Jongert is a shipyard specialized in the building of sailing yachts, located in Wieringerwerf, Netherlands.
History
The shipyard was established by Jan Jongert, Sr., in Medemblik in 1953 and produced sailing yachts between 20 m and 50 m in length. Between 1970 and 1994 the yard exported cumulatively in excess of half a billion guilders worth of yachts.[1] Most of the later vessels were designed by Tony Castro and built from steel or aluminium.
Jongert went bankrupt in 2009, then restarted under the ownership of VEKA Group, led by director Peter Versluis, who acquired the shipyard as part of a consortium. The other partners in the consortium were not named at the time.[2][3] In 2015 the company went bankrupt again.[4]
In 2016 the company is active.[5][6]
On January 19, 2017, they announced they found a new investor, following the failed takeover of the yard by Acico. Together with the Vripack design studio they are working on a 47 m motor yacht project.[7]
List of yachts built
See also
- Tamer II
- Wellenreiter
- List of sailboat designers and manufacturers
- List of large sailing yachts
External links
References
- Ben Greif. De Jongerts bouwen geen boten, maar schepen NRC Handelsblad, 1994-10-11^
- Diane M. Byrne. Jongert Under New Ownership Megayacht News, 22 June 2009, retrieved 16 May 2025^
- Cor Lont. Complex Jongert verkocht RTV Noordkop, 1 May 2016, retrieved 24 May 2016^
- Tjabel Daling. Roemruchte jachtenbouwer Jongert sluit definitief de poorten Het Financieele Dagblad, 9 July 2015, retrieved 24 May 2016^
- Exclusive: Acico Yachts buys Jongert shipyard and brand- SuperYacht Times superyachttimes.com, retrieved 24 May 2016^
- Acico Yachts neemt Jachtwerf Jongert over en verhuist naar Wieringerwerf BootAanBoot.nl, retrieved 24 May 2016^
- Jongert back on track with new 47m motor yacht project superyachttimes.com, retrieved 19 January 2017^