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X-Craft Custom yacht tenders

Design, Innovation, Performance and Luxury merged together

Design, innovation, performance and luxury merge together in the Dutch-built exclusive RIB and super yacht tender: X-Craft. Reaching speeds of over 100 km/h, the RIBs are every daredevil’s ultimate dream, while its design and construction guarantee maximum safety. X-Craft develops technically first-rate, user-friendly boats. Whether to be used as a Superyacht tender, to race with friends or to serenely tour with the family, X-Craft turns every form of water-bound pleasure into an exceptional experience. With our unwillingness to compromise, X-Craft will always strive to deliver beyond expectations.

Custom build

X-Craft RIBs can be created to satisfy all your personal wishes. The engine, propulsion, deck arrangement, furnishing with accessories and equipment, the colour schemes, sailing characteristics: once you’ve indicated your preferences, X-Craft will design and present your own tender in an artist’s impression.

Craftsmanship

When we build boats, all that matters is absolute perfection. What sets us apart is that we never stop pushing the bar higher. Our engineers are incredibly creative and understand very well what our high-end tenders must offer. Exclusiveness is paramount. That is why we design and manufacture many of our components in-house. Over the years we have accrued such vast knowledge and experience that we can now produce and test an extensive range of components in our own workshop. Our engineers bring an unlimited imagination to the job, and our only lead and inspiration is what our customer wants. As a result, each one of our tenders is a visual delight, while we are happy knowing that each and every component meets our exceptionally high standards. Additionally, we can rely on a small number of hand-picked partners for highly specialist matters, if so required. We have selected these partners carefully, and they completely understand what our industry segment is all about. Together with our partners, we make sure that all our tenders are stunningly beautiful and unique, down to the finest detail.

X-Craft tenders stand out for their exclusive design, fashionable colour schemes and refined design down to the tiniest details. From the seats with their unique shock absorbing capability to the custom-built handrails and switch panels, each component is crafted and tested with care. Any components that are not made directly by X-Craft are subjected to the highest quality demands to ensure an outstanding final result. With our unwillingness to compromise, X-Craft will always strive to deliver beyond expectations.

X-Craft combines speed with comfort. The especially designed deep-V hulls guarantee absolute performance and neutralize the rugged blows of the waves. Thanks to these hulls and the shock absorbing seats designed by X-Craft, every trip is superbly comfortable even with choppy waters and at top speed. The seats moreover ensure you maintain an ergonomically correct posture and are upholstered in either textile or leather. The RIB can even be furnished with a large sun deck on which a large company can enjoy some quality relaxation.

The right choices

If you are investing in or own a world-class superyacht, you understand the difference between standard and custom. To have an equally bespoke Tender that perfectly matches the lines of the mothership is the icing on the cake.  

By partnering with Tenderworks you are assured of the most exclusive Tender or Chase Boat that money can buy.  Branding in line with the yard building your superyacht is also possible and because the moulds are destroyed, you can rest assured that your boat will always be unique.

"All our boats are ‘full custom’ once they’re built we throw away the mould"

Our history.

For more than 25 years the Tenderworks team have been building Custom Tenders, high performance Sailing Boats

and one off Motorboats.

As a testament to timeless styling and superior build quality many tenders launched in the 90’s are still in service with

their Superyachts today. Other iconic boats, designed and built by the team, have influenced the direction

and style of today’s industry.

First-class facilities

Once your design is ready we will get to work building

your Tender or Chase Boat in our purpose-built facility

in Warmond, Holland.

A former aircraft hangar with wooden arches that span some 30 metres, this distinctive building also includes underfloor heating and premium environmental control. State-of-the-art equipment is deployed in every discipline. Tenderworks also has a 20m combined spray cabin and oven that can handle temperatures of over 100 degrees.

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14 of the best new tenders, chase boats and limousines afloat

Fill your garage with the finest and fastest new superyacht tenders and dayboats to hit the water. Kate Lardy selects the best boats designed to supplement your superyacht, encompassing everything from military-grade chase boats to tender-carrying tenders...

11.4-metre limousine

One of the most recent launches from the tender arm of America’s oldest boatbuilder is a gorgeous aft helm limo penned by Michael Peters . The award-winning design accommodates up to 15 guests in fore and aft outside seating with a wet bar and a climate-controlled interior with custom upholstery and detailing. The T-top lowers for stowing the tender on board, and the gyrostabilisation will be appreciated by anyone who’s ever had to step onto a rolly tender at a rough anchorage.

The Maine builder has also revealed a new design for a 12-metre Beachlander with two deck configurations: the elegant Sip for cocktails and entertaining; and the more rugged Sport for watersports or hauling gear to the beach. Both can accommodate either electric or diesel propulsion and have guest capacity of 14.

LOA: 11.4m Beam: 3.15m Displacement: 7,200kg Power: 2 x Volvo D4-320 Speed: 35+ knots Passengers: 15

Cantiere delle Marche ’s Flexplorer 146 has a big aft deck designed to carry tenders and toys, but with a 44.3-metre LOA, there’s a limit to how much can be hauled. So the Italian shipyard came up with an ingenious solution: a tender on deck that carries a smaller tender itself. Instead of stowing these side-by-side on the mothership, stacking them frees up valuable real estate. Called Iceman, the explorer tender is being designed by Valerio Rivellini, and follows his philosophy of combining structural strength and light weight, with an aluminium hull and a carbon-fibre superstructure.

