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supersailrefit As the new yacht market slows up, there is an ��ncreasing demand for ret and restoration of large sailing yachts. Frances Howorth details specialist yards around the world Aegean Yachts Bodrum, Turkey Contact:yachtbuilding@ aegeanyacht.com www.aegean yacht.com ����������������tion Slip: 400 tons and 3.8m draught Hoist: N/A Dry dock: 14,000m2 Undercover area: 2,725m2 Painting facilities: yes Engineering and other facilities: Design and planning, mechanic, electric, electronic, joinery, furniture, plumbing workshops Captain/project manager accommodation: Available Hourly rate: €20 (blue collars) & €30 (white collars) Other capability: Steel yacht building up to 200ft/60m LOA and 400 tons of displacement Current sailing yachts in ret: none Example of recent sailing yacht ret Name of Yacht: Galileo Original Builder: Aegean Yacht LOA: 184ft/56m Number of weeks in yard: 8 Brief details of main work done: Increasing the hoisting capacity of deck crane, repair and balancing of damaged propeller, replacement of vacuum toilets, modications in master bathroom, various carpentry works, maintenance of painted and varnished surfaces The 213ft/65m Adix, which displaces about 460 tons, being lifted by Pendennis at their Falmouth shipyard in Cornwall. The yard have ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� which involved reconguring her underbody to a Gerry Dyjkstra design. Pendennis emphasise the advantages of getting to know a complex yacht REFIT DIRECTORY REFIT and her crew, which makes subsequent work considerably easier 30 SUPERSAIL WORLD DECEMBER 2009 DECEMBER 2009 SUPERSAIL WORLD 31 supersailrefit Amico & Co Srl system. Two fully climate-controlled spray cabins with Original Builder: Perini Navi Genoa, Italy prep-rooms for detachable fittings or up to 29ft/9m tender LOA: 210ft/64m Contact: Mr. Rocco Engineering and other facilities: 4500m2 of Number of weeks in yard: 4 months Finocchiaro – Sales & workshop (cabinetmakers, shipwrights and mechanics). Brief details of main work done: Hull and topside paint Marketing Manager In-house departments – engine, mechanic, painting, wood job plus technical repair carpentry and metal. 900m2 of offices www.amico Captain/project manager accommodation: 5 shipyard.com offices including internet and phone lines. Hourly rate: Depending on labour skill average €42/h Specification Other capability: New technical marina: 30 berths up Slip: N/A to 395ft/120m LOA and 8 alongside berths. Shore power Hoist: Travel 1 = 300 tons, Travel 2 = 600 tons, Travel 3 = and ISPS standard available. 30,000m2 of docking and 820 tons (coming) yard area Dry dock: up to 650ft/200m LOA Current sailing yachts in refit: Croce Del Sud, Undercover area: 10 fully equipped permanent sheds Mirabella V, Fado and I-Sea up to 236ft/72m LOA Painting facilities: 10 sheds fully equipped with Example of recent sailing yacht refit overspray recovering systems, heating and lighting Name of Yacht: Felicità West Astilleros de Painting facilities: ISO certified, 2 paint cabins, Original Builder: Camper & Nicholsons Mallorca, Palma de preparation area LOA: 214ft/65m Mallorca, Spain Engineering and other facilities: All services Number of weeks in yard: Several months Contact: Diego Colón and expected in a newly built shipyard available in-house Brief details of main work done: Spends several Stefan Enders under one roof months annually in the yard and has done the same for Captain/project manager accommodation: Yes the past 25 years REFIT DIRECTORY REFIT www.astillerosde Hourly rate: €53 for all skilled shipyard labour mallorca.com Other capability: Purchasing department with huge data base of worldwide suppliers; crew store to help Specification source local supplies; design office capable of complex Slip: Slips 1 & 2: 245ft/74m, 1,600 tons, all states of tide; work; service office for crew needs slips 3 & 4: 190ft/58m, 600 tons, all states of tide Current sailing yachts in refit: During last few Hoist: 750 tons travel hoist outside yard in the public months: Creole, Galileo, La Cattiva, Hispania, Klosters, travel hoist area (STP), Palma Bolero, Cyrano de Bergerac Dry dock: N/A Undercover area: All paint work completed under Example of recent sailing yacht refit shrink-wrap tents Name of Yacht: Creole Balk Shipyard Painting facilities: Brand new spray-painting cabin Example of recent sailing yacht refit KC Urk, The 10 x 4.5m, meets latest environmental requirements Name of Yacht: Anakena Netherlands Engineering and other facilities: Both halls Original Builder: Royal Huisman Contact: Mr. D. Balk supported by full range of warehouses and workshops LOA: 132ft/40m [email protected] with dedicated areas for metalwork, carpentry and all