Aquanaut is based in Sneek, in Friesland in the Netherlands. Its yard and marina are on Selfhelpweg 9.
What types of boats does Aquanaut build?
Aquanaut builds steel motor yachts and displacement cruisers. The range includes multiple model lines and sizes from about 10 to 19 meters.
What is Aquanaut known for?
The brand is known for Dutch steel motor yachts with a classic trawler style. It is also known for in-house production in Sneek and a long-running presence in the Dutch watersports market.
Aquanaut is a Dutch yacht builder based in Sneek, Friesland. The shipyard has been building motor yachts there since 1961 and carries out its production in its own yard at Selfhelpweg 9. Aquanaut builds steel motor yachts in the 10 to 19 meter range.
History and shipyard
Aquanaut Yachting Sneek has operated from Sneek since 1961, when the Bakker brothers founded the business. The company describes its boatyard and adjoining marina as covering about 35,000 square meters in the center of the city. Production is carried out on site, from keel laying to finishing, and the yard also provides yacht service, brokerage, boathouses, and marina facilities. Aquanaut says more than 1,250 yachts have passed through its production buildings.
Models and build style
Aquanaut builds steel motor yachts and displacement cruisers with a traditional Dutch trawler profile. The brand’s range is organized into several model lines and variations, with yachts built from about 10 to 19 meters long. Sources list model families such as Drifter, Beauty, Privilege, Unico, Global Voyager, European Voyager, and Hommage. Aquanaut describes its boats as motor yachts produced by a team of skilled craftsmen, with an annual output of about 20 yachts.
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