SUNREEF AGAIN - The company just released its yearly financial results in 2009. It continues to grow at a very generous pace and enlarges its production facilities.

SUNREEF YACHTS RELEASES YEARLY FINANCIAL RESULTS 2009

1 April 2009,

For immediate release,

The Polish marine success story, Sunreef Yachts, www.sunreef-yachts.com, based in Gdansk begins its eleventh year of trading with positive historical results and expectations for continued strong growth as it builds on its reputatation as the global leader in luxury catamarans, both power and sail.

Sunreef was established in 1998 as a charter company and then began producing yachts in 2000 in a Gdansk shipyard. The company delivered its first catamaran, the Sunreef 74 CHE, two years later in 2002 and since has seen sales and operating profit grow consistently along with its range of products and services.

Sunreef’s in-house charter agency, Sunreef Yachts Charter www.sunreef-charter.com, now has more than 1000 yachts in its fleet as its own 2008 net sales rose through €1.8 million with a 30 per cent increase expected in 2009.

‘‘Our success to date comes from our focus on innovation and by extending the range of yachts we produce,” says Nicolas Lapp, Sunreef's vice president, ‘‘In 2008 we have launched two new yacht models, 70 Sunreef Power and Sunreef 70 Sailing. This year, we will launch our first superyacht Sunreef 102 Double Deck. At the same time, we are now designing new mega catamarans projects over 100 feet”.

Sunreef Yachts is actually comprised of three business units: building – Sunreef Yachts, chartering – Sunreef Yachts Charter and Yacht Management employing 450 worksmen and employees, the workforce keep constantly growing at this time. In addition to its production and headquarters activities in Poland, the company has worldwide brokers network in Spain, Italy, France, Greece, Turkey, Qatar, USA and China to name but a few

From 2007 to 2008 Sunreef’s net income from production and services increased 40% from €19,6 million to €27,6 million with expectations for 2009 that this will continue to €33,6 million as annual deliveries pass 12 with 18 scheduled for 2009.

Despite a challenging labour market in Poland, this accelerating production rate was achieved by optimising production techniques which for example reduced production time for Sunreef’s most popular model, the Sunreef 62, from 9 to 4 months.

Sunreef is also increasing overall production capacity with the acquision of 16 hectares land in nearby Gdańsk Wiślinka for the construction of a new 24,000 square metre purpose-built manufacturing facilities with possible enlargement due for completion and occupancy in 2010. This facility will enable Sunreef to build yachts up to 50 meters in length.

Management’s forecast for the coming years is likewise very promising, if slightly more modest taking into account the uncertain world financial situation. Sunreef’s financial plan for 2009 budgets for a 25per cent growth in sales on 2008.

To provide its clients with a full range of support services, Sunreef has also established its after-sales service, refit and Brokerage Division which now has more than 800 yachts in its data base.

‘‘Our goal for the future is quite simply to maintain our position as the world’s largest manufacturer of large and luxury catamarans from 60 to 150 feet,” concluded Lapp.


For more information, please contact
Ewa Stachurska
PR
Sunreef Yachts
ewa@sunreef-yachts.com
+48 601 315 206
www.sunreef-yachts.com

"CHE" THE FIRST SUNREEF IS FOR SALE - CLIENT UPGRADES TO A SUNREEF 114

The mythic "CHE" is for sale. The first SUNREEF catamaran ever built is for sale. Her owner is upgrading to a SUNREEF 114, with a really nice design.

Following the Press Realease from Ewa, SUNREEF's PR.

CHANGING A SUNREEF YACHT FOR A SUNREEF SUPERYACHT

The very first Sunreef yacht launched in 2002, Sunreef 74 CHE, has been put on sale by his owner buying now the biggest Sunreef superyacht up-to-date currently under construction in the shipyard, the Sunreef 114 sailing.

As the completion of his new yacht is scheduled for the beginning of 2010, the owner decided to sale CHE and to get ready for his new performance-oriented, impressive in size and extremely luxurious Sunreef 114.

Understanding all the assets of a cruising catamaran – yacht such as optimized stability and safety, generous indoor and outdoor space, low draft (less fuel consumption and easy to stay at anchor instead of mooring in the marinas) and excellent sailing performance, the owner of Sunreef 74, satisfied with a wide range of Sunreef in-house services and construction quality, has decided to stay within the brand and increased remarquably the size of his new yacht.

Worldwide famous for being the very first fly-bridge cruising catamaran, CHE is now available for purchase via Sunreef in-house brokerage office.

