Shipyard · New build & refit
Sunrise Yachts
Antalya Free Zone yard set up by a Franco-Scottish and German founder pair to build Northern-European-style motor yachts with Turkish labour. It built Espen Øino-designed 45m and 63m yachts, the last known being North Star in 2019. No new projects have been reported since, and its web domain now shows as for sale.
Yachts built by Sunrise Yachts →Key facts
- Parent
- Diamond Living investment fund (since 2016)
- Country
- Turkey
- Founded
- 2006 (itBoat, Moran); IYC gives 2005, first build launched 2009
- Status
- Active — no confirmed delivery since 2019
- Size range (LOA, m)
- 33–64 (IYC)
- Largest delivered
- Almax, 63.1–63.6m, 2015 (SYT 63.6, BOAT 63.1); North Star 63.1m, 2019 is equal on BOAT figures
- Yachts delivered
- not published (SYT fleet count 3 as of Sep 2026 counts only yachts in its database)
Notable yachts
- Almax · 63.1–63.6m, 2015
- North Star · 63.1m, 2019
- Irimari · 63m, 2015
- Africa · 44.85m, 2009
- Audaces · 44.8m, 2014
Services
- custom new build
- refit and repair
- maintenance
- in-house engineering office
- paint hall
Haul-out
| Travel lift | not published |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | not published |
| Dry / floating dock | not published |
| Max LOA handled (m) | 80 (hangars, itBoat, undated) |
| Max tonnage handled | not published |
| Sheds / berths | 9,000 m2 facility with four sheds: 3 x 75x18m and 1 x 46x16m, 24m high (BOAT, c. 2013); 30,000 m2 with five hangars up to 80m and 4,200 m2 paint hall up to 60m (itBoat, undated) |
Sources
- superyachttimes.com — https://www.superyachttimes.com/companies/sunrise
- superyachtnews.com — https://www.superyachtnews.com/business/sunrise-yachts-acquired-by-private-fund
- itboat.com — https://itboat.com/shipyards/516-sunrise
- boatinternational.com — https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/sunrise-yachts-opens-new-facility-in-antalya--16327
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.