Shipyard · New build & refit

Cantieri di Pisa

Pisa yard founded in 1945, known for the Akhir series of fast motor yachts from 1970 and for building several hundred yachts up to about 46 m. After a period of closure it was bought by Enrico Gennasio in 2021 and is being relaunched with new Akhir, Polaris and Saturno lines; its first new custom build, a 40 m yacht, is under construction.

Yachts built by Cantieri di Pisa →

Key facts

Parent: Enrico Gennasio (since 2021)
Country: Italy
Founded: 1945
Status: Active
Size range (LOA, m): about 20–46 m delivered; current range 38–60 m (Polaris), SYT quotes 38–90 m
Largest delivered: 46.5 m Balista, 2012 (SYT list) vs Cap de Quers 43.6 m, 2006 (SYT 'largest' field)
Yachts delivered: 700+ from 1945 to 2012 (SYT, as of Sep 2026); 740+ (Yacht Style, Feb 2025); 83 in SYT fleet (as of Sep 2026)

Notable yachts

Balista · 46.5 m, 2012
Cap de Quers · 43.6 m, 2006
Element · 42.7 m, 2002
Lazy Me · 41 m, 2008
Custom 40 · 40 m, in build 2026

Services

Custom and semi-custom motor yacht new build (steel, aluminium, carbon/composite)
refit
in-house composite manufacturing

Haul-out

Travel lift	300 t (yard site, Yacht Style 2025, Top Yacht Design 2024); yard site also mentions optional 670 t capacity; max beam not published
Shiplift	not published
Dry / floating dock	not published
Max LOA handled (m)	not published
Max tonnage handled	300 t travel lift (670 t optional per yard site); 300 t boat trailer
Sheds / berths	600 m equipped quay on the Navicelli canal; 50,000 m² site; 12,000 m² covered sheds (yard site) / 17,500 m² production and admin space after expansion (Top Yacht Design 2024); three sheds being raised to 20 m height; 20 t crane

Sources

cantieridipisa.com — https://www.cantieridipisa.com/company/
superyachttimes.com — https://www.superyachttimes.com/companies/cantieri-di-pisa
yachtstyle.co — https://yachtstyle.co/leaders-cantieri-di-pisa/
top-yachtdesign.com — https://top-yachtdesign.com/cantieri-di-pisa-continues-work-on-construction-site-expansion/

Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.