Modern and extremely comfortable, offering, thanks to the giantic fly-bridge, a very spacious habitable surface, a perfect finish, top-of-the-range equipment and an electronic system with a touch screen controlling all the systems of the yacht, CHE can accomodate 6 guests and 4 crew, in three guests cabins, including a hull sized owner’s suite, all with separate shower, private bathrooms and TV/DVD, and two crew quarters.

Thanks to the professional and experienced crew, the yacht is in excellent shape, very well maintained and ready to welcome new owner on board.

Sunreef 74 CHE characteristics:

Construction Material: Aluminium

Length 22.5 m

Max. beam 10.56 m

Light displacement 44.0 T

Draught 1.75 m

Diesel engines 2 x 240 hp

Fuel capacity 2 x 2000 L

Fresh water tank 2 x 1200 L

Water maker 2 x 200 l/h

Grey water tanks 2 x 350 L

Black water tanks 2 x 350 L

Energy 1200 Ah at 24 V

Generator 2 x 19 kW

Navigation category Category A

Full batten mainsail 189m²

Genoa foresail 110 m²

Staysail 60 m²

Asymmetric spinnaker (option) 325 m²

Gennaker (option) 322 m²

Complete selection of water toys.

Price: on request

For more info please contact our Sales Director at maciej.stompor@sunreef-yachts.com

CHARTER "CHE" WITH WINDWARD ISLANDS

MULTIHULLS WORLD - LATEST ISSUE ONLINE

The latest issue of Multihulls World (may-june) is already online. In this issue you will find an interview of Olivier Racoupeau discribing his project of Code [e], an eco-smart luxury catamaran and own he views his job as a yacht designer.
Of course as usual, you'll find lots of interesting information about the world of multihulls.

VPLP - A THIRD OFFICE CLOSER TO THE SUPER YACHT MARKET

I am very happy to announce that VPLP is opening a new office in La Ciotat (France). After Paris and Vannes, the design team wishes to get closer to the superyacht market. Following is a press release by Katrina Kelshall, VPLP PR manager.

"VPLP open new office in La Ciotat, serving the French Riviera.

Multihull designers Van Peteghem Lauriot Prévost (VPLP) celebrated their 25^th anniversary last year and decided it was high time to have a presence in the South of France closer to the heart of the European superyacht base on the French Riviera.

It has been ten years since their 138’ luxury catamaran won the ‘Most Innovative SuperYacht Design’ in the ShowBoats International Awards. Since then VPLP have gone from strength to strength in the design of mega multihulls larger then 24m.

This has been crowned by the opening of a new office in La Ciotat which will serve as a showroom for brokers and clients drawn to the jetset lifestyle of the Riviera. La Ciotat is the industrial centre of the luxury yacht industry that decorates the Mediterranean coast including the yachting Mecca’s of Monaco, Cannes and St Tropez. The office enjoys a strategic location in an industrial park specially dedicated to marine industries.

The new, open-space design studio faces the Mugel with impressive views of the Bec de l’Aigle."

LAGOON 620 - A 3D VIDEO

Designed by VPLP, this new Lagoon will be launched this year. A few units have already been sold. Built in infusion, this new lagoon will be easy to sail by a couple and yet performance orientated and comfortable. Lots of light inside thanks to large portholes around the salon and in the aft starboard cabin. This new flagship of the successful Lagoon range should be launched in June.

Other videos of the lagoon range are available at the following link. Lagoon 620

Charter Lagoon Catamaran with Windward Islands.

SUNREEF 102 DD - LIFTED OVER THE WATER TO FINISH WORKSHOP

From Ewa Stachurska , the impressive pictures of the SUNREEF102 DD being lifted by a crane on a barge over the water

"One of the biggest luxury cruising catamarans in the world, which is currently being constructed in the Sunreef shipyard, has come to the next stage of building. The 40 ton aluminum construction has been transported by a water crane to another hall, where the welding works and final straightening of the hulls will be finished. The next step will be: fitting the interior and start of fairing the hull.

SHANGANI - 70 FOOT LUXURY CATAMARAN CHARTER IN THAILAND

SHANGANI is a strange looking 70 foot catamaran built for the purpose of chartering by Blue Lagoon Shipyard in Australia and Designed by Colin Aires. It was finished in Phucket Thailand and launched in Decembre by its owner Richard Hayes. SHANGANI can host 16 guest in 6 cabins and if fully loaded with toys. SHANGANI website is really great. You can read about the history behind this catamaran and see some amazing picture of Thailand. Enjoy the video.