Number of weeks in yard: 7 months other disciplines. Brief details of main work done: Comprehensive www.balkshipyard. Captain/project manager accommodation: overhaul of the propulsion system and hydraulics. com Offices available and new dedicated office complex Other repair activities included fixing a dent in the hull, coming soon. Showers and laundry facilities for crew, varnishing interior and renewing aircon units and radars. Specification wireless internet throughout complex. Rented crew Slip: Up to 1200 tons, 4 yachts up to 200ft/60m can share accommodation nearby can be arranged the slip Hourly rate: On application Hoist: N/A Other capability: All forms of maintenance and repair Dry dock: N/A activities possible, partnering with top Dutch experts in Undercover area: Main Hall 1: 20m high x 20m wide specialists fields. Also construction of complete hulls, hull for yachts up to 200ft/60m and 1200 tons. Heated floors, sections, entire superstructures, major superstructure indoor track and compressed air system.Main Hall 2: parts and able to construct major aluminum parts. Restyled 2007, two indoor tracks; ideal for construction of Current sailing yachts in refit: No sailing yachts major superyacht parts or refit of yachts up to 150ft/45m currently in the yard Baltic Yachts Jakobstad, Finland Contact: info@baltic yachts.fi www.balticyachts.fi Baltic Yachts only refit yachts built by them and tailor their service to the clients’ requirements Example of recent sailing yacht refit Name of Yacht: Visione (right) Original Builder: Baltic LOA: 147ft/45m Number of weeks in yard: Winter 2008-09 32 SUPERSAIL WORLD DECEMBER 2009 supersailrefit CMN Yachts Painting facilities: N/A (Abu Dhabi Mar) Engineering and other facilities: Cherbourg, France Engineering: pipework, tanks, electrical and wiring, Contact: Thierry Regnault, machinery overhaul and repair, shafts and propellers technical manager Fitting outwork: joiner work, furnishing, interior tregnault@cmn- finishing, TV, satcom cherbourg.com Exterior work: hull cleaning, painting, deck refinishing, woodwork, sanding, varnishing www.cmnyachts.com Captain/project manager accommodation: yes Hourly rate: On application Specification Slip: N/A Hoist: 3500 tons Dry dock: N/A Undercover area: Total covered facility area is 48,000m2 2 sheds - Shed 1: 160m x 20.5m x 18.1m high; Shed 2: 80.5m x 20.5m Robert E. Maximum yacht length 148ft/45m, beam 39ft/12m, Derecktor Inc draught 12ft/3.6m Mamaroneck, Dry dock: N/A New York Undercover area: storage shed 36m x 44m, joinery Contact: Kathy Kennedy shop 30m x 30m, main shed 44m x 18m plus mezzanine Painting facilities: two dedicated heated and REFIT DIRECTORY REFIT www.derecktor.com ventilated painting sheds up to 40m x 10.6m, available 12 months a year. One of the three Derecktor Engineering and other facilities: yards; Derecktor New York Full service yard – from new builds and major refit to the corporate headquarters service, repair, and repower. In-house engineering. located just 25 miles north of Manhattan in Mamaroneck Captain/project manager accommodation: New York was established in 1947 for the construction office, telephone, high-speed internet connections and repair of custom yachts. Hourly rate: On application Other capability: Build cruising and racing yachts Specification including the America’s cup winner Stars and Stripes, Slip: N/A Valkyrie (now Altir) – S&S 95ft/29m – and Shaman – Hoist: 110 ton swivel lift crane, 1 ton rigging crane. 88ft/27m performance sloop by Bill Tripp Derecktor Hoist: 600 ton travel hoist; maximum approximately Shipyards, 295ft/90m length, 66ft/20m beam, 18ft/5.5m depth deep Connecticut LLC. water dockage Bridgeport, Dry dock: up to 295ft/90m, 4000 tons Conneticut, USA Undercover area: Main shed 90m x 30m and 90m x Contact: Steve Shaw 15m; height 27m tall. Second shed 17m x 49m Painting facilities: as above www.derecktor.com Engineering and other facilities: Full service yard from new builds to major refits to service, repair, and Established in 2001. repower. In-house engineering. Newest and largest of the company’s three shipyards. Captain/project manager accommodation: N/A Located on a 23 acre site facing deep water with easy Hourly rate: On application access from the Long Island Sound and is unhindered by Other capability: Dedicated to the new construction, bridges or other overhead obstacles. refit and service of medium to large vessels Specification Current sailing yachts in refit: Mari-Cha III in yard Slip: N/A for a full refit. Derecktor Florida Engineering and other facilities: Full service yard, Dania Cut-off Canal, from new builds to major refits to service, repair and South Florida, USA repower. In-house engineering. Contact: Patty Lengal Captain/project manager