About our office in Aldeburgh Boatyard United Kingdom
Starting with a small workshop in Harkstead on the Shotley Peninsular, Demon Yachts Ltd has grown from a two-man band to a multi-skilled business based on two sites, employing eight full-time and two part-time staff.
We took over the Aldeburgh Boatyard in the autumn of 2016, with the aim of continuing the rich history of boatbuilding in the town. The Aldeburgh Boatyard was run for the previous 40 years by Peter Wilson and has been well-known for building International Dragons and Loch Long one-design class keelboats, restoring and building 8- and 6-metre class yachts as well as other classics, building a replica of Blondie Hasler’s famous Folkboat, ‘Jester’, and even a Formula 40 catamaran! Peter is now enjoying semi-retirement, which means he comes in daily to work on his own projects, without the worry of running the yard. We value Peter’s experience, contacts and company greatly; Peter is a tremendous asset who is not on the balance sheet!
We have retained the core Aldeburgh Boatyard team, all of whom have great experience of wooden boat-building and joinery, and are excellent at hand-painting and varnishing. We also have good ties with local marine trades: riggers, marine engineers and electricians, upholsterers, a yacht-finishing and spraying expert …. and so on, and we also have machine-shops and fabricators in the nearby engineering town of Leiston.
Our Harkstead workshop is set up for composite production for small craft and components using hand-laminating under vacuum and vacuum-resin infusion techniques.
We do not like to be pigeon-holed either as traditional boat builders or as high-tech composite boat builders – we do both. We cross over technology and skills whenever we feel it is to the client’s advantage in order to incorporate different ideas, techniques and materials into our projects. We have a very good reputation for attention to detail, for everything from initial design through to final finishing, ensuring that boats built by Demon Yachts are fit for purpose and stay that way for many years….we like to think everything we build should outlast us!
At Demon Yachts we are passionate about producing high-quality, performance boats. From dinghies to offshore racing yachts via day- and metre-boats and even trans-oceanic rowing boats, we will go out of our way to help get you over the finish line first or to your next cruising destination in style.
We love a challenge, and technical excellence and attention to detail are our guiding principles. We have the skills to work in both high-end composites for the latest carbon racer, or in traditional timber and sympathetic materials to restore a classic to the glory of her former days.
With in-house design, engineering and CNC manufacturing capability we will endeavour to provide practical, innovative and effective solutions to any problem. We regularly work in close cooperation with leading yacht designers and engineers on new build, optimisation and restoration projects.
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