LOA: 9.55m Beam: 3m Displacement: 4 tonnes Engine: 370hp Yanmar Speed: 35 knots Passengers: 10

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With its modern form and clean lines, the first NY24 Limo model fits right in with the artful aesthetic of this Italian builder, which collaborates with design firm ideaeITALIA . The low profile and high-end finishes allow it to fit in any superyacht garage with ease, and the model itself is quite customisable. The owner of hull No 1, ordered for a 63-metre yacht that will cruise in Croatia, chose to install a bimini for shade underway without spoiling the lines, and synthetic teak for reduced maintenance and environmental impact.

LOA: 7.35m Beam: 2.5m Displacement (unladen): 2.2 tons Power: 1 x Yanmar HP 250Z inboard Speed: 35 knots Passengers: 14 (12+2)

Custom 10m limousine and open.

January 2024 saw Falcon ’s first deliveries to a client with a stunning pair of matching 10-metre tenders, one open sports tender and one closed limousine. The custom designs were developed exclusively for the (confidential) client. The hull, deck and mouldings are constructed with green epoxy composites, utilising foam sandwich construction, giving a stiff, lightweight structure, but it’s the high-gloss all-white finish with mirrored glass that makes the bigger impression.

Project KD will follow in March, delivered to a Sanlorenzo . Stay tuned for more from this high-end builder later in 2024 with a new concept in SOLAS tenders and a revolutionary design of a 10-metre explorer yacht tender.

LOA: 10m Beam: 3m Weight (unladen): 4,750kg (limo)/4,550kg (open) Power: 2 x Yanmar 4LV 250 Speed: 35 knots (limo)/ 40 knots (open) Passengers: 14 (12+2)

This foiling tender is designed to fly, not swim. It takes off at 18 knots and soars 1.5 metres above the water. Based on Enata’s 10-metre Foiler platform, Vatoz is a new limited- edition series that will produce just eight boats. Designed in collaboration with Timur Bozca, its organic, aerodynamic shape was inspired by its namesake, the Turkish word for stingray. The side wings are designed to provide easy access to the bow while also keeping those in the cockpit dry and hiding storage space for water toys such as surfboards.

LOA: 9.8m Beam: 3.3m Displacement: 5 tonnes Power: 2 x 370hp V8 diesel Speed: 40 knots when foiling Passengers: 8

Silverline open limo.

Bold in bright blue livery, Yachtwerft Meyer’s 8.1-metre open limo is as eye-catching in colour as it is in form. It’s a new addition to the semi-custom Silverline series, the builder’s most successful tender range, which offers a pre-engineered platform with a choice of deck layouts. The first owner chose a seating arrangement that maximises the number of passengers. When the weather doesn’t co-operate, a hidden custom bimini transforms it into a closed limousine.

LOA: 8.1m Beam: 2.8m Displacement (fully loaded): 3.9 tonnes Power: 2 x Volvo D3-170 Sterndrive Speed: 30+ knots Passengers: 12 (10+2)

Silent tenders.

The latest development from solar-powered catamaran builder Silent Yachts is a new series of tenders that are – you guessed it – silent, being fully electric. The range encompasses 400, 450 and 520 models between four and 5.2 metres with a carbon fibre prepreg hull and waterjet drive, able to be charged via the mothership Silent yacht or in port. The 40kW of power and lightweight construction allow a top speed over 20 knots. The first 400 is now in production.

520 LOA: 5.2m Beam: 2m Weight (empty): 520kg Power: 40kW Speed: 20 knots Passengers: 8

13m limousine tender.

Custom builder Cockwells has created some stunningly beautiful superyacht tenders. The latest, part of a quartet of custom tenders for the new 112-metre Renaissance , is this 13-metre limousine. It features a luxurious interior influenced by the design of the client’s private jet, while its semi-displacement hull, twin 8LV engines and gyro-stabiliser provide guests with the ultimate balance of speed and comfort.

LOA: 12.7m Beam: 3.6m Displacement (lightship): 8,728kg Engines: 2 x 370hp Yanmar 8LV Speed: 32 knots Passengers: 12

Wallypower50.

Introduced at the last Cannes show, the baby of the wallypowers blends the features of Wally ’s tender and power ranges. This is no accident; the concept is all about bridging the open wallytender48 and the wallypower58, and the result is a model that can be specced for anything from chase boat to dayboat. The sharp lines, deep-V hull and double chine profile are undoubtedly Wally, as the design comes from the brand’s forward-thinking founder, Luca Bassani , who says the model is “perhaps the purest and most essential in form yet to earn the ‘power’ epithet”. Both inboard and outboard propulsion is offered.

LOA: 14.6m Beam: 4.3m Displacement (unladen): 12.9 tonnes Power: 2 x Volvo Penta IPS650 Speed: 36 knots Passengers: 12

Jet tender 28.

At the top end of Castoldi’s range of jet tenders is this new 8.6-metre model that accommodates 16. The multi-functional boat is well-tailored to its market, coming with all the fun stuff superyachts need: ski poles, hooks for towing inflatables, dive tank lockers and fishing rod holders. A bow ramp provides steps down to the beach, too. Castoldi tenders are designed to be stored in yacht garages, so all components that exceed the height of the bow can be folded (console, awnings, carbon-fibre T-top) or removed (cushions and backrests). Below the waterline is a deep-V hull built in tough Kevlar.

