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Yacht Design

November 2024

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The Master in Yacht Design offers the ideal educational path to become a Yacht Designer

The Master in Yacht Design offers the ideal educational path to become a Yacht Designer, by giving the necessary skills to deal with every stage of the design process – from the initial research and development of the concept to the actual construction of the interiors and exteriors and the validation of production processes in the boatyard. 

In recent years, the nautical sector has expanded constantly, confirming its role as one of the drivers of Made in Italy design. Furthermore, and the new classic approach, based on naval architecture, is taking on an automotive oriented edge, which introduces new working standards and technical and style solutions borrowed from car design.

The vocation of the Piemonte area, which boasts a number of style centres and renowned companies in the land and sea transport sectors, as well as one of the world’s largest shipyards, combined with the short distance from the coast of Liguria, makes Turin the natural setting for a training course founded on the growing process of osmosis that links the yacht world and the automotive industry.   

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Methodology and structure.

The course is planned in levels, which begin with providing students with essential knowledge of the nautical sector, in terms of both cultural aspects and basic techniques. From there, students gradually acquire the skills connected with yacht design. 

Starting from a study of the history and current scenarios of the nautical sector, students will go on to study the market and obtain more detail knowledge of the different types of boats. They acquire significant knowledge of materials, technologies and production methods, including through hands-on experience in a shipyard. They are provided with technical drawing and design tools, as well.

A further strength of this Master course is the fact that is delivered on two campuses, Turin and Venice. This offers participants a dual scenario, in which both cities represent an important aspect of the themes the course is focused on: the tradition of the automotive industry on the one hand, and the maritime vocation on the other. 

The training course ends with a Thesis Project, developed on a brief given by a boatyard or a design studio.

Who is it for?

The admission of the Master is open to graduates in Architecture, Engineering and in the field of Design (Transportation, Interior, Product), as well as professionals in the sector seeking to apply their skills in this specific area.

Federica Bertolini

Style Manager - Azimut Yachts Thesis Supervisor

Course Coordinator

Lorenzo Ciuffatelli

Transportation Designer - Pinifarina

Andrea Sculati

Founder and Director - Sculati & Partners

Luca Sordelli

Marketing and Communication Manager - Harken Italy, Journalist - Wired, Barche, Nautech

Nicola Scopelliti

Freelance Yacht Designer & Co-founder - Scopelliti Rasia Architetti

Lorenzo Penato

Camilla Pierucci

Naval and Nautical designer

Stefano D'Adamo

Style Coordinator - Azimut Yachts

Roberto Tarozzo

Engineering Office Manager / Project Manager - Azimut-Benetti

Sergio Cutolo

Founder and Owner - Hydro Tec

Alessandra De Luca

Training & Development Manager - Azimut-Benetti

Umberto Maria Fossati

Founder and Director - Fossati design Bureau

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European Institute of Yacht Design

Welcome to the web portal of the european institute of yacht design, the european institute of yacht design is the professional organisation in europe promoting the discipline and strategic value of yacht design..

This unique platform brings together business, education and culture; in order to share knowledge and experience and encourage interdisciplinary collaborations.

The European Institute of Yacht Design provides support and information in all aspects of the discipline, and promotes yacht design as a key success factor for the maritime industry and its related fields. It constantly champions design excellence, innovation and the exploration of new fields through research and exchange of knowledge and experience in the different topics of interest.

The European Institute of Yacht Design identifies and accelerates young talents and aims to attract professionals from related fields in order to shape and establish the profession of yacht design, as well as to communicate and represent its interests; bridging the gap between academia and business.

It strives to raise the standards by promoting quality, responsibility and sustainability; making the European yacht design a worldwide benchmark for excellence, attracting key players and favouring internationalization.

Topics of interest

Yacht Design is about design thinking, creative problem solving and an effective use of materials and technology. Yacht design is driven by a practical concern for technical processes, manufacture requirements and maritime regulations. It identifies the needs of the market and translates them into smart, human-centred and sustainable products. Moreover, yacht design is a powerful tool to create and transmit brand values in the maritime industry.

