Shipyard · New build & refit
Avangard Shipyards
Pula yard in Istria that mainly refits motor and sailing yachts up to about 50 m, with occasional builds such as the 50 m Avangard II. It lifts boats with a 500 t travel lift that drives onto a U-shaped floating pontoon, and has two 17 m-wide heated sheds including a climate-controlled paint shed.
Yachts built by Avangard →Key facts
- Parent
- not published
- Country
- Croatia
- Founded
- not published (yard site says 21 years of activity, undated; first new build Dat Helja delivered 1998)
- Status
- Active
- Size range (LOA, m)
- 12–64 (refit references, undated); new build 20–50
- Largest delivered
- Avangard II (new build), 49.95 m, 2008 (SYT; yard site gives 49.95 m)
- Yachts delivered
- 3 new builds and 1 reconstruction; refits 400 (yard general references page, undated) vs 229 (same site, reference summary, undated); SYT lists 2 new builds (Avangard II 2008, Mr. Mouse 2010)
Notable yachts
- Avangard II · 49.95 m, 2008, new build
- Mr. Mouse · 42 m, 2010, new build
- Dat Helja · 34.85 m, 1998, new build
- 27.5 m motor-sailer, complete reconstruction (2006
- name truncated on yard page)
Services
- refit, repair, conversion and restoration (15–50 m)
- custom new build in steel and aluminium (20–50 m)
- naval architecture and engineering
- painting in controlled paint shed
- teak decks
- interior and furniture manufacture
- upholstery
- mechanical, hydraulic, propulsion and steering
- piping
- navigation and communication systems
- structural work
- on-site services at client berths
- crew accommodation not published
Haul-out
| Travel lift | 500 t travel lift: yachts to 50 m LOA, 9.53 m beam (operates over a U-shaped floating pontoon with two ramps); 200 t travel lift: 43 m LOA, 7.5 m beam |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | none published |
| Dry / floating dock | U-shaped floating pontoon (haul-out dock for the travel lift), widened in 2007 for 500 t; yachts to 50 m, 9.53 m beam, 11.07 m between rails |
| Max LOA handled (m) | 64 (refit reference range, undated); 50 ashore |
| Max tonnage handled | 500 t (travel lift) |
| Sheds / berths | Shed A 58.7 x 17 x 12 m heated build shed with 10 t crane; Shed B 52.4 x 17 x 12 m climate-controlled paint shed; approx. 1,000 m2 workshops; 4,000 m2 concrete outside area; 200 m of pier with min 7 m draught; crew accommodation not published |
Sources
- avangard-yachts.com — https://www.avangard-yachts.com/general-facilities.html
- avangard-yachts.com — https://www.avangard-yachts.com/500t-travel-lift.html
- avangard-yachts.com — https://www.avangard-yachts.com/references-general.html
- superyachttimes.com — https://www.superyachttimes.com/companies/avangard
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.