Number 5 – 6 / 135 / May – June 2022
TURKISH SHORES
For obvious reasons , potential clients of Western shipyards from Russia are now looking more closely at the products offered by Turkish and Middle Eastern yacht producers . Turkey in particular benefits from a wealth of experience , with a portfolio of yachts built in tandem with the world ’ s leading yacht designers . Top Flight takes a peek at the most recent projects to come out of Turkey ’ s four biggest shipyards .
PHOTO : PRESS ARCHIVES ; GUILLAUME PLISSON ( BLUE II )
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TURQUOISE YACHTS
This shipyard was founded in 1997 following the merger of Proteksan Yachts and Turquoise Yacht Construction , two of the oldest and largest shipyards in the country . Turquoise Yachts has two production facilities near Istanbul , in Pendik , and in Kocaeli , on the other side of the bay . Turquoise Yachts has produced numerous fine boats in collaboration with illustrious European yacht designers , the best of which is the yard ’ s current flagship – the 77m Go with a fabulous azure hull . Designed by the British firm H2 Yacht Design , it was the star of the 2018 Monaco Yacht Show . Incidentally , Go was inspired by the yard ’ s most famous yacht at the time , the 72m Vicky , designed by the same firm in 2012 , which won the designers and yard several prestigious awards .
Today six yachts are under construction at Turquoise Yachts docks , including designed by the Italian firm A . Vallicelli & Co and French studio Vitruvius Yacht , s headed by the legendary Philippe Briand . One of the yachts under construction will be the new flagship of the shipyard , with an 81m hull . The most recent design completed by Turquoise Yachts is Rainbow II , an elegant 51m yacht which clearly demonstrates that the company is capable of taking on any challenge . Rainbow II recently joined the hull to the superstructure connection , and now Turquoise Yachts is building and fitting the Scandinavian-inspired interior .