LOA: 8.6m Beam: 3m Weight (fully loaded): 2,728kg Power: 370hp Yanmar 8LV diesel Waterjet: Castoldi Turbodrive 284 HCT Speed: 38 knots Passengers: 16

Take a hardy RIB and mix in military DNA and you’ve got a chase boat with serious superpowers. So serious, in fact, that the CZ12 was the first RIB to make it through the Northwest Passage. With Zodiac Milpro’s recent acquisition of superyacht specialists Yachtwerft Meyer, these adventure boats are now offered as superyacht tenders. The 60-plus-knot boat has a patented high-performance MACHII hull, which special forces use for intervention and rescue in extreme conditions, and comes with shock-mitigating seats.

LOA: 11.7m Beam: 3.1m Weight: approx. 6.5 tonnes Power: 2 or 3 x outboards, 700-1,200hp Speed: 60+ knots Passengers: 12

Beachlander range.

High demand for the beachlander led Whitmarsh to design a new range of mid-size luxury superyacht tenders. The three models of 6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 metres have the same dimensions as some of the British builder’s existing tenders, but they boast a completely new hull design that carries more weight and improves performance with less power. The half-circle “D” tube design gives a lot of internal space and offers storage built into the cockpit sides. Engine options include diesel inboard jet drive, stern drive or outboard, and SOLAS versions are available for every model. The first two 725s are sold for a mid 2024 delivery.

ST 825 LOA: 8.25m Beam: 2.95m Weight (lightship): 2,750kg Speed: 30-36 knots Passengers: 12

This new catamaran has a neat trick below the waterline: foils. These aren’t to lift it out of the water America’s Cup-style though, but to help with longitudinal stability. A centre foil creates lift that reduces drag and improves fuel efficiency (by at least 30 per cent, claims the builder), while the aft foils provide downforce, working with the centre foil to reduce pitching. A folding carbon fibre bimini and low-profile hull allow it to be stowed on board. The first Linx30 is in service as a tender to 65-metre Lürssen Polar Star , and the second one is currently in build, commissioned by a client in the Middle East.

LOA: 9.5m Beam: 3.1m Displacement (fully loaded): 4,000kg Power: inboard or outboard Speed: 40 knots Passengers: 12

Beachlander.

Recently delivered to a private mothership, Compass ’s largest beachlander to date, at 11.5 metres, is a jack of all trades. The full-custom craft was designed to serve as luxurious guest conveyance, able to facilitate extended excursions on expedition cruises, as well as a utility boat. There’s a rack for dive tanks, two wet lockers and six fishing-rod sockets. The extra-large loading bay can take up to six euro pallets, which are easily loaded and unloaded via the hydraulic bow door. The full guest complement of 12 is accommodated on board, with passengers enjoying an aft seating/sunlounger arrangement with adaptable positioning, a 135-litre integrated cool box and a head with shower concealed in the console.

LOA: 11.5m Beam: 3.55m Displacement: 6,750kg Power: 2 x 440hp Volvo D6 diesel inboards Waterjets: 2 x Hamilton HJX29 Top speed: 42 knots Passengers: 14 (12+2)

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Qnautic is run by third and fourth-generation dutch shipbuilders..

The roots of the company can be traced back to 1935, when the first generation of the family started building small sailing yachts and boats for the commercial shipping industry.

The second generation continued the family business, eventually founding Minerva Shipyard in Amsterdam. This yard specialised in the building and servicing of commercial vessels such as freighters, tankers and special dredgers.

The third generation of the family expanded the building and servicing activities with trading in a wide variety of commercial vessels, super freezer trawlers, tug boats, fast support vessels and other special crafts.

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Bringing state-of-the-art quality, safety and durability from the offshore sector to yachtbuilding, Qnautic combines the experience of four generations in industrial shipbuilding, commercial operation and offshore sailing to create exceptionally high-Quality yachts and tenders.

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With the Q39, Qnautic has developed the most exceptional RIB on the market. All the details on board this impressive model have been thought through to the max. The result is a superb RIB with excellent properties in terms of speed, safety, comfort, quality, luxury and detailing.

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Proving, once again, that Vripack’s talents are not limited by size, the Dutch design studio has brought its creative design to the shores of tender production. Introducing the Q52: the first 16.10m (52.8 ft) powerful day boat from Qnautic. Built for enjoyment, designed for adventure.

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Our goal and privilege is to offer the ultimate custom carbon superyacht tender and outstanding customer service.

We deliver lightweight durable tenders that perform like no other boat. Designed and built to exhilarate, each Xtender is built from carbon fibre using Formula 1 technology.

Whatever the purpose, dimensions, configuration or drive train of the tender may be, we will beautifully integrate them into one greatly performing bespoke craft that is perfectly in tune with your yacht.

We offer a complete custom solution for your yacht. Your tender starts with a blank sheet of paper, your ambition and our expertise.

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Xtenders is trusted by the best in the yacht industry to deliver a custom tender built to maximum size, usability and individual character of the yacht.

