which two are in

build.

Pendennis Shipyard: Currently has in

build a 39m Hoek Truly Classic sailing

superyacht known as Project K2 with

completion due in 2020.

Princess Yachts: Currently the

company has at least eight

superyachts in build comprising

the 30m, 35m and 40m models with

deliveries set for 2019 and 2020.

Added to this is the first of the new X

range the X95.

Spirit Yachts: A 33.8m (111ft) sailing

superyacht is in build for delivery later

this year.

Sunseeker International: Detail

of the Sunseeker orderbook is not

known. Confirmed projects include

one or more 49m Sunseeker 161s in

build with the new cooperation with

ICON Yachts in the Netherlands. Under

this deal the first 161 will be delivered

in 2021. Also the company has plans

to double its number of models form

11, to 22 over the next three years.

AMERICAS

BRAZIL

MCP: This Brazilian shipyard is

understood to have four projects in

build

CANADA

Crescent Custom Yachts Ltd: This

British Columbian-based yard is

working on three models (C108, C110

and C117) with delivery of these is set

for 2019-20.

USA

Christensen Yachts: Christensen

is on the move from Vancouver in

Washington state to Tennessee. In

June it launched its last two projects

one being the completed 50m (164ft)

Jackpot and the other hull no 42

which will be handed over to its

owner for completion. The new 55-

acre Tellico Lake, Tennessee facility

will open this summer and it has the

capacity to build up to 70m in 13

individual climate-controlled sheds.

Delta Marine: This builder is

understood to have one project

the 53.4m (175ft) MLR which was

launched earlier this year.

ASIA PACIFIC

AUSTRALIA

Echo Yachts: This Henderson-based

shipyard delivered the 84m trimaran

aluminium superyacht White Rabbit

to its Singaporean owner late last

year. The company is now understood

to be in negotiations for possible

follow-up contracts.

Silver Yachts Australia: At its

Henderson, WA, shipyard Silver Yachts

has recently launched the 85m (278ft)

Silver Loft superyacht support vessel

and it is understood a second Loft

model is in build.

CHINA

Heysea Yachts- As China’s busiest

superyacht builder currently it has 10

projects in build including a mix of

models between 33.1m and 42.2m.

Of these about 50% are due for

completion this year and 50% in 2020.

Pride Mega Yachts: In 2018 Pride

delivered the largest superyacht by

volume built in China. This was the

88.5m (290ft) Illusion Plus.

Silver Yachts China: This new yard’s

first new build is the 35.5m SpaceCat

superyacht catamaran designed by

Espen Oeino.

MALAYSIA

Grand Banks Yachts: The Singapore-

listed but Malaysian-based Grand

Banks Yachts group is currently

working on its GB85 model which will

be the largest yacht built to date.

NEW ZEALAND

Yachting Developments: Yachting

Developments currently has a 33m

(109ft) sportsfisher in build with a

delivery date to be confirmed.

THAILAND

Bakri Cono Shipyard: A new 25m

(80ft) sailing catamaran project called

Waka 80 has recently been contracted

to be built at the Bakri Cono Shipyard.

TAIWAN

Horizon Yachts: Taiwan’s largest

superyacht builder is working

on around a dozen superyachts.

The majority of these are due for

completion this year with about 25%

extending into 2020.

Johnson Yachts: Is build on spec its

biggest and new flagship, the 35m

Johnson 115

Kha Shing (Monte Fino Yachts):

Currently three projects are in build

between 30m and 36m for delivery

2019-20.

Ocean Alexander: In Taiwan there

are at least 10 projects being worked

on which take the orderbook forward

to 2023. These projects include the

OA155, the largest superyacht the

company has built.

President Yachts: This Taiwanese

builder is understood to have one

35m (115ft) superyacht in build.

AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA

Southern Wind Shipyard: This Cape

Town-based high-performance sail

superyacht builder has two projects

in build a 31.41m (103.1ft) SW96 and a

SW100, both for 2020 completion.

MIDDLE EAST

QATA R

NDSQ (Nakilat Damen Shipyard

Qatar): This joint venture shipyard

between the Damen Shipyards Group

and Nakilat, delivered the first of two

71m diving support vessels in 2018

based on the Damen Sea-Axe design.

UAE

Gulf Craft: As the Middle East’s largest

yacht builder, Gulf Craft currently

has about half a dozen Majesty

brand superyachts in construction

including the Majesty 100, 135 and

140. These are understood to be for
     delivery through 2019-20. The largest
     superyacht yet built by Gulf Craft is
     the 54m Majesty 175 which is in build
     and due to be completed by the end
     of 2019.