Almansa Aritex Astondoa CBI Navi Conafi Couach Yachts Cruiser Series David King Dyna Rig Ferretti Group Fipa Group fly bridge Francesco Guidetti Fulvio De Simoni infusion manufacturing system Italian shipyard Itama Jack Chen Johnson Yachts Maiora Maltese Falcon Marina Miramar Metalships and Docks Mirna Santucci Mondavio OPEN boats Perini Navi Pershing Princess Yachts Tilli Antonelli  

Most enthusiasts of the Spanish yachting scene and a great part of Europe associate Astondoa with the manufacturing of large yachts with fly bridge. However, the make also builds open boats and, of course, they did not always manufactured large units. Its privileged present situation is due to an extensive professional experience.

The beginning of the operations of a new Rodman shipyard in Valença do Minho, in Portugal, gives us with the opportunity to explain the extensive professional experience of one of the Spanish most important shipyards, quite significant nowadays due to the success of their new Muse range of luxury yachts.

These days the small island of Taiwan, which the Portuguese called Formosa, is the world’s sixth largest producer of yachts, in terms of footage built, and far and away the leading Asian builder.The growing demand for boats made in Taiwan, and designed for both the European and North American markets, has led manufacturers in this dynamic country, a close neighbour of the colossus China, to make a firm investment in quality and technology in order to take on the future.

The French multinational firm Zodiac is a world leader in the manufacture of inflatable and semi-rigid boats. Its production systems and the design of materials used in their construction justify their global ranking. We visited the factory near Toulouse (France) to find out more about the development of their new materials.

Pershing is the benchmark make when we talk about large open boats. Integrated in the Ferretti Group since 1998, their boats constitute the spearhead of the design and technology in the worldwide market of motor yachting.

From his president position of one of the most prestigious shipyards, Tilli Antonelli has a privileged vision of whatever happens in the yachting world. We had the opportunity to interview him during our visit to Pershing modern facilities.

The Italian make Itama lives a second youth and a great impulse after its acquisition by the Ferretti group and its incorporation into the Pershing orbit. At the new shipyard located in the region of Le Marche the third model of this new generation is already being built.

The Italian shipyard, the leading builder of mega-sailing yachts, recently launched their 40th vessel and, at the present time, also have over half of the world’s projected yachts, over 145 feet in length, on their books.

The Italian company Fipa Group has been able to combine the familiar management with a spectacular growth.What began as a factory for components has become, in just a few years, one of the first worldwide manufacturers of large yachts.The group has recently incorporated the make CBI Navi, so that its present offer is total.

The improved and expanded Couach Yachts is the veteran shipbuilder, Guy Couach. The entry of new shareholders in 1996 has launched this well-known French trademark into the large-scale yacht sector and it has made spectacular progress in just ten years.
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