It is therefore important to raise the awareness of the yacht design profession in the maritime industry and to promote its strategic value to the different parties involved, such as shipyards, brokers, owners, crew, engineering studios, interior outfitting companies and suppliers.

The European Institute of Yacht Design seeks to understand and constantly shape the profession of yacht design and its design processes by identifying pioneer and leading edge projects, evaluating possibilities for successful collaborations and analysing how yacht design can be managed strategically for an optimum impact.

The yacht design discipline is directly linked to other design fields such as transportation, automotive, interior and product design, as well as architecture and interior architecture.

Striving to shape and define the profession of yacht design also in the creative context, the European Institute of Yacht Design identifies and explores converging points of mutual inspiration between the different design fields, in order to help increasing creative collaborations with cutting-edge outcomes.

Yacht design plays a key role in developing visions and strategies for the yachting business.

The European Institute of Yacht Design identifies challenges and opportunities, where yacht design can best encourage growth in the maritime industry, and serves as a bridge between academia and business. It aims to analyse and understand the market’s needs in yacht design and their influence on branding strategies, planning and communication.

This helps to promote and intensify the exchange of ideas between teaching, research and practical application, and to communicate the added value of yacht design, both in Europe and beyond its borders.

A profession has always the future prospects that it gives to its young talents. The future of European yacht design belongs to young designers. The European Institute of Yacht Design identifies up-and-coming talents and helps them find and develop their key skills and strengths, in order to accelerate their careers.

The European Institute of Yacht Design provides support and advice to women working in yacht design and the maritime business. It aims to identify active women with special career achievement in order to inspire, inform and motivate young women, and to invigorate the maritime industry with female talent.

The European Institute of Yacht Design aims to promote Europe as a pole of excellence in yacht design. It encourages exchange and collaborations between the European countries and strengthens their interconnections within the maritime industry, in order to develop and share knowledge about European yacht design around the world.

The European Institute of Yacht Design champions Europe as an innovative union and fosters its innovation development as a professional contributor in the field of yacht design.

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Master Yacht Design

The intent of the Yacht Design 1st Level Master is to provide the technical and regulatory indications to design a boat with extreme freedom and security. The study of the water lines, the structures and each on-board system will allow to immediately predict their correct positioning, thus allowing to acquire the professionalism to express themselves freely in design and style. Master is aimed at graduates and undergraduates in Architecture, Engineering, Design, graduates of three-year courses at Design Schools.

At the end of the master the title is awarded in European Master of Science in Design – major: Yacht Design with 60 ECTS credits.

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PROJECTUAL AREA

• Workshop 1: Project Sailing Boat
• Workshop 2: Project Motor Boat
• Naval Architecture
• Interior Drawing
• Thesis Discussion

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• Ship Drawing
• Interior Composition
• Naval 3D Modeling and Rendering
• Project Portfolio
• Constructive Technology
• On-board Systems
• Motor Propulsion
• Regulations
• Cycle and Life Boat

Courses are organized through project laboratories, integrated by technical, critical and graphical subjects, where the theory is constantly flanked by practice. All our lecturers are freelancer and they exercise their profession in companies or naval firms. For this reason, lessons are organized to set the activity in work prospective. This program gives the opportunity to each student to be able to develop own projects, with the constant supervision of the lecturer. The course is completed by visits in shipyard and naval firms and by an internship, composed by two months – of 8 hours per day – in naval firms, among the best known in Italy, all entirely organized by ISAD.

Yacht Design 1st Level Master: Beginning: Date to be defined

Attendence: Mandatory onsite Monday – Friday, from 09:30am to 12:30pm, plus one afternoon per week form 2.00pm to 5.00pm.

Enrollments deadline: Date to be defined

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OUR BACHELOR DEGREE

ISAD offers a Bachelor Degree in Interior Design, accredited by E.A.B.H.E.S. who issues the title of European Bachelor of Science in Design – major: Interior Design with 180 ECTS credits (european credits).

OUR MASTERS

ISAD offers Masters in Interior Design, Garden Design and Yacht Design, accredited by E.A.B.H.E.S. which, at the end of studies, issues 60 ECTS credits (European credits), converted into US credits.

