CUSTOM YACHT BUILDING

Having a custom-built yacht is a dream of almost every boat-lovers. However the process from deciding "what, which, how, where" until starting to cruise can be nightmare to many of them. There are hundreds of questions to be answered during this process. The sophisticated and complex nature of most of today's yachts makes everything harder. Which kind of boat shall I build ? Which material ? Where to I build ? How can I be assured of the quality ? Is it the right design ? Which brand of equipment shall I put ? All that kind of questions have been really difficult for all boat owners. At this point there is a necessity for owners to have a professional representative, a party who can act on behalf of him. And the right party, such as IMG, does not increase the overall cost of the yacht, on the contrary by giving the right decisions in time, keeping the budget in control, showing the right way and coordinating the building process helps the owner to have his boat as planned.

If you intend to have a custom built boat (whatever the size is) IMG can help you to decide on the right boat you can have built.

Preparing technical specification, cost calculation, finding the right shipyard, project management, production control are the main services for custom boat building, i.e. IMG will be your hand, your eye and your partner in Turkey to work on behalf of you to get you the best boat you might have according to your budget and wishes.

It can be a wood epoxy trawler, or a steel ketch, or a aluminum sloop, may be a composite motor yacht, whatever is it, IMG is the right address which can be helpful at every aspects of custom yacht construction.

With our experienced supervising surveyors and project managers your project will be monitored at every stage to give you the best product.

Having long term strong relationship with most of the leading naval architects, naval engineers, interior designers and shipyards in Turkey we assure you to have the best service you can get.

The services given by IMG can be summarized as follows (but not limited to) :

* Preparing the technical specification (also includes the selection of the materials and equipments)
* Selecting the naval architect & interior designer
* Selecting the yard
* Assisting in preparing, negotiating and signing the design and building contracts
* Preparing and monitoring the budget of the boat (cost analysis)
* Providing the owner-supplied items
* Managing, controlling and monitoring the construction
* Coordinating all parties involved
* Holding periodical meetings among the relevant parties
* Preparing periodical reports about construction
* Assisting in registration, choosing the flag, getting the necessary certificates
* Selecting the right coverage to insure the boat, crew and passengers
* Assisting for the regulations and custom formalities in Turkey
* Providing supply parts & equipment
* Technical assistance

YACHT CONSTRUCTION IN TURKEY

The boat building industry in Anatolia, has a history of close to 800 years as the first shipyard was founded in 1227 in Alanya, building ships of 80-100 tons. For centuries Galleons for the Ottoman navy were built in Turkey. Traditional boat building skills combined with modern techniques and education, has enabled the Turkish boat and yacht building industry to develop into an internationally known source since the early 1990's.

The yacht building industry in Turkey always follows the technological developments closely and practices these new technologies in their yards, in addition to developing new technologies themselves. Every day new yards are established ready to serve with modern, technologically developed and quality certified facilities, together with well experienced work force.

Yachts and boats built in Turkey are now being exported to the whole world. During the recent years Turkey has shown great progress in building and equipping boats, yachts and mega yachts and today Turkey is an ideal production site for boating and mega yacht building.

The investors and customers must be happy with what they get as value for their investments as they keep repeating their orders during the past years. Turkey seems to be standing forward for its service approach and price advantages when compared to the other countries in the boating sector.

This conclusion can easily be derived from the fact that the majority of large yacht and mega yacht customers are from countries which have been the world leaders for decades.

Turkish Boating Industry proudly builds classic wooden yachts utilizing in-house design offices, engineers and highly skilled craftsmen. The virtues of the industry's craftsmen are based on 600 years of Turkish boatbuilding tradition.

"PURE CRAFTSMANSHIP IN EVERY DETAIL" is the remarkable sign of the Turkish yacht building industry and each yacht is customized for its owner using a variety of options and alternatives to standard features.

Since 1992, Turkey retains its fourth position in the world, in terms of the number of yachts and length, with regard to mega yachts. For almost 15 years Turkish yards have gained a well-deserved place and recognition in the World Boating Industry for their quality and its products have been proudly presented in top magazines of the world's yachting industry.

Yachts built in Turkey are exported to
Italy (%19)
Holland (%16)
Greece (%11)
England, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Libya, Israel and USA