Top 200 High-End Boat & Yacht Builders & Shipyards
Boats is a general description for smaller water crafts including but not restricted to commercial, recreational and military crafts. In general the borderline between a boat and a ship is around 100 ft (30 meters). Ships are large vessels primarily used for commercial applications. Yachts are vessels primarily driven by the wind power via sails or wings. Motor boat (Power Boats) are boats primarily driven by means of engines. Sail boats are primarily driven by wind force and sails. (American terminology.)
Yacht & Boat Builder News & Resources
- American boat builders - Wikipedia.
- Boat builders - Wikipedia.
- DÖlker + Voges - "Since 1997, Dölker + Voges has been providing design, netspace engineering and consultancy for the Yacht Industry. Custom built Motor and Sailing Yacht Projects from 40-180 meters have utilized D+V's experience in all design and technical requirements."
- Espen Øino - Espen Øino International has been awarded numerous times by the industry's peers and enjoys the trust and respect of the world's leading yacht building yards. He is considered to be one of the world’s leading design studios for custom motor yachts. Marina Yacht Club de Monaco, Jetée Lucciana, 98000 Monaco.
- Giorgio Armani Is Investing in an Italian Superyacht Builder - "The famed fashion designer's investment group will take a 15 percent stake in Italian Sea Group."
- Heesen Teams Up With Winch Design On A Radical 187-Foot-Long Explorer Superyacht Concept - "Purpose-built explorer yachts have paved the way for a whole host of new yacht designs to bring billionaires to the ends of the earth."
- How to design a luxury superyacht - "When super-rich clients spend tens of millions on a superyacht, they expect something unique."
- LIST OF LUXURY YACHT BUILDERS - BoatWorld.com
- LIST OF SAILBOAT DESIGNERS & MANUFACTURERS - Wikipedia.
- Royal Huisman Unveils World’s Largest Superyacht Sloop Concept - Forbes.
- Solar-Powered Yachting: A Look Inside ‘The Tesla Of Yachts’ - "With new fully electric and hybrid boats, the yachting industry is making strides toward an eco-friendly, solar-powered future."
- The World’s Best Superyacht Shipyards - "We highlight the top yards crafting the most spectacular yachts on the planet."
- Top 50 superyacht designers - Boat International.
- World’s Best Superyacht Shipyards - "From Germany to the Netherlands, Italy, and the United States, the superyacht industry employs highly skilled craftsmen and women at shipyards around the globe. The handcrafted vessels can be seen in bodies of water from the Mediterranean to the Bahamas, providing enjoyment - and jobs - for those on board. Here we highlight the top 20 superyacht shipyards in the world."
- Yacht building companies - Wikipedia.
Yacht & Boat Builders & Shipyards: A-Z
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- A. Vallicelli & C. - since 1976. Yacht design.
- AB YACHTS
- ABEKING & RASMUSSEN
- ABU DHABI MAR GROUP - "A dynamic, new, financially strong group, building and refitting yachts to the highest standards: three shipyards, three brands, one misson."
- ADM SHIPYARDS
- ALENYACHT
- ALLOY YACHTS - builder of the Vertigo superyacht: 2012 winner - World Superyacht Awards.
- ALPHA MARINE - yacht designers & naval architects.
- A.MYLNE & CO. - "Classic Yacht Design Since 1896." The oldest continually designing naval architecture office in the world, producing some of the finest Edwardian yachts of the pre-war years.
- AMEL - Chantiers Amel.
- AMELS - "The ART of yacht building."
- AMICO & CO. - leader in mega yacht refit and repair.
- APREAMARE - since 1849.
- ARCADIA YACHTS
- ARIES MARINE - the largest ship design and consultancy firm in Middle-East.
- ASTILLEROS DE MALLORCA - "Mallorca's Premier Shipyard."
- ATLANTIC
- ATLANTIC MOTOR YACHTS
- ATLANTIC YACHTS - founder Paul Madden.
- ATOLLVIC SHIPYARD - "We are experts in Custom sail and motor Mega Yachts in steel or aluminum and up to 55 meters in length."
- AZIMUT YACHTS - since 1969. "World's no. 1 supplier of yachts." Italian yacht-manufacturing company based in Viareggio, Italy. The company started with sailing boat chartering, later developing into a large luxury yacht building industry. The company currently owns Benetti, another luxury ship building company.
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- BAGLIETTO - founded 1854.
- BALTIC YACHTS - "A Passion for Innovation."
