Glossary · Boat life & partners
Shipyard
Also called: Chantier, chantier naval, constructeur, boatbuilder, builder, boatyard
The company that builds the boat, or carries out major work on it.
Offshore racing yards specialise in high-performance composites. The same boat often goes through several yards: one builds the hull, another the deck or foils, a third does a refit years later. The directory keeps each of these yard periods in the boat's life.