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Throughout the academic year ISAD offers several courses aimed at deepening the main themes of Design. There are also courses to learn basic computer programs.

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The Course in Brief

Presentation.

The course offers multidisciplinary training. Communication skills combined with the ability to build and control innovative scenarios allow the yacht-designer to also work in the world of interior design and cruise ships. The employment rate is very high both nationally and internationally.

Learning by doing

Design experience application labs and workshops are the basis of the "learning by doing" principle. During these activities, in addition to getting involved, you will be able to collaborate and share your ideas with faculty and industry professionals or companies, model, 3D print and prototype your designs.  You will also be able to participate in university regattas, educational cruises, do a training internship in shipyards or professional firms, and start the exchange program to obtain a double degree with ISD Rubika-Valenciennes.

Professional outlets

Freelance, employment with public and private entities, design firms and companies operating in the area of Naval and Nautical Design, but also Communication Design (visual and multimedia). Employment with different roles at the Nautical and Naval Shipyards, companies in the nautical, naval subcontracting and its allied industries.

What you will learn

Laboratori di design.

progettazione yacht e superyacht, tendenze per il futuro ma anche restauro, refitting, tecniche costruttive, sostenibilità e processi produttivi

progettazione intensiva

lavorerai con i maggiori Cantieri Nautici del territorio mettendoti in gioco e cercando di rispondere alle loro richieste con un progetto breve full immersion

strumenti e discipline culturali per il design

storia della scienza e delle costruzioni navali dall'antichità ai giorni nostri e storia dell'arte e della grafica contemporanea in relazione al settore nautico

strumenti e discipline tecniche per il design

progettazione esecutiva, sostenibilità e LCA delle imbarcazioni da diporto

interior design superyacht e navi da crociera

Did you know that.

Unico nel panorama nazionale ed europeo

Il 90% dei laureati trova occupazione entro un anno dal conseguimento del titolo

Puoi lavorare a stretto contatto con il mondo delle professioni nautiche già durante i laboratori di design e la progettazione intensiva

Puoi ottenere la doppia laurea grazie a un accordo con l'istituto ISD Rubika-Valenciennes

Puoi stampare in 3D i modelli dei tuoi progetti

Molti studenti si sono distinti in premi e concorsi di Design nazionali e internazionali

Con il progetto "1000 e 1 vela" puoi costruire in team la barca per partecipare alle regate universitarie

The design of a boat, whatever its size, involves diverse and multifaceted knowledge. A boat is simultaneously a means of transportation and a living environment; it lives on the water and yet relates to the coasts. The range of objects of study and design presents a great variety: from the luxury yacht to the interiors of ships intended to accommodate tourism, but also schools or hospitals; from the performance boat to the design of the accessory, component or new mode of transport on water.

The study of context, scenario building, and the ability to represent and communicate are part of the graduate's preparation, without forgetting the cultural roots and historical knowledge that characterize the field.  The student learns to understand contexts of use, outline trend lines, imagine modes of use, and create new services and products.

The graduate acquires the skills necessary to conceive, design and implement interior and exterior design of boats and recreational vessels, manage the evolution of the project considering the production processes and the many dynamics involved in its realization, develop an ability to effectively communicate project and product content.

Coordinator

Welcome to the Master's Degree Course in Naval and Nautical Design. In recent years we have brought into the sector professional figures who have been protagonists of cultural enrichment and bearers of innovation in an industrial sector in which Italy excels worldwide. If you want to turn your passion for yachts into a profession, the course will provide you with the methodological and technical tools to do so. It will not be a walk in the park, but it will certainly be a rich experience and an opportunity for growth in a privileged training context.

Maria Carola Morozzo

Where we are.

University Campus La Spezia . Nicolò Fieschi Avenue 16/18 19123 La Spezia +39 0187 751265 https://campus-laspezia.unige.it/

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Yacht design, programme overview.

The Yacht Design degree program, offered in English, aims to prepare students to become professionals in the field capable of confronting industrial problems at a high degree of complexity and innovation.  Graduates need to be able to understand, analyze and verify pleasure crafts, design large yachts based on innovative technologies, and oversee and direct construction, testing, maintenance and repair of yachts and mega yachts.

