Shipyard · New build
Cantiere delle Marche
Ancona builder founded in 2010 by Vasco Buonpensiere and Ennio Cecchini that concentrates on steel-and-aluminium explorer and long-range yachts in the 26–50 m bracket. Ranges include Darwin, Flexplorer, Deep Blue, RJ and Nauta Air.
Yachts built by Cantiere delle Marche →Key facts
- Parent
- Private (Cantiere delle Marche S.p.A.)
- Country
- Italy
- Founded
- 2010
- Status
- Active
- Size range (LOA, m)
- c. 26–50
- Largest delivered
- Parati, 46.71 m, 2025 (per SYT; YachtBuyer gives largest as 47 m)
- Yachts delivered
- 41 (SYT fleet database and YachtBuyer agree, as of Sep 2026); 9 under construction as of Sep 2026 (BOAT International)
Notable yachts
- Parati · 46.71 m, 2025
- Audace · 46.6 m, 2019
- Tremenda · 45 m, 2025
- Maverick · Flexplorer 146, 44.33 m, 2024
- Ammonite · Nauta Air 110, 33.1 m, 2026
Services
- new build (semi-custom and custom explorer yachts)
- outfitting at own quay
- after-sales
Haul-out
| Travel lift | not published |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | not published |
| Dry / floating dock | not published |
| Max LOA handled (m) | 50 |
| Max tonnage handled | not published (1.2t quay crane only figure published) |
| Sheds / berths | 16,000 m² site: c. 10,000 m² in four sheds (6,170 + 1,702 + 2,025 + 1,800 m²) plus 6,000 m² hardstanding; ten yachts up to 50 m can be built simultaneously; private quay (2019) with 4 berths up to 50 m, 4.5 m depth |
Sources
- cantieredellemarche.it — https://www.cantieredellemarche.it/shipyard/
- superyachttimes.com — https://www.superyachttimes.com/companies/cdm
- yachtbuyer.com — https://www.yachtbuyer.com/en/cantiere-delle-marche/heritage
- boatinternational.com — https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/cantiere-delle-marche-marcus-blackmore-ammonite-delivered
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.