Royal Hakvoort Shipyard is a shipbuilding company specialized in building large luxury motor yachts. It is located in the city of Monnickendam in the Netherlands.
History
The shipyard was established in 1919 by Albert Hakvoort Sr. when he purchased ground, a warehouse and shipbuilding equipment in the town of Monnickendam. In 1944 his son Klaas Sr. joined the company. First building wooden vessels they switched to steel after World War II. To aid growth a new slipway was built for the repair and construction of ever larger vessels.
In 1955 they ran into financial trouble after a fire destroyed two sheds and multiple adjacent houses. The financial trouble was caused because the yard was not insured for religious reasons. Albert Sr.'s other son, Albert Jr., left school to help rebuild the yard over the next few years. The family's determination paid off with 70 fishing trawlers being built between 1959 and 1980.
Under the direction of the third generation, Klaas Sr.'s sons Albert and Klaas Jr., the focus shifted from commercial fishing vessels to sport fishing yachts. Klaas Sr. stepped back in 1981 and his sons took over the family business. The first large yacht the yard built was the MY Tonga.
In 1993 Albert bought his brothers share of the company. This was in a period when the yard was collaborating with another Dutch shipyard, Oceanco. Also in this period Albert's sons, Klaas and Albert Jr., joined the shipyard in 1991 & 1993, marking the entry of the fourth generation. A new carpentry department opened its doors in 1999 in the neighboring town of Purmerend.
Some orders were cancelled due to the 2008 financial crisis. As the market for yachts remained somewhat stable the yard decided to extend their main hall to to accommodate for this market, which was a big success with orders for a and a yachts for Russian owners. However, their order book collapsed after international sanctions against Russia in 2014.
On November 13, 2020, Hakvoort received one of the most prestigious honors for a Dutch company: the Royal designation. From then on the yard can use the Royal title and put a stylised crown above their logo.
List of yachts built
YearOriginal nameLength overallGross tonnageNotesReference 1985 Tonga 188 1986 Lady Alice 331 1987 Cricket 225 1990 Quaeso III 221 1991 Lady Duvera 506 1992 Sealion 208 1994 Lady Marina 658 1997 Freesia 291 1998 Spada 271 2000 Lady Duvera 490 2001 Mandarine VI Sailing yacht 2001 Solaia 427 2002 Campbell Bay 491 2002 Midnight Saga 271 2004 Flamingo Daze 499 2004 Tigre d'Or 100 2006 JeMaSa 696 2007 Perle Bleue 360 2008 My Trust 499 2010 Mirgab VI 703 2010 Pretty Woman 399 2011 Pamela V 482 2013 Apostrophe 388 2016 Just J's 1219 2017 Soprano 360 2019 Scout 1412 2021 Top Five II 1200 2022 Milele 499 2024 Asia 1,268 Under constructionPlanned deliveryNameLength overallGross tonnageNotesReference TBA Project Fast Track Originally planned for 2019 TBA Project S-Class ±1200 2026 Project YN256 ±380 2029 Project YN258 ±1513
See also Feadship - another Dutch shipyard with a royal charter Royal Huisman - another Dutch shipyard with a royal charter Royal IHC - another Dutch shipyard with a royal charter
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