Learning by doing

The classroom lectures in which the theoretical foundation of each course is presented to students are supported by:

-didactic laboratories on design and nautical experimentation;

-internships at shipyards, professional consultancy studios, and  maritime classification registers and surveying boards;

-conferences and workshops in the nautical field;

-university regattas;

-research theses on fundamental topics or on themes proposed by companies in the nautical field.

Career perspectives

Employment at construction shipyards, repair and refitting yards for yachts and pleasure craft, classification registers and surveying boards, design and professional consultancy studios and research institutes which operate in the yachting and mega yacht sectors.

What you will learn

Yacht stability, yacht dynamics, ship structures, numerical marine hydrodynamics, motor yacht design, yacht rigging, yacht design studio workshop, sailing yacht aero hydro dynamics, did you know that....

Yacht Design is a unique degree program in Italy and, as it is configured, it is also unique in Europe!

More than 90% of our graduates find employment at major shipyards and professional consultancy studios in the field.

At Polo ?G. Marconi' students, teachers and staff are united by their passion for yachting. During the academic year it is possible to participate in workshops, conferences, and the construction and refitting of boats designed by our students.

In the past, our students have formed a crew and participated in the ?Mille e una Vela' university regatta, winning in 2012!

Design of pleasure craft (without limits) both from a scientific and technological point of view and from an aesthetic point of view.

The nautical designer must possess the professional competence and skills in the disciplinary fields typical of naval engineering as well as an equally solid preparation in the field of architectural composition and design applied to the nautical field.

What does it mean to be a Yacht Designer?

It means being able to deal in an effective manner with technical problems at a high level of complexity and innovation, and work in an optimal manner using the most modern design and production techniques.  In short, the principal characteristics of a professional of the Master’s program in Yacht Design will be a student who has the ability to understand, analyze and verify pleasure craft, even at a large dimension and complexity, design yachts of large dimension using innovative technologies, and oversee and direct the construction, testing, maintenance, operation and repair of leisure craft.

Head of programme

Coordinator Prof. Dario Boote

Dario Boote

Where to find us.

Campus Universitario La Spezia Viale Nicolò Fieschi 16/18 19123 La Spezia +39 0187 751265 https://campus-laspezia.unige.it/

Didactic support contact Paola Bergantin [email protected]

Course Chair Dario Boote +39 010 353 2419 [email protected]     Course Didactic Office   Luca Panìco +39 0187 751265 [email protected]  

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Designindustria

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Kobus Naval Design is a marine design practice situated in Cape Town, South Africa.

Sinot is a design house with more than 45 talented, international designers. We are inspired by early European modernism and Asian fusion minimalism, using a selection of material and color palettes, depending on the preferences of our clients.

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Yacht design school.

Distance Learning, USA

Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology

The landing school, webb institute, southampton solent university, isad - istituto superiore di architettura e design, marine design lab, univesity of southampton.

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YACHT DESIGN COLLECTIVE

Naval architecture & design studio.

THE COLLECTIVE

Yacht Design Collective is a French naval architecture design studio based in Paris and the Morbihan Gulf, and founded in 2015 by François PERUS and Romain SCOLARI.

Both naval engineers, they graduated together from the ENSTA-Bretagne and Paris La Villette school. Keeping in mind to transform their friendship and passion in a potential collaboration in the future, they trained separately for several years to then move forward together.

Yacht Design Collective was born. And it is now a showcase of a collaboration that benefits of the complementarity of their respective vision and experiences allowing the studio to be pertinent and versatile in the marine industry.

François Pérus

Naval Architect

Trained with boat designers in France and abroad focusing particularly on multihulls and composites building. He quickly had the opportunity to design and to build his own personal catamaran, and at the same time to be involved in the design of some new cruising multihull projects. It was the starting point of his adventure as an independent designer.

Romain Scolari

Project manager at Seine Design in Paris during 5 years, he was given the opportunity of supervising the studies and the building of large custom ships and floating buildings. Both architecture, technic and subcontractor’s management, he learned all the tools that allow him now to deal with various multifaceted projects as an independent designer.