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Just like with the yacht, we take you on a journey towards a vessel that will best suit your wishes and user requirements.

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To guarantee the best material properties each tender is built exclusively from carbon fibre using Formula One technology.

Carbon fibre doesn’t fatigue. Being engineered and built to withstand the highest impacts our tenders are virtually unbreakable.

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11 Tenders That Might Be Even More Fun Than Your Superyacht

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About 60 tenders of all stripes and sizes were on display at last month’s Monaco Yacht Show , from Novamarine’s Black Shiver 160, stretching 56 feet in length (too large for most superyachts to carry on board) to the small 26-foot Lanéva Dayboat, built for performance with a responsive, electric drivetrain.

These days, most superyachts over 120 feet carry at least two tenders on board. Twenty years ago, when the average superyacht size was closer to 80 feet, that would’ve meant a RIB for the crew and a Boston Whaler for guests. Today, it’s not uncommon for gigayachts over 250 feet to have much larger, elaborate limousine tenders with a roof that slides over the cabin, an open sports tender for convenience, and even a Zodiac for heading into remote regions.

The 303-foot Tatoosh , built by Nobiskrug in 2000, was among the first yachts with a deck that carries two 39-foot tenders: a Hinckley motoryacht and a Frers daysailer. It also holds three other tenders, a safety boat and four Sea-Doos. Meanwhile, the 296-foot classic yacht Nero , also on display last month at the Monaco show, brings glamor to any occasion with its custom-built wooden Corsair tender. At the futuristic end, America’s Cup Emirates Team New Zealand last year launched a hydrogen-fuel-celled tender, Chase 0 , to show that emissions-free hydrogen fuel cells could be a viable alternative to fossil fuels.

“Many superyacht owners and project managers are looking to tender manufacturers to bridge the gap between performance and ocean preservation,” Mark Pascoe, founder of Falcon Tenders, told Robb Report, noting the company uses the latest hybrid and electric propulsion in its tenders.  Sustainability is indeed a big theme for tender manufacturers, and many new electric runabout builders are out to convince yacht owners that they can offer the same performance and comfort as a conventional tender, but without the emissions.

In the end, however, there are really just two types of tenders: Those designed to fit into a yacht’s garage, or those that serve as shuttles from the owner’s home port to the mothership.

That means styles and sizes are very much up to the owners. Here are 10 of our favorites, from the Tyde electric hydro-foiler to Riva’s iconic mahogany Aquarama.

Hodgdon Limousine

Heading for a shipyard in Northern Europe to be paired with a superyacht, Hodgdon’s new Limousine has accommodations for up 15, with both forward and aft outside seating areas, a wetbar, climate-controlled interior and a T-top that lowers for when the tender is stowed in the yacht’s garage. It also has gyro stabilizers to minimize motion sickness. The Michael Peters’ design looks more like a Downeast express cruiser than a traditional limo. The deep-V hull is fast and designed for stability in rough water, while the twin Volvo D4-320 engines deliver speed when necessary. The Maine shipyard’s dedication to quality is seen throughout the yacht, including the stainless on the exterior and custom upholstery inside. Even the Hodgdon signature flush anchor is custom fabricated.

Compass Limousine for Oceanco ‘H3’

Custom-built for the 344-foot Oceanco H3 (ex-Al Mirqab and listed among the 25 largest yachts in the world) this 36-foot limousine bears subtle styling characteristics taken from the mothership’s exterior design, including the window shape and hard-top detailing. The cabin features custom leather seating, stainless-steel trim, leather paneling, and a geometric teak floor. There is also an integrated AV system, ambient lighting and forward-facing cameras that display the tender’s journey on twin screens. Access to the cabin is through sliding glass doors fore and aft, while an electric sliding-glass roof opens the interior to the outdoors.

Falcon Project KD

Making its world debut in Monaco last month was Project KD from British builder Falcon Tenders . The custom 32-foot limousine tender was commissioned by the owner of a 210-foot Sanlorenzo yacht due to deliver next year. The fully finished exterior has fiber-optic light lines by Fibr8, powered by lasers to evenly emit light over long distances. The interior design remains under wraps until the unveiling next year. But if Falcon’s recent tenders, the Miss Wonderly and Miss Le Blanc, are anything to go by, the quality of build as well as features like the leather upholstery with its intricate hand-stitched seams, will make Project KD a tender worth waiting to see.

Brabus Shadow 300

Available in two models—a Cross-Bow or Cross-Top—the Brabus Shadow 300 is designed with powerboat enthusiasts in mind. Agile and easy to handle, the 25-foot sportster makes a good superyacht tender. The top speed of 50 knots, thanks to a Mercury 300R V8 racing engine, assures swift passage from the yacht to port. It’s also a great boat for watersports since it’s fitted with a pole for water-skiing, inflatable towing and wakeboarding. Not big enough? Its 38-foot Shadow 900 Black Ops Boat certainly provides a larger and very different look. 

J-Craft Torpedo ‘BaBeBi’

Turning heads at both Cannes and Monaco this year was J-Craft’s 42-foot Torpedo BaBeBi . The Swedish builder’s first Torpedo with a metallic-colored hull sports a beautiful brass and off-white interior enhanced by diamond stitching. It’s twinned with serious functionality, capable of sailing in open water and certified to withstand 13-foot waves. Taking over 9,000 man-hours to build and fitted with two Volvo Penta IPS 650s, BaBeBi delivers a top speed of 47 knots. Equipped with lithium batteries for a full day on the water with the engines off, it has a 280-nautical mile range, a convertible open cockpit with two sundecks, and sleeps up to four guests for weekend retreats.

