Raymond Blanc Seasons Winter 2008/9

photography by Stephen Cridland
For more than 25 years, Christensen has produced 46 luxury yachts real shortage of skilled subcontractors, and the shipyards that rely
from the Vancouver shipyard and are now building three 164ft yachts on them are held hostage, often with massive cost increases that
per year. In addition this market can look forward to a surge in orders get passed to the clients. But our in house workers let us deliver the
from buyers in Russia and other nations with emerging economies. yachts on time, with consistent, top quality work,” said Joe Foggia,
Christensen’s shipyard employ 500 people today, up from 180 in president of Christensen Shipyards.
2000, further impacting the local economy here by keeping people
employed in a declining economy; with the addition of the new Christensen’s current focus revolves around their Custom Series,
yard in Tennessee, America, there is the opportunity to affect the which are crafted with the same quality and attention to detail
economy there as well. that Christensen has become famous for. Designed with efﬁ cient,
effective layouts each yacht is advanced in its construction time and
It is a fact that worldwide demand for bigger and bigger boats is is usually available for delivery in a shorter period of time.
increasing. The traditional yacht builders of the world are ﬁ nding Recently launched Hull 032, is Christensen’s newest and largest yacht
it difﬁ cult to keep up with the demand. Orders for so-called to date at 163ft. Christened Casino Royale, she made her debut at
“superyachts” over 130ft, increased from 134 in 2005 to 254 last the 2008 Ft Lauderdale Boat show and set a new precedence for the
year, according to data released in June by the Luxury Institute, a Custom Series line with her interior and exterior stylings. Choices for
research group focusing on high net worth consumers. Another fact creativity are immense, yet the basic engineering and standardised
is that the weakened US dollar also makes American shipbuilders construction systems save in both time and money, while allowing
more attractive to European tycoons. diverse proﬁ les and layouts. All Custom Series yachts will be certiﬁ ed
in both ABSXA1-AMS & MCA classiﬁ cations – unlimited cruising.
“We’re unique among our competitors in that we build everything in
house with very little subcontracting. In the yacht sector, there’s a Visit www.christensenyachts.com for more information.
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