WE BELIEVE IN TEAMWORK

Alone you go faster, together you go further

Working together gives us the opportunity to cover any aspect of the design process. Our diverse experiences nourish and our different skills and technical background complete each other.

Tell us about your project and we will build the perfect team in light of your project. Made to measure:

• Sailing and power boats with particular expertise in multihull design.
• Leisure ships, river boats and all sort of floating architecture program respecting all public access and safety rules.
• Interior and product design with cross over experiences.
• Engineering and naval technical studies in detail.

Following trends, new materials as well as new technologies : we always thrive to be one step ahead. What’s more, to complete complex project aspects, we have access to a broad spectrum of experts to complement us with their individual skillsets.

They trusted us

Leasure boats

A BROAD SPECTRUM OF EXPERTISE

When Technique meets Aesthetic

MARINE ENGINEERING

Stability, Power prediction, Structural analysis, and Systems integration

We are experienced in composites, plywood, steel and aluminum construction

From 2D drawings and 3D modeling to virtual visualisation, we cover all the visual aspects of the design process

From the first sketch to last seatrials. We work with our customers every step of the way

Our work integrates all the regulation constraints, both for maritime, river, commercial and leisure vessels

We are doing projects for serial production shipyards, as well as one-off designs and building kits for private or professional owners

sailing around the world

Serial production boat models, custom boats designed.

Yacht Design Collective

Main Office : 91 bis rue Jean Pierre Timbaud 75011 PARIS (France)

Seaside Office : 56780 Île aux Moines (Morbihan – France)

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Van Geest Design presents 135m "brutalist" superyacht concept

Van Geest Design has revealed a new 135-metre superyacht concept whose design is guided by "sheer brutality".

Known as Project 135, the concept is inspired by the brutalist architecture of the 50s and 60s, as well as aircraft carriers and large warships.

According to founder Pieter van Geest, the focus is on "functional design, instead of [creating an] over-designed, pretty jewellery box. Project 135 is aimed at a freethinking and unbiased owner."

Leisure features include a forward-facing observation lounge positioned above the bow, "party decks" aft and approximately 1600 square metres dedicated to the owner across two decks. Project 135 also benefits from a heli hangar and two helipads.

Van Geest added: "Sometimes, lengthy discussions and complicated details dominate projects, instead of focusing on the purpose of yachting – the fun and the joy. To make a point, we created Project 135 as the opposite."

The studio most recently revealed Domus Cat to BOAT International , an entirely open-plan, 30-metre catamaran concept.

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This course is led by a seasoned designer who has spent many years designing and overseeing the construction of luxury yachts. Along the way we will learn how practical requirements—like staying afloat!—drive the design process of boats. We’ll interrogate that process itself and learn how yacht design has evolved in recent years driven my new materials and new lifestyles. We’ll learn how to sketch out our ideas—by hand and on computer—and test them against real-world constraints.

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Yacht design is a niche, with only a handful of well-known names producing some spectacular designs. The interiors, exteriors, and all systems in a boat are designed to be practical, forced by constraints like lack of space, the marine environment, and the need to incorporate aspects of a vehicle (engine, etc.), a resort (dinghies and other smaller vessels) and house into a single, unified unit. Whether it is a working vessel, luxury yacht, or a family’s floating home, design at sea has to tightly fitted and ergonomic. Boat builders and yacht designers strive to fit many things into very small spaces, which calls for good problem-solving skills and excellent lateral thinking. Yet, there is a fine balance between the two needed to still make it look good.

There has been a large movement to a nomadic lifestyle, especially living on board a yacht as your primary home, so understanding the thought processes and design decisions that go into the build is very important.

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lexus expands LY680 yacht's swimming platform and flybridge to fit a barbecue grill on deck

Lexus expands ly680 luxury yacht’s flybridge.

At the Japan International Boat Show 2024, Lexus unveiled the 1/20 scale model of its new LY680 Luxury Yacht , an upgrade of the previous LY650 water vehicle . Lexus’ latest model comes with an expanded swimming platform and flybridge to accommodate more guests on deck. The extended flybridge, which measures 1,400mm, now features a spacious lounge area and a dedicated barbecue grill, while the swimming platform has been expanded by 700mm to accommodate additional guests who wish to take a dip in the sea.

