Yachtbuilding

Superyacht construction is a core area of our practice. The size and gross tonnage of many superyachts means that, in some technical and regulatory respects, there is a significant degree of overlap between a yacht construction project and the construction of a commercial vessel.

However, the construction of a superyacht requires an entirely different approach and highly specialist knowledge of this unique market that can only be acquired with the experience that our team has built up over the years.

Coupling the traditional skills of a maritime law firm with the additional highly specialised legal and commercial knowledge required to understand the needs of the superyacht market, and an appreciation of the unique perspectives of the different market participants, is an area in which we excel.

Hannaford Turner’s Superyacht team are trusted by a number of the world’s most highly regarded yacht builders as well as an international client base of ultra-high-net-worth Individuals to deploy this unique skill set and deliver legal advice and support to the exacting and rarefied standards that the superyacht market requires.

The firm also represents other superyacht industry participants including yacht managers, designers, corporate service providers and trust businesses, yacht brokerage firms and project managers. The firm’s lawyers have over 100 years of collective partner-level experience in the superyacht market in the context of transactional, advisory and contentious matters.

Recent examples of our transactional work in the superyacht construction sector include the following:

• Motor Yacht – 142m / 9,400 GT. Acted for the Owner.
• TMotor Yacht – 139m / 11,000 GT. Acted for the Owner.
• Sailing Yacht – 127m / 3,300 GT. Acted for the Shipyard.
• Motor Yacht – 111m / 4550 GT. Acted for the Shipyard.
• Motor Yacht – 111m / 4999 GT. Acted for the Shipyard.
• Motor Yacht – 109m / 4,350 GT. Acted for the Shipyard.
• Motor Yacht – 86m / 2,995 GT. Acted for the Owner.
• Motor Yacht – 80m / 2600 GT. Acted for the Shipyard.
• Motor Yacht – 74m / 1,790 GT. Acted for the Owner.
• Motor Yacht – 60m / 853 GT. Acted for the Owner.
• Motor Yacht – 60m / 1081 GT. Acted for the Owner.
• Motor Yacht – 45m / 460 GT. Acted for the Owner.
• Motor Yacht – 43m / 499 GT. Acted for Shipyard.
• Motor Yacht – 31m / 235 GT. Acted for the Shipyard.