Still finishing its facilities, Savannah Yacht Center has already welcomed its first project. The motoryacht Aviva arrived last week, officially becoming the first megayacht to use the new dry dock.
Savannah Yacht Center shared the news via its Facebook page. Delivered in 2007, Aviva measures 223 feet (68 meters). As large as she is, there’s plenty of room to spare in the dry dock. It measures nearly 460 feet long and about 70 feet wide (140 meters by 21 meters). Savannah Yacht Center therefore can accommodate many of the world’s largest megayachts. These including sailing superyachts, given the 24-foot (7.32-meter) draft in the dry dock. Furthermore, the dry dock is among the largest in the United States, particularly along the East Coast.
Complementing the dry dock, Savannah Yacht Center already has a woodworking shop, machinery shop, and warehouse finished. Future plans include painting sheds. Furthermore, Savannah Yacht Center anticipates having a Syncrolift and 1,200-foot-long (365.8-meter-long) floating dock operational in the third quarter of this year. It’s also currently hiring mechanics, welders, and other tradespeople. According to an article by the Savannah Morning News last month, Savannah Yacht Center ultimately expects to have 130 full-time craftspeople of its own, along with subcontractors working on site.
Located in the historic city of Savannah, Georgia, Savannah Yacht Center sits on the site of longtime yacht and ship operations. From 2004 to 2007, Global Ship Systems had its headquarters there, targeting new builds and refits in yachting. From 2003 to 2004, it housed Palmer Johnson Savannah. And, prior to that, the site was well-known as Intermarine Savannah. Intermarine Savannah built and serviced megayachts starting in the mid-1990s, having focused on minehunters for the U.S. Navy starting in the late 1980s.
Here’s a look at how Aviva entered the new dry dock and got into position:
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