When Lexus conceived the idea for its LY680 Luxury Yacht, even before its debut at the Japan International Boat Show 2024 , the design team aimed to create a water vehicle that would feel like a ‘tranquil hideaway at sea.’ They imagined it as a moving space where ‘discerning customers could feel free and at ease.’ The resulting concept was a three-level luxury yacht equipped with living spaces that make the LY680 feel like a deluxe apartment on the sea.

The passengers enter the Lexus’ LY680 Luxury Yacht, and when they descend, they can find a kidney-shaped sofa nestled in one corner. Adjacent to the sofa is a desk with a plush seat, tailored as a workspace at sea for those who still need to hustle. Panoramic windows adorn the space, offering views of the waters and allowing natural light to flood in. The use of dark, varnished wood adds a sense of opulence to the interior, and across from the sofa and desk, a semi-circular bed invites passengers to relax while watching the waves and scenery through slanted windows.

1/20 scale model at Japan International Boat Show 2024

Walking up to the control area, the captain of Lexus’ LY680 Luxury Yacht navigates the water vehicle with ease through the expansive set of windows. The openness of the space is further enhanced by plush seating, two of them reminiscent of cinema seats. Even the wooden floors help brighten up the overall aesthetic. During the Japan International Boat Show 2024, where yacht enthusiasts could view the 1/20 scale model of the LY680, Lexus revealed that the luxury yacht can accommodate up to 15 passengers across three rooms with six beds.

Twin Volvo engines for Lexus’ LY680 Luxury Yacht

For those interested in specifications, Lexus’ LY680 Luxury Yacht is expected to be equipped with Twin Volvo IPS 1350/1050 engines and have a fuel tank capacity of 4,012 liters and a fresh water tank capacity of 852 liters. Production of the luxury yacht will be carried out by the Horizon Group, based on the Toyota Production System. Lexus has announced that yacht enthusiasts can reserve their water vehicle model through Toyota Marine sales offices in Japan and select dealerships. As of publishing, Lexus aims to deliver the first batch of the LY680 Luxury Yacht in Spring 2026, with international availability pending based on customer demand.

Lexus’ LY680 Luxury Yacht is expected to be equipped with Twin Volvo IPS 1350/1050 engines

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Sunrise Yachts, a luxury yacht building company which is based in Turkey, has been made a main sponsor of next year’s 2011 Moscow International Boat Show (MIBS). The four-day Russian yacht show event is currently scheduled to run from April 14-17 at the Moscow’s Crocus exhibition centre.

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MIBS is organised by the ITE Group and it is one of Russia’s leading boat shows and is an internationally recognised superyacht event. The show covering everything from small parts and accessories to large superyacht with over 9,000 people and 178 exhibitors attended the last year show.

The Paolo Scanu-designed Sunrise 45 yacht is an ocean-going cruising yacht that was released in 2009 to much acclaim at this was the group’s first-ever model.

Sunrise Yachts was founded in 2007 by the German entrepreneur Herbert P Baum along with the French-British yacht builder Guillaume Roché. The luxury yacht group is based in Antalya, Turkey and utilises a 10,000sq m shipyard facility. Sunrise has two sheds measuring 100m (328ft) x 16m (53ft), as well as a 70m (230ft) x 16m (53ft) fully acclimatized paint shed that can accommodate new-build and refit projects up to 65m (213ft) in length and 1,200 tonnes displacement.

The sunrise 45m superyacht by Sunrise Yachts

Along each side of the yacht-building facility, space is available for long-term sub-contractors with the latest equipment and logistics capabilities, along with air-conditioned storage, ventilation and extraction plants. The shipyard is organized as an “assembler,” based loosely on the car industry’s model, with a small, yet powerful project management team charged with running all the in-house long-term sub-contractors.

Please contact CharterWorld - the luxury yacht charter specialist - for more on superyacht news item "Sunrise Yachts Sponsor 2011 Moscow International Boat Show (MIBS)".

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