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Pendennis has developed a strong reputation for its diverse offering, specialising and being globally renowned for an extremely diverse range of refit programmes as well as a focus on creating one-off custom build sail and motor yachts between 30-90m. A real labour of love are our multiple restoration projects over the years, taking on the challenge of sympathetically restoring any yacht built in a bygone age. At Pendennis, the team know that ‘perfection is personal’ and therefore all projects are completely bespoke.

With over 350 refit projects in our portfolio there isn’t much that our knowledgeable team hasn’t encountered when it comes to the complexities of the refit of a client’s yacht.

Restoration

A real labour of love are our multiple restoration projects over the years, taking on the challenge of sympathetically restoring any yacht built in a bygone age.

Bespoke Build

We have developed a strong reputation for creating custom superyachts that combine technical excellence with both stunning design and performance in the sailing and motor yacht sectors.

Global Support & Services

We provide a dedicated after sales and yacht support service that offers a comprehensive, worldwide technical and logistical support network.

What our customers say

The complexities of this project cannot be underestimated and it was a real feat of teamwork to complete the works in such a short timeframe. To be commended for meeting the demanding schedule is the entire workforce at Pendennis who worked tirelessly with our interior design team and our captain and crew, ably supported by our management company who provided full project oversight.

Owners, MY Aquila

I have no hesitation in recommending Pendennis Shipyard to any owner. Their experience and expertise is very diverse. They are capable of handling the most sophisticated yachts and can make small work of what may seem like the most daunting of tasks.

Owners Rep/Yacht Manager, MY A2, MY Haida, SY Adela, SY Rebecca

Over the 15 years in which I have been a professional yachtsman I have worked with a lot of shipyards and can say that from my experience Pendennis has the best after-sales and service teams available and the quality of Nostromo’s build is excellent.

Captain SY Nostromo

Pendennis made finishing my boat a pleasant event. The professionalism, attention to detail, quality control and consideration of the owner were the hallmarks of my time there.

Owner SY Hemisphere

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Pendennis Yachts

About Pendennis Yachts

Pendennis Yachts was founded in 1988 by yachtsman and entrepreneur Peter de Savary in the United Kingdom, and later joined by David Bentley and Peter Wood. The company has been constructing custom luxury vessels for over 25 years, and has completed over 200 refit projects. Most recently, the yard won Best Refit for the 280’ (85.6m) AQUILA (Ex-CAKEWALK) for the World Superyacht Award, and the International Superyacht Society Award, both in 2017. With the recent extension of its Falmouth facilities, the company has the capacity to build an array of sailing and motor yachts up to 328’ (100m), custom-created for each client, and with the 2011 acquisition of Palma Refit, the company has vastly grown its Mediterranean presence. Over 440 highly adept tradesmen are employed in Pendennis’ construction halls and workshops, making it one of the top shipyard facilities in all of Europe.

World-class launches from the shipyard include the 145’ (44.2m) HEMISPHERE, the largest catamaran on the water today, the 139’ (42.43m) sailing yacht REBECCA, the 147’ (45m) ILONKA, and more, designed by some of the top stylists and architects in the world, including Michael Leach Design , Van Peteghem , and Redman Whiteley .

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FOX is a 34.86 m Motor Yacht, built in the United Kingdom by Pendennis and delivered in 2024.

Her top speed is 16.0 kn, her cruising speed is 12.0 kn, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 3600.0 nm at 10.0 kn, with power coming from two Caterpillar diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 8 guests in 4 staterooms, with 7 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a gross tonnage of 295.0 GT and a 7.69 m beam.

She was designed by Q London and Riza Tansu (9 other superyachts designed).

The naval architecture was developed by Diana Yacht Design , who has architected 84 other superyachts in the BOAT Pro database, and the interior of the yacht was designed by Q London - she is built with a Synthetic Teak deck, a Steel hull, and Aluminium superstructure.

FOX is in the top 30% by LOA in the world. She is one of 2118 motor yachts in the 30-35m size range, and, compared to similarly sized motor yachts, her volume is 107.77 GT above the average.

FOX is currently sailing under the Malta flag, the 3rd most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 1127 yachts registered. She is known to be an active superyacht and has most recently been spotted cruising near Cabo Verde. For more information regarding FOX's movements, find out more about BOATPro AIS .

Specifications

• Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
• Yacht Subtype: Expedition Yacht , Semi-displacement
• Builder: Pendennis
• Naval Architect: Diana Yacht Design
• Exterior Designer: Q London , Riza Tansu
• Interior Designer: Q London

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Shipyard Stories: Why Pendennis Shipyard is the Best of British

Written By: Rachel Ingram

As Pendennis approaches its 35th anniversary, we discover how the shipyard remains the beating heart of Falmouth, Cornwall.

In the shadow of the Pendennis Castle, once owned by Henry VIII, lies a custom shipyard with a purpose than extends beyond boatbuilding. Named after the Cornish word for ‘houses on the hill’ – or should we say ‘castle’ on the hill – Pendennis Shipyard grew from a small sailing boat manufacturer to a global boat and ship builder in just over 30 years. Celebrating its 35 th anniversary in 2023, the company is as integral to its home, Falmouth, as the Cornish town is to British boating.

“The history of Falmouth and why we’re here goes back to way before Pendennis was founded,” says the company’s chairman Mike Carr. “Falmouth’s shipbuilding and boatbuilding history dates back to when this town was founded in the 1600s. It was a strategically important port for Great Britain back in those days and the castle was often used as a lookout point. In recent years, Falmouth has been the start and finish point for many solo adventures – most recently Ellen MacArthur who holds the record for sailing around the world in 71 days.”