- BANNENBERG & ROWELL DESIGN - since 1957. "Bannenberg & Rowell is the direct descendant of the convention-breaking studio established by Jon Bannenberg - the universally acknowledged father of modern yacht design - in the early 1960s. Dickie Bannenberg and Simon Rowell continue the vision of the founder, and lead the design team in new directions: working with all the major shipyards; designing residences for private clients and real estate developers; collaborating with furniture designers and developing other creative partnerships."
- BAVARIA - "What A Yacht."
- BENETEAU
- BARD DESIGN GROUP - yacht and residential interiors.
- BENETTI - "Italian excellence since 1873. Simply Impeccable." One of the oldest luxury shipyard in the world. Benetti builds semi-custom composite yachts from 93? to 145? and custom steel and aluminium superyachts from 47m. 140 years of history, close to 300 boats built, over 300,000 sq mt of production facilities at six shipyards in Italy (Viareggio, Livorno, Fano) and 34 yachts under construction at the present time, including a 90-meter mega yacht.
- Robbe & Berking Classics - founded in 2008. Specialises in yachts, builds and restores wooden yachts directly at Flensburg city harbour. From small rowing boats to large motor boats or sailing yachts.
- BERTRAM - since 1960.
- BILGIN YACHTS - family boat builders since 1929.
- BLOHM+VOSS - "Your First Port of Call." Since the very beginning in 1877, Blohm+Voss has been located in the heart of the Port of Hamburg, Europe’s third-largest port, and an important and respected center of shipbuilding excellence. Over the years in operation, our shipyard has forged shipbuilding history and set standards in technology and design. Today, more than ever, Blohm+Voss is one of the world’s leading providers of innovative solutions for repairs and refits for well-known giants of the seas. As part of the family-owned Lürssen group, we specialize in yacht refit, naval vessel new build, passenger vessel repairs, commercial projects, and maritime and industrial services. Explore our website to discover what we can offer you. Its most famous product is the World War II battleship Bismarck.
- BMT NIGEL GEE - one of the world’s largest independent design consultancies offering a vast portfolio of services for advanced and specialised ships and boats, from initial concept to detailed design.
- BRABUS YACHTING
- BURGER BOAT COMPANY - founded in 1863, designs and builds custom motor yachts ranging in size from 75' (23m) - 200' (60m).
- BURGESS YACHTS - "World Class Yachts".
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- CAMUZZI
- CAMPER & NICHOLSONS INTERNATIONAL
- CANTIERI NAVALI BAGLIETTO - founded 1854.
- CANTIERI PARISI
- CALLENDER DESIGN
- CASSENS-WERFT
- CBI NAVI
- Chantiers de l'Atlantique - based in Saint-Nazaire, France. It was created in 1861 by Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, but since 1984 owned by the South Korean STX Shipbuilding Group and one of the world's largest shipyards.
- CMB YACHTS
- CMN - "French elegance at sea."
- CNB SUPERYACHTS
- CODECASA - since 1825.
- COSTE DESIGN & PARTNERS - "A world leading design office specialized in luxury yacht catamarans." Offers an unrivalled experience with the design and building of mega yacht catamarans.
- CRANCHI - "Technological Supremacy". Boatbuilders since 1870.
- CRN - founded in 1963. One of the principal builders of luxury yachts in steel and aluminium and in composite.
- CUSTOM LINE - luxury Italian yachts & boats.
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- DAHM INTERNATIONAL
- DANISH YACHTS - "A Vision of the Future." Luxury superyachts, carbon fibre specialists.
- DELTA MARINE
- DERECKTOR SHIPYARDS
- DESIGN STUDIO SPADOLINI - award-winning exterior and interior yacht design studio.
- DEVONPORT - "The world's finest super yachts."
- DIANO
- DOMINATOR - custom made luxury yachts.
- DRETTMANN YACHTS
- DUBOIS
- DUFOUR YACHTS
- DUNYA YACHTS
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- EDMISTON & COMPANY
- ESPEN ØINO INTERNATIONAL - leading naval architect.
- EVERGREEN SHIPYARD
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- FAIRLINE
- FALCON YACHTS
- FEADSHIP | ROYAL DUTCH SHIPYARDS - "There are yachts and there are Feadships." Based in the Netherlands and with roots dating back to 1849, Feadship is recognised as the world leader in the field of pure custom superyachts. Because every new Feadship is the best we ever built, all boats in our fleet set a new standard in terms of craftsmanship, design, engineering and construction.
- FERRETTI GROUP - world's no. 2 supplier of yachts. "Passion, innovation, excellence."
- FERRETTI YACHTS - "We make our customers' dreams come true."
