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From their beginnings in 1965, over 17,000 Princess Yachts have been manufactured. Now, they build an amazing average of 270 yachts a year. This means that every few days another yacht is completed which is incredible!

Over 21 miles of cable go into a 40 M yacht. If you laid the cable along the road, it would take you all the way from Plymouth to Totnes.

In the furniture factory, the team processes 500 sheets of wood a day. The sheets of walnut or oak are produced in Holland and the trees they are taken from are hand-chosen for Princess.

Around 7 times each month, roads in Plymouth are closed between 2.30am – 4.30am so the yachts can be pulled around the roundabouts and down streets in the wrong direction!

The biggest boat has only 13 mm height clearance under the Marsh Mills flyover and in warm weather the tyres need to be deflated to make it under and through.

Princess Yachts own 4 police cars which are driven by police officers (on non-emergency duty) to escort the boats during the early morning moves.

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Princess Yachts are famous for building some of the world’s finest and most luxurious yachts, which they manufacture at their  5 different sites in Plymouth and sell all over the world.  The company is extremely proud of their Plymouth heritage – their logo includes the words “Crafted in Plymouth”. 80-85% of everything you see on a Princess Yacht has been made in-house by the company’s Plymouth teams.

“Where there’s warm weather and water, you will find Princess Yachts. There’s always a carefully crafted part of Plymouth floating around some of the most beautiful places in the world”   Antony Sheriff, Executive Chairman, Princess Yachts

Princess Yachts is also honoured to be the first luxury yacht manufacturer to officially partner with the Marine Conservation Society. Since 2016 they have worked together to support marine environments, preserving reefs and sea life for present and future generations.

Typical job roles include: Marine Engineering, Fabrication/Welding, Carpentry, Computer Aided Design,Composites, HR, Learning and Development and Finance

Apprenticeships: Princess Yachts has a variety of four year apprenticeship courses available each year including; Marine Engineering, Carpentry/boat building, CAD Development, Fabricating and Welding, Business Administration, HR, Finance, IT and Composites. Find out more about the company’s Apprenticeship Scheme below in the Get to Know Princess Yachts section.

Princess look for potential apprentices with the right attitude, the right qualities and the desire to fulfil their potential – people who can stand out from the crowd and deliver the high standards of quality and service expected in the luxury yacht business. Applicants need to be dedicated, eager to learn, and keen to combine hands on work with study in their own time.

University Placements  are available in the CAD department.

Graduate Programme : Princess Yachts also offers a graduate programme for those who are leaving university, with opportunities in Accountancy and Finance, Business Operational Management, Commercial, Sales, Human Resources, Naval Engineering, Naval Architecture, Marketing and Communications, Development

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Princess yachts apprenticeship scheme (section 1 of 2).

Princess works in partnership with the South Devon Marine Academy which has a dedicated Princess Yachts workshop, equipped with a V40 hull where apprentices can learn skills in all aspects of the business, offering a truly immersive experience.

The Scheme offers a mix of classroom-study with practical work and real experience and gives participants the chance to work with world-class boat-builders and other professionals who are passionate about passing on their knowledge.

The first year of the apprenticeship programme, is undertaken at South Devon College where apprentices complete additional marine qualifications such as RYA Powerboat Level 2, RYA Sea Survival, RYA VHF Radio Operators Licence and RYA First Aid as well as taking part in off water activities.  SEE NEXT SECTION FOR MORE INFO…

PRINCESS YACHTS APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME (Section 2 of 2)

In the third week of an apprenticeship, the apprentices can undertake a week long residential programme at Heatree, Exeter with activities such as canoeing, rock climbing and abseiling to learn new skills including team working, self-motivation and leadership.

Apprentices’ are also taken to the Southampton Boat Show where they enjoy attending the Princess Yachts stand to really help them grasp the bigger picture and understand the exceptional global luxury brand that they are now part of.

After their first year is completed, each Apprentice is assigned to work at one of Princess Yachts’ five sites around Plymouth where they will be fully trained in their specialism.

Find out more about the Apprenticeship Scheme here

LUXURY MOTOR YACHTS AND SUPER YACHTS

Princess Yachts craft a range of highly developed luxury yachts, which are said to be the envy of the yacht manufacturing and retail community.

At 40 metres long, the Princess 40M is the company’s largest yacht to date and is classed as a super-yacht. It has the luxury price tag of £18 million! Across the yacht’s three decks, there are sunbathing hideaways, a spa bath, dining areas and even a walk-in beach club.

Click here to take a 360 tour of the Princess 40M and see the amazing craftsmanship of the Plymouth yacht building teams.

The M Class super-yachts are constructed in one of Plymouth’s most historically important areas at South Yard, which is a former naval yard dating back to the 17th century and where the city’s dockyard originally began.

