Shipyard · New build
Moonen Shipyards
Small Den Bosch yard building steel displacement motor yachts with aluminium superstructures, now centred on the 36–38 m Martinique series at about two deliveries a year. Owned since 2019 by Australian yacht owners Matthew and Louise Baxter, with IYC as international sales agent from 2024 and a 40 m Mallorca 133 model announced.
Yachts built by Moonen Yachts →Key facts
- Parent
- Matthew and Louise Baxter (since 2019)
- Country
- Netherlands
- Founded
- 1981 (Rien Moonen took over De Ruiter Shipyards, on site since 1963)
- Status
- Active
- Size range (LOA, m)
- c. 21–42 (current range 34–40 m)
- Largest delivered
- Sofia (Moonen 133, YN194), 41.78 m, 2012 (SYT lists as Serenity, 41.78 m)
- Yachts delivered
- more than 80 since 1981 (Moonen website, Sep 2026); SYT fleet 51 over 24 m, 2 delivered in the 12 months to Sep 2026
Notable yachts
- Sofia/Serenity · Moonen 133, 41.78 m, 2012
- Lollipop · 122 Martinique, 37.4 m, 2026
- Ad Astra · 122 Martinique, 37.4 m, 2025
- Lumière · 124 Martinique, 37.8 m, 2024
- Cocoon · 124 Martinique, 37.8 m, 2023
Services
- new build (semi-custom steel/aluminium motor yachts)
- in-house mechanical, metalwork, carpentry and paint
- warranty and customer care
Haul-out
| Travel lift | not published |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | not published |
| Dry / floating dock | not published |
| Max LOA handled (m) | not published |
| Max tonnage handled | not published |
| Sheds / berths | climate-controlled outfitting sheds (number/size not published) |
Sources
- moonen.com — https://moonen.com/fleet/
- moonen.com — https://moonen.com/moonen-yachts-delivers-lollipop-to-her-american-owners/
- megayachtnews.com — https://megayachtnews.com/2024/11/moonen-yachts-owners-baxters-iyc/
- superyachttimes.com — https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/moonen-bankrupt
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.