Cockwells ‘Titian ‘Tender

The custom 34-foot Titian tender built by U.K.-based Cockwells is equipped with old-school features like specially cast stainless-steel fittings on the exterior and a Corian and copper galley belowdecks. Its advanced electronics include a virtual anchor and touchscreen digital switching system. Powered by a highly maneuverable twin jet drive, the Titian played a starring role in fashion brand Michael Kors’s 2022 advertising campaign called ‘The Thrill of the Chase’, which saw Bella Hadid aboard the tender on London’s River Thames with Alton Mason in hot pursuit. Finished to superyacht quality standards, Titian won the “Pre-1980s” category of the Concours d’Elégance at last year’s Cannes Yachting Festival. Cockwells also has other mutliple designs under its sleeve. It recently showed a 39-foot hydrofoil limousine that can theoretically cruise at 40 knots. 

Riva Aquarama

No tender round-up is complete without mentioning the Riva Aquarama —the most famous of all Carlo Riva’s designs. The Italian builder’s iconic luxury wooden runabout saw a limited run of 281 Aquarama Normals and Supers between 1962 and 1972, when Riva still owned the shipyard, and then 277 more, called the Special, were built in the next two decades. The Aquarama’s speed, grace, and craftsmanship make it a much-desired primary boat, not to mention the world’s most stylish tender. Prices for historically correct can range between $400,000 and $800,000, but much will depend on the actual model and number within the series.

Williams DieselJet 565

Williams is one of the perennial names in RIB tenders, with multiple yacht builders designing their garages around specific models. The DieselJet 565 has several advantages over competitors. First, it’s a jet drive so driving is reliable and maneuverability is excellent. Secondly, it runs on diesel, the preferred fuel for many owners who don’t want to carry the more flammable gasoline on the yacht if they don’t have to. Finally, this nine-passenger design should be able to carry owners and guests in one trip, two in a pinch. Williams paid attention to the details that matter, like ergonomic seating, decent storage, grab rails, and even an optional plate on the yacht’s stern that illuminates the name of the mothership. 

Lanéva Dayboat

The Lanéva all-electric dayboat is equipped with a lithium polymer battery designed for military operations, while the two axial-flow motors are used in aviation. It has a wood structure, a deck comprised of sustainable flax and volcanic fibers, a cork floor and a 100 percent recyclable leatherette upholstery. Sporting a cobalt-blue hull, the 26-foot boat brings performance to electric tender design.

The Tyde Icon is a wild-looking 43-footer, a wedge-shaped electric boat that foils to 30 knots. It’s definitely not designed to be loaded into a superyacht garage. But it can make a head-turning tender between an owner’s home and the mothership. Designed in collaboration with BMW, the yacht has large windows for vewing the water as well as lounge chairs across the enclosed cabin. A pair of 100 kW electric motors convert the 240 kWh of energy supplied by six batteries from the BMW i3 for a range of more than 50 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 24 knots.

Sacs Rebel 47

The Sacs Rebel 47 is a great example of a large rigid-hulled inflatable that can serve as both a tender and primary day boat for the owner. It has multiple seating areas across the exterior and a generous cabin below-decks for cooking or taking a nap. The boat’s offshore hull is designed to run at speed in rough water, and of course, the inflatable collar adds an element of buoyancy to the design. With two 440 hp Volvo D6 sterndrives, the boat has a top end of 38 knots. But with three Yamaha 425 hp XTO outboards, that jumps to 50 knots. 

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Var Tenders, builder of luxury custom aluminium tenders. Whether you need personal transport from your yacht to shore or a vessel for a comfortable get-together with family and friends. Together with us, you will design your unique tender!

Var Tenders delivers customised solutions where the customer's requirements are at the centre. With the knowledge and tried-and-tested basic concept, just about anything is possible. Luxury, comfort, speed and manoeuvrability are combined in a clean-lined design and expressed through technical tours de force. Each tender is completely hand-built in the Netherlands.  With a focus on minimalist design, luxury and comfort, VAR Tenders takes you on a journey from design to maintenance of your unique tender!

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Tenders in a nutshell

A tender is a boat that services a larger vessel (referred to as the mothership ). It can take many forms and deliver a wide range of conveniences.

Historically called ‘ship’s boats, ‘ tenders have supported large vessels for centuries. They have been used for guest transfers, refuge boats, landing crafts, stowed on deck or towed astern—little has changed! 

Whilst the vast majority of tenders employed by smaller yachts are typically rigid inflatable boats, the modern-day superyacht considers a multitude of vessels indispensable.

Hull categories

We’ve been specialising in building boat tenders for over a decade, yet with such a degree of cross-over and with a seemingly endless request for custom configurations, categorising tenders remains a challenge.

Nonetheless, at the top-most level, we categorise all tenders under one of the following three hull types:

Fully Inflatable A lightweight vessel relying solely on inflation for buoyancy. 

