Shipyard · New build & refit
Fassmer (Fr. Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG)
Family-owned German yard on the Weser best known for research vessels, rescue cruisers, patrol boats and lifeboats/tenders. Yacht output is small: the 48 m explorer Hanse Explorer and a line of 'CrossOver' explorer designs based on its naval platforms, plus yacht conversions and refits since a 70 m conversion in 2013. It also builds SOLAS-certified tenders and limousines for superyachts.
Key facts
- Parent
- Fassmer Group (Fassmer family)
- Country
- Germany
- Founded
- 1850 (Bardenfleth; moved to Berne-Motzen in the 1960s)
- Status
- Active
- Size range (LOA, m)
- CrossOver yacht designs 48–65.65 m (yard site); tenders 6.3–11.5 m
- Largest delivered
- Hanse Explorer, 48.0 m, 2006 (yard site 48.00 m; SYT 47.76 m) — largest private yacht; Rainbow Warrior (III) 57.92 m, 2011, a Greenpeace motor-sailing vessel the yard lists under CrossOver Yachts
- Yachts delivered
- not published (SYT lists 1 yacht, Hanse Explorer, as of Sep 2026)
Notable yachts
- Hanse Explorer · 48.0 m, 2006
- Rainbow Warrior III · 57.92 m, 2011, motor-sailing vessel for Greenpeace
- High Power III · 70 m Rossinavi 2011, refit Sep 2024–early 2025
- unnamed 70 m superyacht conversion · 2013
Services
- CrossOver/explorer yacht new build
- yacht conversions and refits
- yacht tenders and rescue boats
- naval architecture and in-house design
- maintenance, repair, upgrades and conversions (Fassmer Technical Services)
Haul-out
| Travel lift | not published |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | Ship lift installed 2003 for new builds/repairs of vessels up to 70 m (de.wikipedia, undated); tonnage and platform size not published |
| Dry / floating dock | not published (yard photos show vessels in dock; dimensions not stated) |
| Max LOA handled (m) | 70 (ship lift limit per de.wikipedia, undated; 70 m High Power III refitted 2024–25) |
| Max tonnage handled | not published (largest CrossOver design 1,850 t displacement) |
| Sheds / berths | Production halls for shipbuilding, boatbuilding and composites at Berne (sizes not published) |
Sources
- fassmer.de — https://www.fassmer.de/en/maritime/products/shipbuilding/crossover-yachts/
- fassmer.de — https://www.fassmer.de/en/maritime/products/shipbuilding/yacht-refits/
- de.wikipedia.org — https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fassmer
- yachtbuyer.com — https://www.yachtbuyer.com/en/news/70m-rossinavini-superyacht-high-power-iii-seen-on-first-sea-trial-after-major-refit
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.