CRAFTSMANSHIP

Spirit Yachts | Craftsmanship | Details of handmade construction
Spirit Yachts | Craftsmanship | Details of handmade construction

OUR
CRAFT

A TEAM OF
ARTISANS

SPIRIT YACHTS COMPRISES A WORLD-CLASS TEAM OF CRAFTSMEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT  THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF BOAT BUILDING.

For over 30 years, Spirit Yachts has been perfecting its wood/epoxy yacht construction process, balancing strength where required with intricate bespoke joinery.

 

THE BESPOKE JOURNEY

OUR CRAFT

Spirit Yachts | Craftsmanship | Craftsman working on a Spirit Yacht

OUR
CRAFT

HANDS-ON
APPROACH

Spirit Yachts | Craftsmanship | Craftsman working on a Spirit Yacht
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The hull construction of a Spirit begins with the laminating of wooden ring frames over full-size computer-generated patterns. The ring frames are positioned upside down onto a ‘strongback’ before the centreline structure is laminated as one continuous structure over the entire length of the hull.

No moulds are used in the construction process of a Spirit. The beam shelves are fitted before the whole assembly is bevelled and faired to take the first fore and aft layer of hull planking.

In the larger Spirits, the central frames are reinforced with carbon inner frames to take the load of the mast, chain plates and high-aspect lead keel below.

The hull planking is stiffened and reinforced by the application of double-diagonal veneers epoxy bonded at 45° before the whole hull is covered with an epoxy glass sheath.

This last phase is not structural but stabilises the timber to allow for the perfect hull paint finish for which Spirit is noted.

For the interior, exposed wooden frames and hull planking provide a natural warmth and beauty. Intricate joinery and exquisite cabinetmaking below deck showcase Spirit’s eye for detail and expertise.


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The
Design

TIMELESS
ELEGANCE

Spirit Yachts’ contemporary, elegant design style is world renowned. Subtle variations on 1930s classic yacht design with long overhangs, low profiles and smooth lines, married to contemporary underwater profiles, are synonymous with Spirit’s modern classic performance yachts.

Spirit Yachts are designed to be as beautiful in 100 years as they are today.