Rigid Inflatable A vessel with a hull constructed from rigid materials such as aluminium or fibreglass, supported with an inflatable or foam collar for added buoyancy in high seas. 

Rigid   A fully rigid hull without a buoyancy collar of any type.

Tender sub-categories

In addition to hull type, we can identify most yacht tenders under the following sub-categories:

⌾ Open ⌾ Chase ⌾ Classic ⌾ Foil ⌾ Catamaran ⌾ Dive

What is an open tender?

An open tender is principally a single-deck boat with no enclosed cabin. Chiefly a guest transfer boat with ample seating both forward and aft, open tenders are day boats without accommodation above or below deck.

While we see many open tenders dedicated to guest transfers, by their very nature, they can also incorporate centre console boats, some dive boats, landing crafts, and even limousines.

What is a chase tender?

As the name suggests, a chase tender—which can also be an open tender—follows the mothership.

Chase boats can take on many guises since their main attribute is size. As a result, they are generally not stored on board but instead towed astern.

Often very angular in design, with excellent seaworthiness, chase boats need to be able to withstand the rigours of being towed by the mothership. Whilst a lot of large chase tenders can be operated entirely independently, towing very long distances (such as transatlantic) is not advised.

What is a classic tender?

Tenders with the hallmark of classic design are styled with an exquisite, continuous line from the head to the heel.

Echoing the lacquered freeboards of a Riva Ariston or the flawless veneers of a Hinckley picnic boat, a modern classic from the likes of J Craft or Wajer will feature a gracefully tapered form, avoiding right angles altogether.

What is a foiling tender?

Combining thrust with lift (as an aeroplane does), high-speed tenders have the opportunity also to become airborne.

Less drag, higher speeds and lower energy consumption are the key advantages, although from a guest comfort perspective, being elevated above a big swell scores very highly.

What is a catamaran tender?

Largely associated with utility boats, catamaran tenders (not to be confused with catamaran sailboats) present superyacht owners with a number of major advantages over their mono-hulled counterparts.

Favoured as a utility vessel, a twin-hulled catamaran can be built much wider than an equivalent-length vessel with a mono hull. It offers increased stability and, therefore, a more comfortable ride in bigger seas. Thanks to a smaller surface area, there’s also less drag, which results in faster speeds and higher efficiency.

What is a dive tender?

We build tenders optimised specifically for scuba diving, however, given the range of crossover in the market, the likes of amphibious boats, beachlanders, some centre consoles, landing crafts, open tenders, RIBs and utility boats can also work perfectly well for diving.

Storage, floor space and, most importantly, the convenience of easy access to the water are key attributes of a versatile dive boat tender.

The right tender for the job

So far we’ve categorised our tenders — now to define which tender is best suited to which scenario.

Amphibious Tender

✓ Rigid ✓ Rigid Inflatable ✓ Open ✓ Chase ✓ Tow or stow

Sharp stones, steep drop-offs, inclement weather, and changing tides needn’t worry your crew when you have the luxury of an amphibious tender. Visit almost any secluded cove or spit with virtually no risk of becoming stranded or beached.

Go where other boats simply wouldn’t dare, landing on shorelines in rough breaks and on rugged terrain. Be sure to do your homework, though, as most beaches and marinas will require permission to stroll out the sea on an amphibious tender.

Beachlander Tender

We are all about time spent on the water, but the sensation of stepping off a tender onto the warm sand is in itself a joy to behold. We don’t mean clambering over the side of a rib and bouncing awkwardly into the shallows. We mean stepping from a dry boat onto dry sand.

Whether you intend to spend the day in your swimmers or are off for an island excursion, getting wet feet before you begin should be a choice. 

We offer a beachlander option on all of our aluminium rigid inflatable boats .

Classic Daysailer

✓ Rigid ✓ Open ✓ Classic ✓ Stow

Strip back the layers of modernity that clothe large motor yachts and delve into a tactile sailing experience with a classic daysailer.   Built a short distance upriver from SYTT, the Spirit R30 is a daysailer that marries cinematic elegance with unparalleled craftsmanship.    Born from the same yard that graced the silver screen in iconic Bond films such as Casino Royale  and No Time To Die , this 9.2m yacht epitomises timelessness with its exquisite wooden construction.    Small sailing boats like the R30 can be de-rigged and stowed, nestled within a yacht’s garage or gracefully perched on deck.

Center Console

✓ Rigid ✓ Open ✓ Chase ✓ Tow or stow

Synonymous with the Florida Keys, the traditional centre console (or center console in the US), is typically a single-deck boat with the helm in the middle.

Geared towards recreational fishing, the centre console maximises the floor space while, crucially, allowing for full access around all sides of the boat. On smaller boats, seating is often sacrificed for floor space, while larger centre consoles fitted with cabins creep into the Sports Fisher sector.

Not intended to be an especially dry boat, both crew and guests are often exposed to the elements. The upshot is that centre consoles and, more so, sports fishers, tend to offer huge power, which is especially useful for long day trips from the mainland.

High-performance

‘Go-fast’ boats, as the name suggests, are built exclusively for speed. More commonly known as ‘cigarette boats’ due to their shape, go-fast boats are not for the faint-hearted. 

