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Luxury Carbon Sailing Yachts
All about boat building and a passion for sailing.
German-built carbon boats exceeding all expectations. The simpler the boat, the purer the sailing experience and the greater the pleasure. That is why Y Yachts are designed to emphasize the essentials of sailing, easy handling, alone or with company. Fast hull designs, the latest materials, exacting engineering and outstanding craftsmanship make YYachts ideal for occasional racing, lazy summer afternoon cruises as well as serious passage making.
Discover reliability, safety, and comfort.
RANGES
Y7
The Y7 was created for long family vacations, able to sail alone or with a very small crew to assist the owner.
Y8
Clean, powerful lines, fast hull, and intuitive sailing experience that has seduced many sailors.
Y9
A lightweight masterpiece of craftsmanship, to reduce sailing to its essentials and serving all your needs.
CUSTOM
YYachts promise to realise your vision. To create what you desire. Customise your dream vessel.
GALLERY
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EXCLUSIVE TO EYACHTS
YYachts in Australia and New Zealand
Eyachts is the exclusive partner of YYachts in Australia and New Zealand.
All Eyachts brands must fit into our cutting-edge portfolio built on the foundation of innovation and bringing new technology to the forefront of the marine industry. We are always searching for simple and luxurious boats, with fast and efficient hull designs, and YYachts ticks all the boxes.
Peter Hrones, Eyachts managing director has had a long and trusted business partnership with YYachts founder Michael Schmidt, collaborating in many prototype projects over the last 22 years.
ABOUT Y YACHTS
The creation of YYachts is one of many success stories of its founder Michael Schmidt. The story began when Schmidt, himself a passionate regatta sailor and boatbuilder, was looking for a private sailing yacht.
If you are unfamiliar with Michael Schmidt, he is responsible for building the first carbon race yachts and brought Admiral’s Cuppers like "Pinta" and "Container" to the water.
With the key characteristics; fast and therefore light in mind he found a team who shared his same passion. Lorenzo Argento of Brenta Design for the construction and Sir David Chipperfield, for interior and design, and in 2014 YYachts was born.
YYachts are now known for building exclusively from carbon composite in Greifswald/Germany in a modern, completely newly built production facility, manufacturing sailing yachts up to a length of 33 metres.
All YYachts models are united by Michael Schmidt's motto: "Sailing fun needs a yacht reduced to her bare essentials without sacrificing comfort".
KEY FACTS
MICHAEL SCHIMDT'S VISION
His vision was to produce yachts between 60 and 100 feet in length based on simplicity.
Y GREEN
YYachts is at their core a sustainable company. The materials and processes used all have the environment at the forefront. Not only is sailing one of the most eco-friendly ways to travel but YYachts have worked to ensure the boats are designed to use low energy and do not overcomplicate by using unnecessary or underdeveloped technologies.
WHY YYACHTS?
YYachts are simple, luxurious and have a smart hull design, perfect for our portfolio in Australia and New Zealand. Simplicity is the keyword here, Eyachts only take on brands without unnecessary gadgets and moving parts that may have issues. We want our customers to be out enjoying the world, winning regattas and loving their boat and not having warranty issues.
THE ART OF SIMPLICITY
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REVIEWS BY THE XPERTS
Y8 Feature
Ocean Magazine – January 2022
YYachts continues to develop its line with a new version of the yacht that started it all, the Y8, featuring a larger interior volume but all the same performance sailing characteristics.
Light and Fantastic: Y7 Review
Ocean Magazine – January 2022
Sam Fortescue checks out the Y7 from Michael Schmidt Yachtbau and finds it puts simplicity back into sailing without compromising on luxury.
Owner Q&A: Y7 from YYachts
Yacht Style – Nov 2021
The owner of a newly delivered Y7 from Germany’s YYachts explains why he chose the German-built carbon 70-footer for long-distance cruising with his family.
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