ICON Yachts

ICON Yachts is a Dutch shipbuilding company based in Harlingen, Netherlands.

ICON Yachts
IndustryShipbuilding
Founded2005
Headquarters
Harlingen
,
Netherlands
Key people
Jen Wartena, Stephan Vitus
ProductsSuperyachts
ServicesNew builds and refits
Websitewww.iconyachts.eu

The company's shipyard is twenty five years old and is located on reclaimed land just outside the historic port of Harlingen, with unrestricted open-water access from locks and bridges. The facilities include a huge covered and heated dry dock with space for vessels up to 150 meters of length and 7.5 meters drafts. The shipyard also features a 4.500 ton syncrolift, with new construction and refit projects benefitting from having their co-makers on site at the shipyard.[1]

In 2009, Lloyd's Register awarded ICON Yachts with the ISO 9001:2008 certificate for its quality management systems, making it one of world's first ever shipyards to receive the recognition.[2]

History

ICON Yachts was founded in late 2005 by Ton Van Dam and Alex Shnaider. The founders were shortly after joined by business partners, including the company's current chief executive officer Jen Wartena, who helped further the shipyard's growth.

In 2013, ICON Yachts was featured in a six-part series called SuperYachts on Discovery Channel, a televised programme that followed some of Dutch top businesses and yards in action "to document the workmanship and technology that lies behind the finished product of superyachts."[3]

In early 2014, the company was bought out of bankruptcy by Russian banker Alexander Mazanov.[4] Alexander Shnaider exited the company. Ton Van Dam and Jen Wartena remained as integral people in the transition.[5]

ICON Yachts' first build, the motor yacht ICON, underwent a significant transformation in 2014. Extended by five meters, to 68 meters, in only six months, the luxury yacht was refitted with an infinity swimming pool, a six-person sauna, an expanded gym and a dive store, along with a number of technical upgrades.[6] Her new look was shown in a video shoot during the Monaco Yacht Show the same year.[7]

In April 2015, the Dutch shipyard announced the order of the biggest construction project in the company's history so far. The award-winning yacht designer Tim Heywood is responsible for its exterior lines, which has been designed to include a helicopter landing pad on the foredeck and a beach club with a large bathing platform. Scheduled to be completed in 2017, the luxury yacht's full length has not yet been disclosed, but it is reported to be above 80 meters.[8]

List of yachts built
  Was the longest yacht upon completion.
Year Length overall in meters Name Note Reference
2009 62.5 ICON In 2014 she was lengthened with 5 metres to an overall length of 67.5. [9][10][11][12][13]
2010 62.5 Baton Rouge [14][15][16]
2011 42 'Basmalina II [17][18][19][20]
2012 62.5 Party Girl Ex names: Meridian and Maidelle [21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
1974 / 2016 73.5 / 77.4 Legend Originally build in 1974 by IHC Verschure as an Icebreaker. She was transformed into an expedition yacht by Giant Limited in Mexico. In 2014 she started with a rebuild at ICON Yachts, which took over two years to be completed. Ex names: Giant I, Giant, Gigant, and Dimant [28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
2012 / 2020 68.2 Ragnar Originally build in 2012 by Koninklijke Niestern Sander as an Icebreaking Multipurpose Support & Supply Vessel. In 2020 ICON Yachts finished a two year conversion. Ex name: Sanaborg [35][36][37][38]

Under construction
Planned delivery Length overall in meters Name Reference
2020 84 Icon 280 [39][40]

See also

References
  1. "ICON Yachts facilities". ICON Yachts. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. "Icon Yachts' Quality Control System awarded with ISO 9001:2008 Certificate". SuperyachtTimes. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. "Discovery series 'SuperYachts' announces summer schedule". Superyacht News. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  4. "Hoe Ton van Dam Icon Yachts failleerde en nog steeds eigenaar is". Quote. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  5. "Breaking News: New owner for the Dutch shipyard ICON Yachts". SuperyachtTimes. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  6. "ICON 225". ICON Yachts. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  7. "ICON Yachts - ICON at the Monaco Yacht Show". YouTube. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  8. "ICON Yachts signs contract for 80+ metre superyacht project". ICON Yachts. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  9. "First Icon hulls arrive at the shipyard". superyachttimes.com.
  10. "First ICON superyacht at the Monaco Yacht Show". superyachttimes.com.
  11. "First Icon 62 superyacht starts sea trials". superyachttimes.com.
  12. "Superyacht Icon sold". superyachttimes.com.
  13. "Exclusive first look at lengthened superyacht ICON". superyachttimes.com.
  14. "ICON's latest superyacht Baton Rouge christened by her owner". superyachttimes.com.
  15. "Icon's latest superyacht Baton Rouge joins charter fleet of Burgess". superyachttimes.com.
  16. "In pictures: the 62.50 metre Icon superyacht Baton Rouge". superyachttimes.com.
  17. "Mega Marine announces near completion of Project Sunbeam at Icon". superyachttimes.com.
  18. "Icon Yachts launches Basmalina II formerly known as Project Sunbeam". superyachttimes.com.
  19. "Superyacht Basmalina II completed by Icon Yachts and Mega Marine". superyachttimes.com.
  20. "42m Superyacht Basmalina II at anchor". superyachttimes.com.
  21. "Exclusive: Icon Yachts launch superyacht Maidelle". superyachttimes.com.
  22. "62 Metre Icon superyacht Maidelle on seatrials". superyachttimes.com.
  23. "Brand new superyacht Maidelle for sale". superyachttimes.com.
  24. "62 Metre superyacht Maidelle sold". superyachttimes.com.
  25. "Superyacht Meridian returns to Icon". superyachttimes.com.
  26. "The 62m Icon superyacht Meridian sold". superyachttimes.com.
  27. "The 62m Icon superyacht Party Girl in Phuket". superyachttimes.com.
  28. "Giant, the ultimate explorer". superyachttimes.com.
  29. "73 Metre explorer superyacht Giant sold". superyachttimes.com.
  30. "Legend arrives in The Netherlands". superyachttimes.com.
  31. "Major refit project for Diana Yacht Design and ICON Yachts". superyachttimes.com.
  32. "The 77m newly-refitted explorer Legend hits the water". superyachttimes.com.
  33. "Legend departs Holland on her maiden voyage". superyachttimes.com.
  34. "Brokerage deal of the week: the ultimate 77m explorer yacht Legend". superyachttimes.com.
  35. "New conversion superyacht at Icon Yachts: 68m Project Ragnar". superyachttimes.com.
  36. "Insight: At the yard with 68m Project Ragnar". superyachttimes.com.
  37. "ICON launches newly converted 68m explorer yacht Ragnar". superyachttimes.com.
  38. "In Pictures: 68m explorer yacht Ragnar at sea". superyachttimes.com.
  39. "Revealed: details of the Icon 280 project". superyachttimes.com.
  40. "New-build Icon 280 motor yacht for sale". boatinternational.com.
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