A craze immortalised by the Cigarette Racing Team, modern-day cigar boats can achieve speeds of over 100 knots. Largely impractical as a conventional superyacht tender, the range of high-performance boats have thankfully branched more into Centre Consoles. In turn, this presents superyacht owners with a high-performance chase boat of an almost unimaginable spec.

Landing Craft

✓ Rigid ✓ Rigid Inflatable ✓ Inflatable ✓ Open ✓ Chase ✓ Catamaran ✓ Dive ✓ Tow or stow

A vessel with a very military feel, a landing craft tender is designed to carry everything, including vehicles, from yacht to shore. 

With our ROAM Landing Craft, a button-operated super-strength bow ramp enables drive-on, drive-off capabilities, ideal for disembarking heavy items where lifting facilities are not available at shore.

Our landing crafts are built with a catamaran hull for enhanced stability. We also manufacture high-quality fold-up motorised boats.

Limousine Tender

✓ Rigid ✓ Open ✓ Classic ✓ Foil ✓ Stow

Surely the ultimate statement of sophistication — the limousine tender is the pinnacle mode of guest transfer.

A range of 6-14m and accommodating up to eighteen guests in consummate luxury, a fully enclosed guest cabin will often mirror the furnishings of the mothership.

Picnic Boat

✓ Rigid ✓ Chase ✓ Classic ✓ Stow

If leisure cruising and lunching were your only pursuit, you’d surely have a picnic boat. The quintessential day cruiser, a picnic boat is unequivocally designed for rest and relaxation on the water.

Inspired by the lobster boats of Maine, where the sloping rails from bow to stern made it easier for lobstermen to haul in their traps, the symbolic Picnic Boat represents everything exciting and romantic about a day out on the water.

Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB)

✓ Rigid Inflatable ✓ Open ✓ Dive ✓ Tow or stow

The workhorse tender of any yacht is the Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB). Robust, versatile, and highly manoeuvrable, RIBs typically offer speed, buoyancy, and good handling on high seas. 

A foam or inflatable collar provides extra buoyancy in the event of taking on water, while in the case of RIB boats —which have a high deadrise—also acts as a spray rail for keeping the deck dry. Popular with superyachts, RIBs can be towed or stowed and used for a wide range of purposes.

✓ Rigid ✓ Open ✓ Dive ✓ Stow

Nothing allows us to explore an affinity with water quite like the experience of wakeboarding, wake surfing and water skiing.

We specialise in wake boat customisation, supplying specifically to superyachts.

SOLAS Rescue Tender

✓ Rigid Inflatable ✓ Inflatable ✓ Stow

In accordance with the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), all ships over 500GT (typically 50m+) must carry at least one fully compliant SOLAS Rescue Vessel (and a complement of life rafts). The rescue vessel must be stowed onboard and cannot be towed astern or located on a support vessel.

SOLAS Rescue Vessels must be able to carry five seated persons and a person lying on a stretcher. They must also have an automatic self-righting capability and the engine must be restartable following a capsize. Stable in a seaway (and deployable when the mothership is doing 5 knots), rescue boats may be either rigid or inflated and need to be operable in water that is 1-30°C. They also need to be able to start in -30°C air temperature.

First adopted in 1914, the SOLAS Convention was initiated as a direct response to the Titanic disaster. The Convention in use today is often referred to as the “SOLAS, 1974, as amended”. 

For any help and advice relating to SOLAS requirements, contact our team who have a depth of knowledge on the subject.

SOLAS Lifeboats

✓ Rigid ✓ Stow Unlike a SOLAS Rescue Vessel that can be inflatable or rigid hull, a lifeboat must have the latter.

Painted bright orange—or Pantone 144—a lifeboat can have a LOA no less than 7.3m.

Sports Fisher

✓ Rigid ✓ Tow

A close relative of both the Central Console and High-performance categories, a Sports Fisher is a dedicated recreational fishing boat. Despite the wide range of boats within this category, the Flybridge Sports Fisher is the most synonymous with the name. 

Large boats, often up to 25m, the archetypal fisher is perfectly suited to lengthy, deep-sea fishing trips. Typically built with berths, heads, a galley and a tower (perhaps even a live bait tank, too), a Sports Fsher is for serious big game fishing enthusiasts.

It’s quite a commitment for a superyacht when a large open or utility tender with rod holders would probably be just as effective if big game fishing was less of a priority.

Utility Tender

✓ Rigid Inflatable ✓ Inflatable ✓ Open ✓ Chase ✓ Catamaran ✓ Dive ✓ Tow or stow

A utility tender is the most versatile boat on the list. Ticking almost every box, a utility boat is somewhat open to interpretation. As much an entire category as it is an individual tender, a utility boat could easily take the form of a landing craft or open RIB.

Both promote an open deck space and satisfy the needs of crew in all manner of tasks, including the general movement of equipment and vehicles, refuge and provision runs, and guest and crew transfers.

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Exceptional cars deserve exceptional transfer from yacht to street, and GreenJoy teaming up with ... [+] Falcon Tenders delivers. GreenJoy's first superyacht tender concept is poised to take over luxury vehicle transport in the yachting world.

Debuting a visual shot of adrenaline for luxury superyacht tenders, product startup lab GreenJoy Studio opened the Monaco Yacht Show with a disruptor in the superyacht tender genre. Revealing its first ever watercraft concept at the show, September 25-28, 2024, GreenJoy strutted its stuff with a picture perfect design as they worked with British full-custom superyacht tender builder Falcon Tenders .