The shipyard’s history begins in 1988 when British entrepreneur Peter de Savary used the Falmouth Docks as a base for the America’s Cup challenge. “He saw a big increase in demand for sailing boats, which were mostly being built in Holland at the time, and thought ‘we could do this here in Cornwall’. He very bravely set up the company which has grown over 30 years into a very modern yard. I like to say the Dutch stole boatbuilding from us and we’re in the process of stealing it back,” Carr says.

Pendennis' first commission was a 125' ketch Taramber for an American client. This was soon followed by a major refit of Adix , a 228' three-masted sailing yacht, which put Pendennis on the global boatbuilding map.

In 1993, Mike Carr and his partner Henk Wiekens were given the opportunity to buy the company from de Savary. “We had nothing to lose and everything to gain. We’d become deeply engrained in the company and we wanted to see it go forward, so we did it,” Carr says. “At heart, we’re engineers not businesspeople. Our background comes from making things, so it was a very steep learning curve, but we’ve been lucky in that we’ve managed to get other investors in along the way and build the company up to the point it is today.”

Pendennis Shipyard specialises in three types of work – refits, restoration projects and bespoke builds. This is no cookie cutter operation – each yacht is vastly different from the next. “We are a truly custom yard,” says Pendennis managing director Toby Allies. “You’re not picking an off-the-shelf product that says, ‘this is a Pendennis’. When you look around the shipyard today, we’ve got all those different streams of activity happening at once. We’re able to complete complex projects that require a multi-trade delivery with fast turnaround because we’ve invested in tradespeople over the years. Having such a strong core team available on-site in our facility is that’s quite unusual in the industry.”

Refit projects often involve much more than a fresh lick of paint and a new interior – most require deep restoration work. This could be bringing a classic 1920 or 30s ship such as Malahne or Fair Lady back to life, or transforming a 1980s Feadship and rebirthing it with updated power train systems and interiors. Repurpose projects, meanwhile, call for a total transformation of a boats from a different activity in the marine industry into a private superyacht. “Our history with sail boats gave us a solid foundation blocks for building a great motorboat,” Carr says.

“One of the boats that took us into the sphere of large boat refits was the Aquila project, which remains one of the fasted programmes that you’ll find,” he adds. In just 12 months, the team carried out an extensive refit of the 86m motoryacht and all of its five deck levels. Delivered in 2016, it was the largest refit project the UK had seen at the time. Off the back of this success, Pendennis was able to step up into a new segment of mega yachts and, following further investment in the site and facilities, the shipyard has since grown into larger and larger vessels.

Before the pandemic, the refit market had been growing, and the Covid crisis only escalated demand, Allies reveals. “If you’ve got a 70m vessel and you want to change the interior and upgrade all the systems on board, your route to getting a vessel could be shortened by two or three years compared to going through a new construction process,” he says. “I also think people like the history that the boat has been on the water before. I think there’s a certain romance and provenance associated with that.”

On the new construction front, Pendennis has built a number of game-changing vessels, including the 45m Ilonka , the shipyard’s first luxury motoryacht build, which featured a host of top-class elements such as a helicopter landing pad; and Hemisphere , which at 44m is the world’s largest privately owned luxury sailing catamaran.

Currently in construction is Project Fox , a modern explorer yacht which is set to take Pendennis into another new space. “We previously built an explorer ice vessel called Steel, but Project Fox is much more contemporary. It’s an exciting project with new partners that’s helping us to enter a new pathway,” says Allies. The 35m yacht is design for exploration in comfort and features high-end interiors by Q London as well as a large 103 sqm main aft deck enabling her to carry a wide variety of equipment, including submersibles and launching cranes.

Project Fox is named after Robert Were Fox, a 19 th century scientist based in Falmouth who invented a compass that ultimately guided the expedition that discovered the South Pole. “One might say that it’s obvious that you should built your explorer boat here in Falmouth because this is where exploration was enabled,” says Carr.

Being so linked to Falmouth’s history, Pendennis is committed to the local community. One of its greatest success stories if its apprenticeship programme, which has trained over 300 young people since its launch in 1998. “Investing in people has been core to the business,” says Carr. “Our proudest moment each year is our apprentice graduation evening when around 15 youngsters complete their four-year training programme and exchange their red apprentice’s hat for a white tradesman’s hat. Seeing them grow into the leaders and craftspeople of the future is so rewarding.”

The shipyard has recently invested £20 million+ into its facilities in Falmouth while expanding further into Europe with the 2019 investment into Vilanova Grand Marina, Barcelona, and launch of the adjacent Pendennis Vilanova Technical Service Centre, perfectly positioned for the 2024 America’s CupAnd now that events are reopening around the world, they’ve seen an increase in new build and refit sailing yacht enquiries, where Pendennis excels in producing regatta winners. “We’re known for putting the go faster stripes on sailing yachts,” says Allies. “We make them quicker and perform better – 50% of the fleet at the Antiqua Superyacht Challenge was built or refitted by us. Like with all of our projects, it’s not just about building but improving capability.”

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Christopher

Christopher is a custom sailing yacht launched in 2011 by Pendennis Shipyard.

Pendennis is one of the world’s leading superyacht builders, with a heritage spanning 23 years including over 200 Refit projects and 25 custom New Build yachts.

Christopher measures 46.00 metres in length, with a max draft of 9.40 metres and a beam of 9.50 metres.

Her interior design is by Pendennis Shipyard.

Christopher also features naval architecture by Ron Holland Design.

Performance and Capabilities

Christopher has a top speed of 13.50 knots. .

Accommodation

Christopher accommodates up to 12 guests in 6 cabins. She also houses room for up to 8 crew members.

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