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ICON Yachts

The Dutch builder ICON Yachts, based in Harlingen, specialises in new build yacht construction, refits and conversions from 50m upwards. ICON Yachts was founded by a group of investors and yacht owners who wanted to innovate the yacht building process and provide high quality yachts with the values of flexibility, excellence, transparency and quality.

ICON has a proven track record of seaworthy yachts including the 68m ICON, 63m BATON ROUGE, and done many conversions and extensions. Conversions include the 77.4m LEGEND, and 68.2m RAGNAR.

The yard has a dry dock (150m long, 50m wide and 10m deep) and a new floating dock (100m long, 50m wide and 10m deep), which can accommodate four 70m vessels simultaneously, or up to six 50m yachts, along with 500m of secure protected mooring in a sheltered deep-water harbour, unrestricted by locks, dykes and bridges. 

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Icon Yachts: happy as a clam as superyacht sector roars back

HARLINGEN – A decade after a global financial crisis triggered a global economic crisis, the superyacht industry is back. Wealthy individuals are shopping for big yachts in numbers that justify on-spec building across the Dutch superyacht sector.

For tangible evidence, look at those smiles at Icon Yachts in this centuries-old town on Holland’s wind-lashed northern shore. Itself a victim of the global recession (Icon spent a brief period in bankruptcy in 2014), the yard recently doubled its capacity. It will soon build the 49m (161ft.) flagship of Britain’s Sunseeker, does 6 refits annually, turns out new yachts _ like the 84m (276ft.) Icon-280 now in build _ in under 3 years and excels in refit and conversion projects.

In industry-speak, Icon is a ‘northern European yard.’ That sounds lame, but the term, says Ian Sherwood of Burgess Yachts, the world’s top superyacht brokerage house, “denotes the gold standard in superyacht manufacture. It describes a yard that safeguards resale value. That’s key in this business.”

Burgess has thrown its yacht management and marketing skills behind the inaugural Icon-280 _ asking price: €120 million ($137 million) _ which Icon will launch in 2021.

“For us it is important to be associated with a new project from a yard that in only a dozen years has won an awful lot of awards,” Sherwood tells DutchYachtBuilding. Icon, founded in 2006, “is already a very established yard,” he adds.

In the past decade, “the market’s appetite for large yachts has remained undiminished,” says Sherwood. “The 70m+ (230ft.+) sector is incredibly buoyant. Today we see little availability, strong order books and lengthening waiting periods.”

Icon Yachts CEO Jen Wartena credits his yard’s success to efficient building (including modular construction), a seafront location, a commitment to quality and working with top names like Van Oossanen Naval Architects and Tim Heywood who designed the Icon-280’s exterior.

Wartena and Burgess speak confidently about the Icon-280 though a client and interior designer must yet be found. The yacht has 6 decks and room for 19 guests and 28 crew. Interestingly, the engine room deck is the lowest. It houses twin 2,040HP Caterpillar engines (top speed: 16.5 knots), all generators, retractable stabilizers and massive spare parts storage.

In its short history, Icon has also established itself as a leader in converting vessels into explorer superyachts. Icon’s launch of the 77m (253 ft) Legend in 2016, set off a spate of conversion leads. One, the 68.2m. (224 ft) Ragnar, will be launched this year. Originally a commercial, ice-breaking multipurpose vessel, it has undergone an extreme, 2-year make-over and will be a superyacht with an ICE Class A1 hull and a range of 6,000 nautical miles.

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At ICON Yachts, we are a highly specialised shipyard for yacht conversion and refit projects, with an established leadership position in the field of explorer yachts and purpose-built vessels.

At ICON Yachts, we are a highly specialised shipyard for yacht conversion and refit projects, with an established leadership position in the field of explorer yachts and purpose-built vessels. We embark on journeys beyond the ordinary, where exploration, scientific research and sustainability converge to redefine the meaning of purpose-built yachting. Our identity is built on three pillars that define who we are and guide our every endeavour: exploration, philanthropy and sustainability. These pillars form the very essence of our purpose-built shipyard and shape our mission to create exceptional vessels that will forever provide unforgettable experiences.

ICON Yachts shipyard and its surrounding partners are in a very sheltered location just 2.5km from the North Sea via clear access, with no locks or obstacles to navigate. Our 150 x 33m covered and heated graving dock holds up to four large yachts, and our 90 x 20m floating dock with the round shed roof can accommodate yachts with airdrafts up to 28 meters. Furthermore, ICON offers outdoor berthing alongside its 500m quayside.

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Pride in meeting new standards

For more than a decade since ICON Yachts was founded, we ware proud of the position and reputation we have achieved within the industry.

ICON Yachts was one of the world’s first yards to be awarded ISO 9001 for quality management in yacht construction, a manifestation of our goals. In 2021 we embarked upon a new challenge, and in recognition of our ambitions, we achieved certification to ISO 14001 for meeting environmental standards, another first in the Netherlands.

Additionally our work has been recognised with four international design award nominations form Showboats and the World Superyacht.

We aim to meet today’s tough standards and protect the climate, oceans and our planet. Our business is born of passion, of belief and a love of the sea – but we never lose our focus on the overall project aims. We are client-focussed. That’s what enables ICON Yachts to manage each stage of projects, from the first lines on paper up to completions. We steer our refit and conversion projects and hence secure and elevate the value of existing yachts.