Winter Custom Yachts has been building custom boats in North Carolina since 2006. Owner Tim Winter and his team have never shied away from a challenge when aiming to meet a customer’s expectations. This is evident in their recent launch of an impressive 65′(20m) express fishing boat, First Light. This boat currently holds the title for the largest express boat built in North Carolina and is also Winter’s largest yacht splashed to date.
While this build required some out-of-the-box thinking, one decision that became easy to make was the choice of coatings. Like nearly every Winter yacht constructed in the company’s 13-year history, First Light utilized the benefits of applying the full Alexseal system. Although Winter’s crew of shipwrights never back down from a challenge, they are very pleased with how simple it is to achieve stunning results using Alexseal products.
The Frisian Lake District in the north of the Netherlands consists of more than 20 lakes and attracts numerous boaters and tourists from all over Europe who want to experience this one of a kind water paradise. Right in the middle of this region lies Sneek, the hometown of the company Aquanaut Dutch Craftsmanship.
For more than 50 years, Aquanaut has been a known address in the watersports world. They have specialized in building motor yachts in lengths of 33 to 62 feet (10 to 19 meters) in six model-lines with more than 30 variations. Recently, Aquanaut expanded its popular Drifter family with a third-generation to ensure “that the ultimate water sport dream comes within reach of a broader audience.” The Drifter 3.0 still has the features of its predecessors, for example, a rugged appearance, solid construction and unprecedented comfort. However, in contrast to its predecessors, the Drifter CS and the Privilege, the Drifter 3.0 is more in the sign of the function. Despite the overlooking length of only 36 feet (11 meters) and all the built-in furniture, the Drifter 3.0 still offers a lot of open space. Each Drifter 3.0 is custom made according to the wishes and requirements of the customer.
ALEXSEAL® is proud to be on board with this project – from the fairing compound to the topcoat – and is happy to continue this collaboration to keep these compact yachts cruising the European inland waters in the future.
Renowned superyacht builder, Ocean Alexander has trusted Alexseal’s coatings system since 2013 on every ship they’ve built, up to 155’ (47m). Their steadfast choice for paint, primer and fairing compound did not waiver when the superyacht builder decided to branch out their traditional product offerings. They recently introduced two unique new projects, including a mid-size, outboard-powered fishing and diving boat, as well as the revolutionary 90R.
We at Alexseal have always been proud of our professional technical support programs and are convinced that our customers, be it the captain of the yacht, the paint shop manager or the actual applicator, cannot be enough prepared in advance of working with Alexseal products. Therefore, we have introduced our Alexseal Applicator Training; a very special coafings workshop. By participating in these workshops, our partners and customers not only get to know Alexseal, our people and our philosophy much better but also support us in improving our products and support. For us at Alexseal learning about problems and obstacles in the daily business and exchanging know-how is a cornerstone of a successful partnership from which all participating parties can only profit.
Cheoy Lee, shipbuilders known to the world for nearly 150
years have unveiled a new luxury-performance division: CL Yachts. Hong
Kong-based Cheoy Lee was one of the first superyacht builders to embrace Alexseal
Yacht Coatings in our earliest days. Fast-forward nearly 15 years and the
innovative, all-new CL Yachts has unveiled several new models – all coated in
the full Alexseal system.
Building trust and strong relationships with like-minded individuals and entities can pay dividends in the long-run. Early on in our history, Alexseal Yacht Coatings worked hard to compile one of the best technical sales and service teams in the yacht coatings industry. Boatbuilders, shipyards and applicators continually praise our unsurpassed support and expertise before, during and after the spray job. Fast-forward 15 years: our steadfast commitment to the customer has not waivered – and, Alexseal’s impressive growth, becoming one of the top coatings systems in the world is proof positive.
Alexseal’s long-standing relationship with major marine coatings supplier Oceanic Link Pte Ltd is responsible for many successful projects in the Southeast Asia region. Through the years, Singapore-based Oceanic Link has developed close relationships with many refit yards, shipbuilders and superyacht captains and owners. So, when it was time for the Cheoy Lee 52m, SEASHAW to be repainted, the captain turned to their trusted supplier: Oceanic Link.
With today’s yachts traveling the world, they are being exposed to harsher conditions than ever before, and are more prone to be exposed to dirt or other contaminants. One of the most frequently asked questions is, “What is the best way to maintain a beautiful ALEXSEAL finish?” To answer this question, ALEXSEAL has developed premium cleaning products to provide additional beauty and extended life to the already leading gloss and durability characteristics of ALEXSEAL topcoats.
For centuries, the sea has been the lifeline around the seaports of Southampton and Portsmouth along the southern edge of England. Today, the prosperity of these communities in the United Kingdom depends on the companies that have settled there, and for several generations, Desty Marine has specialized in yacht repairs and refits. Situated on an inlet to the southeast of Southampton, the company offers its customers bespoke services from minor repairs to complete refit projects.
Recently, they were approached by their neighboring company Inspiration Marine Group, a full-service yacht dealer, with the task of managing the coatings application for a brand-new Fjord 38 Xpress named Baby Z.
Inspired by the project ‘Solar Impulse’ – a plane that completed a trip around the globe using only solar energy – the Energy Observer is a former racing yacht that is solely powered by the sun, wind and self-generated hydrogen. The goal of this project is to sharpen peoples’ awareness that energy can be drawn from nature without damaging and wasting it. Energy Observer has begun its world tour in 2017 and has since then already shown its capabilities. The tour is expected to come to an end in 2022.
The idea to support this expedition was born in Saint-Malo (France) when project leader, skipper and ALEXSEAL® friend Victorien Erussard presented the project to the Mankiewicz France team. As a supplier for renewable energy markets, we at ALEXSEAL are always focused on pushing forward sustainable products and innovative technologies. Therefore, we are proud to be on board with this project. The boat, a modification of a former racing catamaran that was originally built in 1983, has nowadays a total length of 31 meters. ALEXSEAL supplied both exterior and interior paint. The portfolio encompassed all products from fairing to topcoats; always following the aim of supplying a long-lasting coating with a glossy shine that would meet the requirements of this project.
With four locations in northern Germany and years of experience, Peter Wrede Yacht Refit is a trustworthy partner in Germany when it comes to painting yachts. In fall 2018, a designer yacht demanded full attention from the painting team at the workshop in the city of Neustadt in Northern Germany. Premium quality ALEXSEAL® products were used to bring the project to a successful conclusion.
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