YACHT BUILDERS

Based in the Netherlands, Vitters Shipyard is a well established and respected custom superyacht builder. The shipyard is strategically located in the North East of Holland with easy access to a wide selection of suppliers and subcontractors. Since its beginnings in 1990, Vitters Shipyard has produced an impressive spectrum of yachts, both power and sail. Concentrating on the functional and efficient management of the vessel, the company's strength is in short production time. It has an in-house engineering team to take care of the meticulous development of all onboard systems. Vitters Shipyard has built an impressive array of yachts up to 185 feet in length.

Centrally located on the Gulf Coast of The United States, Trinity Yachts has earned its place as one of the world's elite builders of custom superyachts with an emphasis on European quality, steel and aluminum constructions. It has the capability to build megayachts up to 400 feet.

Founded in 1973, Tayana Yachts, based in Taiwan, ROC has built over 1400 sailing yachts. Today, it is dedicated to building semi-custom sailing yachts ranging from 37 feet to 70 feet.

Tashing Yachts has built over 1,000 sailing yachts since the 1970's. It is famous for building Babas, Pandas, Tashiba and Tawell sailboats. Known for its reputation for high quality construction, Tashing is building the notable Nordhavn line of boats today.

Based in Ontario, Canada, PDQ Yachts was founded in 1987 by Simon Slater, Alan Slater and Dr. Harvey Griggs. The first PDQ was a 34' sailing catamaran. In 1994, PDQ started building power catamarans in addition to their sailing catamarans. Due to changing economic conditions, the devaluation of the US dollars, subprime crisis, and the rising fuel costs in 2007, PDQ shut its doors in November 2007. In 2008, Pearson Composites of Rhode Island, exclusive builders of the Lagoon catamarns acquired the molds and toolings of PDQ yachts and the first Pearson built PDQ yachts is expected to be launched in August of 2008.

Passport Yachts was founded in 1979 by Thom Wagner who commissioned Robert Perry for performance sailing cruisers to be built in Taiwan. There are over 350 Passport yachts built. Today, Wagner Stevens Yachts is the marketing name under which Passport Yachts operates and is principally engaged in the manufacturing, importation and retail sales of their own exclusive yacht designs. The corporation, along with all of the production tooling, is privately owned and managed by Thomas Wagner, who has over thirty years of yacht building, interior layout design, racing and cruising experience. Based in Annapolis, Maryland Wagner Stevens Yachts also has offices in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Southampton, United Kingdom.

Najad Yachts of Sweden has been building sailboats since 1971, building its reputation on classic Scandinavian styling and quality construction. In recent years, Najad employed the services of Judel-Vrolijk & Co, a German design firm, to develop new hull designs that would give modern performance while providing a good balance between comfort, weight and speed. The new designs include the Najad 355, Najad 570.

Based in Richmond, BC,Canada, Monaro Marine has been building high quality custom power boats from 21 to 30 feet.

Jeantot Marine was founded in 1985 by Rene Bernard and Philip Jeantot who originated the Privilege line of luxury power catamarans. With its spacious interiors, luxury accommodations and ease of handling, the Privilege line became very popular as a charter boat especially in the Caribbeans. From 1985 to 1996, Jeantot Marine built an extensive network of dealers while continuing to build a multi-hull charter fleet. In 1996, the company was acquired by Alliaura Marine, subsidiary of La Groupe SGGR, which continued to develop the Privilege Line.

Island Pilot Yachts are built in Her Shine Marine in their Zhuhai factory in China. Island Pilot Yachts is the marketing company and distributor of these boats. There are currently two models of trawlers for the cruising market, the Island Pilot 435 and the Island Pilot 495. It is currently developing a new and larger boat named the Island Pilot 555.