CAREFULLY DESIGNED INTERIORS

As you can see here, the Y85 caters for relaxation as well as speed. The flybridge has a fantastic deck for enjoying the sights and sounds of the ocean and marinas while the saloon creates an elegant space for seating and dining.

There is a careful design process for every element of a Princess Yacht. Each newly designed yacht goes through a Mock-Up stage. This is a one-to-one scale replication of the final yacht to test exactly how the new layout works, to check head heights, door way functionality, and how the furniture and materials will feel in the space. You can watch a film about the Mock-Up Stage here.

NEW PERFORMANCE SPORTS YACHTS

The R Class is the brand new range of performance sports yachts by Princess. The R35 pictured here, is a revolutionary yacht which was designed in conjunction with Ben Ainslie Racing Technologies (yes – Ben Ainslie – one of the most successful Olympics sailors of all time!) and legendary Italian car designers, Pininfarina.

This yacht can reach a top speed of 50 knots. Only the fastest swimming fish in the world could keep up with the R Class yachts.

To confuse the eye and help conceal its design until its official launch, the prototype R35 was actually covered in dazzle camouflage which was created by Plymouth College of Art student, Katie Sheppard. Take a look at the sea trial of the prototype R35 in its dazzle camouflage design here.

SEE INSIDE PRINCESS

If you would like to see more inside Princess Yachts, watch some of their manufacturing processes, find out how the yachts are tested on water and understand the company’s amazing history and craftsmanship – visit the Princess Yachts webpage here  “Inside Princess” and scroll down to watch their interesting video.

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The story began on Newport Street in Plymouth in 1965. It was here that ex-Naval officer David King and two friends started a company called Marine Projects.

Their first model, which was named Project 31 , was built on the hull of a Senior 31 and fitted out in a rented shed. This historic yacht was restored in 2015 as part of the yard’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

From such humble beginnings, Marine Projects made huge advances over the following years. This led to the 1969 launch of the Princess 32 – the first model to bear the name.

The 1970s saw Princess branch out into the burgeoning flybridge market with the Princess 37 V Hull. Designed by John Bennett and launched at the London Boat Show, this model was fitted with high performance inboard diesel engines.

Six years later the company began work on the Princess 30DS with a promising young designer called Bernard Olesinski. His name has since become a byword for the deep-vee hull. 1981 saw a buyout of the company, with South African businessman Graham J Beck taking the helm – he would remain the majority shareholder for the next 27 years.

In 1984 the launch of the Princess 286 Riviera cemented this company’s status in the high-speed sports cruiser market. Its twin 270hp Volvo AQ271/DP engines gave a top speed of more than 30 knots. Just a year later, the company followed up this success with the launch of the Princess 45, which was the largest production yacht in the UK – and there was clearly an appetite for larger yachts, as more than 400 hulls produced over the next nine years.

Export and expansion

The V-Class range was rolled out in 1994 with the arrival of the Princess V39 , which in its latest guise is still one of the company’s best sellers more than 20 years later. A 1995 tie-up with Viking Yachts of Gretna, New Jersey saw Princess break into the American market.

The 1990s also saw the yard move into a new purpose-built headquarters, still on Newport Street, as well as acquiring a new site in nearby Coypool.

But wasn’t until 2001 that the company was officially renamed as Princess Yachts International, with production split over three sites in Devonport, Plympton and Lee Mill. This year also saw the launch of Princess’s first M Class superyacht, the Princess 25M.

And in 2008 a buyout by L Capital allowed further expansion, taking the Princess range over the 100ft mark for the first time. This led to another new site – South Yard was leased from the Ministry of Defence for the development of the M Class range in 2009 and Princess was granted the lease for the premises two years later.

The yard is rightly proud of its environmental record, which was underlined in 2011 when Princess became the first British yard to achieve RINA Green Plus (Y) notation for its entire range. More recently, Princess teamed up with the Marine Conservation Society to launch a 2016 book called Enid & Her Magic Yacht, which aims to spread the environmental message to the next generation of seafarers.

Today the Princess Yachts collection ranges from the entry-level V39 sportscruiser to the 131ft tri-deck Princess 40M superyacht . Its yachts are built in a state-of-the-art facility, which spans more than 100,000 square metres. With more than 3,000 staff on its books, Princess Yachts is one of the biggest employers in Plymouth, but also operates in 118 other countries across the world.

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Princess HIN numbers

• Thread starter kcrane
• Start date 22 Jan 2010
• 22 Jan 2010

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Does anyone know how Princess use their HIN numbers? I recognise the build month and year and the model year. The central part, between the builder initials and the build date, is: 48075 It would make sense for the 48 to refer to the model of boat. It is a model that started life in 2004, and as this boat has a build date also of 2004, I was expecting a low hull number. It doesn't make sense for it to be hull #75, though I think they are free to start the numbering however they like?  

