Raffaelli originated in Fano on Italy’s Adriatic coast. It is an Italian boat builder.
What types of boats does Raffaelli build?
Raffaelli builds motor yachts and flybridge cruisers. Its range has included smaller cabin boats and larger cruising models.
What is Raffaelli known for?
The brand is known for early use of fiberglass in Italian pleasure boatbuilding and for Mediterranean-style motor yachts. Its model history includes names such as Compass Rose, Typhoon, Storm, and Shamal.
Raffaelli is an Italian motor yacht builder founded by Renato Raffaelli in 1962. The shipyard began with wooden leisure boats and later became one of the early Italian builders to adopt layered fiberglass construction. Its production has been associated with Mediterranean cruising motor yachts built in Italy.
History and shipyard
The Raffaelli yard began in 1962, when Renato Raffaelli set up a boat-building operation in Fano on Italy’s Adriatic coast. Production started in 1972, with the first model, the 9.30-meter Compass Rose, launched in wood. In the following years the brand moved from traditional construction toward fiberglass, reflecting a broader shift in Italian yachtbuilding. The company developed through the 1970s and 1980s with a growing range of motorboats and flybridge cruisers.
Model range and reputation
Raffaelli’s model line has included compact and mid-size motor yachts as well as larger cruising boats. Early and notable models include Compass Rose, Regal 35, Typhoon, Super Typhoon, Storm, Ouragan, Mistral, Maestrale, Levante, and Shamal. The yard is also associated with offshore racing roots through Renato Raffaelli’s earlier boating activity. In the market, Raffaelli boats are generally remembered for Mediterranean-oriented layouts, solid construction, and designs aimed at cruising performance rather than luxury superyacht scale.
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