The cinematic reveal held at Falcon's show stand in Monaco, QA26, September 25-28, 2024, found an appreciative audience. Creating a new category of unique catamaran tenders for yachts over 80 meters, the chic shuttles are customized to match the mother yacht or echo the car's marque. They are aimed at storing, carrying, and deploying the owner's personal low-profile vehicle from the garage to the road and back, no helicopter needed.

Attempting to disrupt the current luxury yacht tender market, GreenJoy and Falcon Tenders unveiled a ... [+] new way to get your hypercar from yacht to road and back with the utmost of care.

The vessel permits simultaneous loading and stocking of the extensive cargo bay while the car is being loaded. A platform called the "Pedastol," raises above the height of a point on land, then extends the "Red Carpet," a telescoping ramp with high friction coating, lowering until it lies flush on land. The system creates a stable bridge to the Falcon Tender's center of mass. The car then drives onto the ramp, at which point the Red Carpet and Pedastol lower until the car is completely enveloped and protected for transfer.

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Owners and guests in the car are carried to the mothership beach, where the Falcon Tender aligns and opens one of its lateral wings, deploying a set of steps and a boarding pole. The passengers disembark from the car while the crew stows the Falcon Tender in the garage, with the car inside, for complete vehicle protection while on board.

The Inspiration

Philip Greenberg is GreenJoy's marketing mind. His intuition that a James Bond-like amphibious tender would bring its own set of compromises in trying to connect land with sea for exotic cars led him to rethink the concept. Thus, a car-carrying tender presented an elegant solution that fit well with the superyacht owner who wishes to simplify the process of bringing his favorite motorcar on board.

This solution allows crew to deliver the owner, already in the car, directly from the yacht and ready to roll. Greenberg notes, "There are plenty of landing craft for deploying utility vehicles to the beach, but this is the first tender capable of delivering exotic, low-clearance cars directly to the road. Many owners already bring Ferraris and Bugattis aboard, but the system of cranes is clumsy, requiring massive yachts to enter the port just for owners to have to wait on deck. I expect we’ll be hearing from those owners soon.”

The GreenJoy Falcon Tender is a new way to board a superyacht: inside your exotic car. Easy way to ... [+] deploy, transfer, and store fine, low profile motorcars on board for quick, easy access.

With a creative eye, Ivan Joy of GreenJoy designed and modeled this original version of a Falcon Tender fashioned for the Rolls Royce Boat Tail. Regarding the bespoke nature of each build, Joy remarked, “Every yacht owner has a favorite car that comes to mind, and the Falcon Tender has to synergize with it. This presents us an opportunity to take the recent trend in yacht design towards automotive inspiration a step further, creating vessels with particular cars in mind and on board."

Exclusively built by Falcon Tenders, known for producing high-performance luxury superyacht tenders, the GreenJoy Falcon Tender is a bespoke build with each unit designed specific to the superyacht garage space and mission needs. Therefore, specs will vary with each order and will be identified independently.

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When the TurboJet hits the European boat shows, demand rockets. We expand the TurboJet range, adding the 285, 385 and 445 to the crew. This allows us to offer a tender for most yachts between 45ft and 100ft. Production soars to 900 tenders a year.

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We launch our first diesel tender, the TurboJet 505D. This sees us expand into superyacht territory and start a unique, long-standing relationship with one of the finest engine makers in the world - Yanmar.

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As yachts increase in size, so too must the tenders onboard them. So we launch the EvoJet. Designed for superyachts over 40m and able to comfortably fit 13 passengers - and their belongings - the EvoJet is a new high-water mark in luxury tender travel.

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Another milestone reached. We launch our 10,000th tender – a testament to our dedication, our expertise, and to the sheer joy our boats bring to the open water. So that’s 10,000 tenders down – now, onto the next 10,000.

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Are you looking for a tender or dinghy model for your yacht, sailboat or catamaran? The choice of boat will depend on your intended use, frequency of trips, sailing areas and your expectations. Choose a comfortable, innovative and powerful boat that you can accessorise according to your taste and needs. You will already have basic equipment: lifting and towing rings, bench, paddles or oars, many handles … for the comfort of the pilot and the passengers. The design of your dinghy will perfectly match your yacht thanks to its elegant aesthetics. Your RIB dinghy guarantees you excellent performance, great sailing comfort and spaciousness for regular use. Its sturdiness ensures greater safety at sea where the weather is particularly unpredictable.

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Yacht dinghies serve you both as lifeboats or support boats to get the pilot, crew and guests to land or shore, but also as leisure crafts due to their versatility. The size and engine of the tender mean it can be used as a pleasure boat for sea trips with friends or family; from 4 metres upwards for the larger models. So go and explore some beautiful places. The finish and quality of the accessories ensure the longevity of your boat.

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In our range, you will find 100% electric tenders like the eOpen, but also ones with hydrojet propulsion, such as the eJet. This modern technology, which uses a turbine to draw in water and propel it quickly to move the boat forward, offers a more fun and agile way to steer. Compared to an outboard boat with a propeller engine, waterjet propulsion offers greater safety, the ability to sail in shallow water and faster acceleration.

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