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kcrane said: Does anyone know how Princess use their HIN numbers? I recognise the build month and year and the model year. The central part, between the builder initials and the build date, is: 48075 It would make sense for the 48 to refer to the model of boat. It is a model that started life in 2004, and as this boat has a build date also of 2004, I was expecting a low hull number. It doesn't make sense for it to be hull #75, though I think they are free to start the numbering however they like? Click to expand...

Not sure, but to me it could well be: 48 = model 075 = hull number (build number of that model) ??????  

jimmy_the_builder

my HIN has a load of numbers between GB PYI *******Build date where ***** relates to nothing I can see.  

Does this help or hinder..... http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.htm  

Dont be fooled by the HIN number. It isn't the n'th number of that particular model that they build. The following is what I was led to believe when we visited the factory whilst our P67 was being built. Jobs go through the factory as "slot" numbers. I believe that the slot number is the actual number of that particular model that they have built. However, I seem to remember hearing somewhere that a slot actually refers to an order number so a single slot could have multiple boats (I think). Boats are ordered many months in advance and need a reference number so that engines / options etc can be ordered for the particular boat. I believe that this is why Princess use a "slot" number. Princess' slot number is specific to a particular production line. The HIN number is the official number that gets applied to the boat during its manufacture and, of course relates to the final build date and defines the boat absolutely. Anyway, the difference between the slot number and the HIN is significant. For example, there is a difference of 26 between our HIN and the slot number that she was actually built under. I remember when we visited the factory seeing the first of the V85s and the first of the 95s - their slots numbers were all in the number range 001 to 004 etc. This implies that the slot number is a more accurate way of determining the n'th boat. So, in oeder to know what number your boat is out of all the boats of that type built, you might be better finding the slot number that she was built under.  

Hurricane said: Dont be fooled by the HIN number. It isn't the n'th number of that particular model that they build. The following is what I was led to believe when we visited the factory whilst our P67 was being built. Jobs go through the factory as "slot" numbers. I believe that the slot number is the actual number of that particular model that they have built. However, I seem to remember hearing somewhere that a slot actually refers to an order number so a single slot could have multiple boats (I think). Boats are ordered many months in advance and need a reference number so that engines / options etc can be ordered for the particular boat. I believe that this is why Princess use a "slot" number. Princess' slot number is specific to a particular production line. The HIN number is the official number that gets applied to the boat during its manufacture and, of course relates to the final build date and defines the boat absolutely. Anyway, the difference between the slot number and the HIN is significant. For example, there is a difference of 26 between our HIN and the slot number that she was actually built under. I remember when we visited the factory seeing the first of the V85s and the first of the 95s - their slots numbers were all in the number range 001 to 004 etc. This implies that the slot number is a more accurate way of determining the n'th boat. So, in oeder to know what number your boat is out of all the boats of that type built, you might be better finding the slot number that she was built under. Click to expand...

mjf said: Yep thats my understanding too So if say yr 67 is number 17 of the line the slot is/was 67017 etc Click to expand...

Ok thats clear. In all my correspondence my boat was always called by length then hull number of the series. So on stage payment receipts etc that is how the boat is refered to. Only saw the HIN which is completely different as mentioned above when I saw it mounded on the stern and of course in the paperwork on hand over. Even the soft furnishings etc that were all wrapped up had this princess id number marked in felt tip.  

I guess then there are three numbers, the number they put on the HIN (in your case 67083), the build slot number (057) and also somewhere else they'll know that 67083 was hull #5 of the new generation of P67's, but you can't get that from the HIN.  

jimmy_the_builder said: Remember that the V48 was preceded by the V46, so at a guess, the V48 hull numbers probably roll on from the V46. Click to expand...

Nick_H said: That would be my guess as well, it's basically the same boat. Click to expand...

jimmy_the_builder said: To the OP, there's a bit more info here if you're interested: Click to expand...

• 24 Jan 2010

Renegade_Master

Hmm interesting must find the HIN number on mine and try to work out what it means  

• 15 Apr 2010

princess0310

I work for Princess Example as i cant be bothered to go into detail!! Princess 50 Slot 25 does not mean "PYI50025" Slot number means hull number!! Those misterious numbers which appear after the title P50..... is the Yard number!! This is an internal system!!!  

• 16 Apr 2010

princess0310 said: I work for Princess Example as i cant be bothered to go into detail!! Princess 50 Slot 25 does not mean "PYI50025" Slot number means hull number!! Those misterious numbers which appear after the title P50..... is the Yard number!! This is an internal system!!! Click to expand...

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