- FINCANTIERI - founded in 1959. One of the largest and most diversified shipbuilding groups in the world.
- FIPA GROUP - world's no. 6 supplier of yachts.
- FITZROY YACHTS - "Looks are everything."
- Fountain Powerboats - since 1979. "Fountain Powerboats builds the fastest, safest, smoothest, and best handling boats in the world."
- FRANCIS DESIGN - yacht design.
- FRIEDRICH KRUPP GERMANIAWERFT - (1867-1945).
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- GERMAN FRERS
- GHOST YACHTS
- GOLDFISH BOAT - "The ultimate tool on water."
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- HAKVOORT - founded in 1919. "A century of shipbuilding experience..." We know what it takes to build great yachts.
- HALLBERG-RASSY
- HANSEATIC MARINE - chief naval architect and designer: Espen Øino.
- HARGRAVE - custom yachts. "America’s #1 Builder of Motoryachts in the 70’-135’ Range."
- Hatteras Yachts - since 1959.
- HEESEN YACHTS - founded 1978. "Passion | Performance | Perfection."
- HDW | HOWALDTSWERKE-DEUTSCHE WERFT GmbH - founded 1838.
- HELLENIC SHIPYARDS
- HOLLAND YACHT EXPERIENCE
- HORIZON YACHTS
- HUNTON POWERBOATS - "A legend in the powerboat community, Hunton has a peerless pedigree..."
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- ICON YACHTS - "Tailormade Mega Yachts".
- INRIZZARDI - world's no. 4 supplier of yachts.
- INTERMARE
- ITALCRAFT
- ITAMA
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- JADE YACHTS
- JFA YACHTS
- JON BANNENBERG - famous yacht designer.
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- KAISERWERFT
- KINGSHIP MARINE LTD.
- KLEVEN - since 2012. "Green Yard." Klubbenesvegen 39, 6065 Ulsteinvik, Norway.
- KUSCH YACHTS - yachtconsulting and construction. Active in the new building, repair and re-fit of existing tonnage of mega-yachts.
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- LAZZARA YACHTS - family-owned company with over 50 years of boat building experience.
- LAZZARA YACHTS - LSX Ninety Two.
- LEOPARD YACHTS
- Lloyd Stevenson Boatbuilders - "Building the world's finest custom boats for over 30 years."
- LLOYD WERFT BREMERHAVEN - founded 1857. "Tradition and international reputation are not a cushion on which we lie our head, but a challenge and commitment that we strive to surpass with each project."
- LOGOS MARINE
 - LÜRSSEN - "Yachts built on family bonds since 1875." Premier builder of superyachts.
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- MAGNUM MARINE
- MAIORA
- MANGUSTA - "In Perfect Ship Shape."
- MAREX
- MARIN YACHTS
- MARINE ADVANCED RESEARCH, INC. - builder of first full-size WAM-V (Wave Adoptive Modular Vessel): Proteus.
- MASTER YACHTS - "Excellence Through Experience".
- MASTERCRAFT BOATS
- MAZU YACHTS - "Mazu Yachts has been designing and producing Open and Hard-Top Motor Yachts and Super Yacht Tenders since 2011."
- MCC YACHTS - the Marco Polo series.
- McMULLEN & WING - founded 1969. Custom superyacht builders, superyacht tenders, motor yachts and sailing yachts up to 50m.
- MILLENNIUM SUPER YACHTS
- MITSUBISHI | SHIP & OCEAN
- MOCHI CRAFT
- MONDO MARINE
- MONTE CARLO YACHTS
- MOONEN YACHTS
- MULDER DESIGN - since 1979.
- MULDER SHIPYARD
- MURTIC YACHTS
- MYLNE - "Classic Yacht Design Since 1896."
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- NAUTOR'S SWAN - the Rolls-Royce of sailing boats.
- NEORION YACHTS
- NEUE JADEWERFT
- NISI YACHTS
- NOBISKRUG - since 1905. "Masterpieces of Craftsmanship. Made in Germany."
- NUOVI CANTIERI APUANIA
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- OCEANCO - since 1987. "Yachts for Visionary Owners." Yacht building facility in
the Netherlands and a design and sales office in Monaco.
- OCEANFAST
- OUTER REEF YACHTS
- OYSTER MARINE - founded in 1973. International market leader of world-class cruising yachts.
- OYSTER SUPERYACHTS
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- PALMER JOHNSON - "One of the world's leading builders of luxury high performance yachts."
- PEENE-WERFT
- PERI YACHTS
- PERINI NAVI
- PERSHING
- PETERS SCHIFFBAU
- PHILIPPE BRIAND - naval architecture and yacht design.
