Shipyard · New build

CMN Yachts (CMN Yacht Division)

Cherbourg naval yard that ran a superyacht division in the 2000s, building steel and aluminium motor and sailing yachts up to 60 m. Best known for the twin 60 m motor yachts Slipstream and Cloud 9 and the schooner Mari-Cha IV. The group stopped superyacht construction in 2013 and the yard now focuses on military vessels.

Yachts built by CMN →

Key facts

Parent
Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN Naval)
Country
France
Founded
1945–1946 (SYP and CharterWorld 1945; Wikipedia 1946); yacht division dates not published
Status
Closed (2013)
Size range (LOA, m)
about 30–60 m delivered; yard claimed capability to 80 m (CharterWorld, undated)
Largest delivered
Slipstream and Ora (ex-Cloud 9), 60 m each, 2009
Yachts delivered
9 (SYT fleet count, as of Sep 2026)

Notable yachts

  • Slipstream · 60 m, 2009
  • Ora, ex-Cloud 9 · 60 m, 2009
  • Netanya 8 · 58 m, 2007
  • La Tania · 49 m, 2001
  • Mari-Cha IV · 44.4 m, 2003, racing schooner

Services

  • Custom and semi-custom motor and sailing yacht new build (historic)
  • naval and commercial shipbuilding (current)

Haul-out

Travel liftnot published
Shiplift3,000 t Syncrolift (Wikipedia, undated; CharterWorld, undated); platform size not published
Dry / floating dockSlipway for ships under 700 t (Wikipedia, undated) / up to 50 m (CharterWorld, undated)
Max LOA handled (m)80 (yard claim for yacht build/refit, CharterWorld, undated)
Max tonnage handled3,000 t (Syncrolift capacity)
Sheds / berthsAbout 48,000 m² covered production halls on a 110,000 m² site (Wikipedia, undated; CharterWorld, undated)

Sources

  • superyachtnews.com — https://www.superyachtnews.com/business/cmn-closure-of-superyacht-division-abu-dhabi-mar-group
  • superyachttimes.com — https://www.superyachttimes.com/companies/cmn-yacht-division
  • en.wikipedia.org — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructions_M%C3%A9caniques_de_Normandie
  • charterworld.com — https://www.charterworld.com/index.html?sub=CMN-Yachts

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