Shipyard · New build & refit
Yachting Developments
Auckland composite specialist that has built carbon sportfishers, performance sailing yachts and race boats up to about 40 m, most recently the 34.9 m sportfisher Gramac VII. It also runs a refit and restoration business with a focus on classic and carbon yachts, and is the composite build partner for the revived New Zealand Yachts line.
Yachts built by Yachting Developments →Key facts
- Parent
- not published
- Country
- New Zealand
- Founded
- not published
- Status
- Active
- Size range (LOA, m)
- approx. 25–40 m
- Largest delivered
- Lanakai, 38.7–39.5 m, 2017 (BOAT 39.5 m, yard site 38.7 m)
- Yachts delivered
- more than 70 custom yachts (Boating NZ, Jul 2026); BOAT lists 18, SYT 19 (as of Sep 2026)
Notable yachts
- Lanakai · 39.5 m, 2017
- Bliss · 36.8 m, 2009
- Gramac VII · 34.9 m, 2024
- Cygnus Montanus · 33.83 m, 2016
- refit: J Class Endeavour · World Superyacht Awards Refit of the Year, 2012
Services
- composite and carbon new build
- refit and restoration (classic and carbon yachts)
- interior and exterior overhauls
- survey work
- haul-outs
- tenders and toys
- 3D printing
- architectural composite projects
- production partner for New Zealand Yachts hulls
Haul-out
| Travel lift | not published |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | not published |
| Dry / floating dock | not published |
| Max LOA handled (m) | 60 (Hobsonville yard, SuperyachtNews 2014 and NZ Marine 2018; not confirmed for Henderson site) |
| Max tonnage handled | not published |
| Sheds / berths | Hobsonville yard: 24,000 sqm with 6,500 sqm sheds (SuperyachtNews 2014) vs 10,000 sqm with 5,000 sqm sheds (NZ Marine 2018), water access; Henderson site facilities not published; crew accommodation not published |
Sources
- yachtingdevelopments.co.nz — https://www.yachtingdevelopments.co.nz/refit-restoration
- boatinternational.com — https://www.boatinternational.com/profiles/yachting-developments--19985
- superyachtnews.com — https://www.superyachtnews.com/business/yachting-developments-new-zealand-superyacht-refit
- boatingnz.co.nz — https://www.boatingnz.co.nz/2026/07/yachting-developments-sportfisher-gramac-vii/
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.