- PLATINUM YACHTS - custom-build and semi-custom build Mega Yacht specialist.
- POSILLIPO
- PRINCESS YACHTS - a member of the Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton family since 2008.
- PROTEKSAN TURQUOISE - "World Class Yachts."
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- RAFFLES YACHT - "Builder of 90-350m Megayachts."
- REDMAN WHITELEY DIXON | RWD - "We design motor yachts and sailing yachts worthy of the sea and equal to your imagination."
- RIVA - founded by Pietro Riva in 1842.
- RIZZARDI
- RMK MARINE
- RODRIGUEZ CANTIERI NAVALI - "The Italian HighTech Shipbuilders since 1887."
- RODRIGUEZ GROUP - world's no. 5 supplier of yachts.
- ROLLS-ROYCE MARINE
- ROSSI NAVI
- ROYAL FALCON FLEET - "Our aim is to take the world of luxury yachting to dizzying new heights with the introduction of a series of never-before-seen mega-yachts."
- ROYAL HUISMAN - established in 1884. True custom yachts. "The Spirit of Individuality."
- ROYAL VAN LENT SHIPYARD
- Rybovich
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- SAMUDA BROTHERS - Wikipedia.
- SANLORENZO - since 1958. "Taylor Made Yachts."
- SANTA YACHTS
- SCHICHAU SEEBECK SHIPYARD
- SCHÖPFER YACHTS - founded 2008. "The Next Generation of Yacht Design."
- SEA RAY
- SEALINE
- SEAWAY
- SESSA MARINE
- SETZER YACHT ARCHITECTS
- SHADOW MARINE - builders of mega-yacht.support vessels.
- Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design - since 1998.
- SORAYA YACHTS
- SOUTHERN WIND SHIPYARD - sailing yachts from 72' to 120'.
- STX EUROPE - international shipbuilding group.
- SUNREEF YACHTS - since 2001. "The world's leading builder and designer of luxury custom-made catamarans and superyachts." Planned in the smallest detail - concerning the comfort, style and safety - these exceptional yachts are designed especially for the clients seeking luxury, comfort, stability and incomparable space. The Sunreef Yachts shipyard is located in Gdansk – a dynamic seafaring city with a strong economy and long naval building traditions. Our production halls and offices are in the heart of the old Gdansk Shipyard - a historic place that witnessed the birth of Solidarity and its victory over the communist regime.
- SUNSEEKER - since 1969. "Sunseeker is a truly global leader in the design and build of luxury motoryachts." British luxury motor yacht manufacturer. A range of motoryachts from 48ft to 131ft. World's no. 3 supplier of yachts.
- SV DESIGN | SYLVAIN VIAU - a vision of naval design.
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- Tankoa Yachts Shipyard - since 2008. "Born from a passion for the sea, Tankoa Yachts embodies the concept of 'thinking big'. Our infrastructures and expertise are focused on extraordinary semi-custom and custom constructions 45-meter and up. Our vision; delivering first class yachts, one-off or small series, which natural extension resides in unseen before after-sale services."
- T. Fotiadis Design GmbH - "Specializing in Superyacht & Architecture design."
- The Italian Sea Group - "luxury Super Yachts." Since 1942 The Italian Sea Group has launched 583 yachts.
- THYSSENKRUPP MARINE SYSTEMS
- TOP YACHTS
- TRINITY YACHTS
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- U-BOAT WORX - submersibles for exploration, yachts and tourism.
- UNIESSE MARINE
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- VIUDES YACHTS - "Crystal way of luxury lifestyle."
- VITTERS SHIPYARD - "Creative minds and skilful hands."
- Vripack - "Yachts of distinction since 1961." Vripack is a yacht design studio, made stronger through its extensive naval architecture and engineering experience. Vripack is located in Sneek - Holland.
- VT SHIPBUILDING
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- Wally Yachts - since 1994. Based in Monaco.
- WELLCRAFT BOATS
- WESTPORT YACHTS - since 1964.
- WHY | WALLY-HERMÈS YACHTS
- WINDY
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- X-YACHTS - builder of the new 65 ft. X-65 "mini super yacht".
- XSMG - XS MARINE GROUP - home to the world's first superboat, the XSR48.
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 - YACHT ISLAND DESIGN - "Introducing the new concept in luxury yachting: The Yacht Island."
- YACHT PLUS - fractional yacht ownership made easy with an exclusive yacht ownership programme.
- YANTAI RAFFLES SHIPYARD
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