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YYachts Y-Custom: one-off bespoke performance sailing yacht.

YYachts Y Custom

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THE BOAT

Blank sheet, open choice, one carbon yacht

Some owners know exactly what they want. Not approximately, not close enough, not 'we can do that in one of our standard layouts'. Exactly. The YYachts Y-Custom exists for that owner: a blank sheet, carbon from the keel up, and a brief that is entirely theirs to write.

The Y-Custom carries the same philosophy as every YYacht, that the simplest boat is the best boat, but applies it without constraint. Your naval architect, your interior vision, your performance character: each is engineered into the structure from the first drawing, not bolted on at the end. The result is a one-off that sails the way you imagined it would, because it was designed around no one else.

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The Y-Custom: at a glance
Length over all
up to 35m(114.8 ft)
Construction
Full carbon
Yard
YYachtsGermany
Naval architects
Open brief
Interior
Bespoke
Delivery
On programme
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YYachts Y-Custom carbon superyacht exterior interior detail — gallery image 12
01CHOICE

Your architect. Your interior. Your call.

With the Y-Custom, YYachts opens its carbon engineering to whoever you bring to the table: your naval architect sets the performance character, your interior designer sets the mood, and the yard's job is to make those decisions structural from the first drawing. No house style imposed, no compromise inherited from a previous owner. The only thing that carries through every Y-Custom is the discipline to keep it light, keep it simple and get out of the way of the sailing.

YYachts Y-Custom carbon superyacht exterior interior detail — gallery image 3
02CARBON, FROM FIRST SKETCH

Engineered in carbon, not dressed in it

On the YYachts Y-Custom, carbon is not a finish applied to make a fibreglass hull feel sporting. It is the engineering language the whole boat is written in, from the structural calculations at the design stage through to the completed hull. That discipline keeps the Y-Custom light enough to move in winds that would leave a heavier boat becalmed, and stiff enough to translate every breath of pressure straight into speed, with nothing lost in flex or weight that was never necessary.

FAQ

Common Y-Custom questions, answered.

You bring a brief — performance character, size envelope, interior intent — and YYachts engineers it from the first structural drawing. That means your naval architect sets the hull form and rig, your interior designer sets the space, and the yard builds it in full carbon without imposing a house style or adapting a standard layout. Carbon Yachts manages the relationship between you and the factory across every stage of the build.

The Y-Custom programme currently extends to approximately 35 metres LOA. The entire structure is full carbon regardless of length — the same discipline that keeps the smaller YYachts light and responsive carries through to the largest custom build. Below 30 metres the yard has the most delivery experience; above that, timelines and cost should be discussed directly.

Either. YYachts works with whoever you bring, and if you do not have an existing relationship, the yard can suggest naval architects who understand the carbon-light brief and have worked within the YYachts build process before. What does not change is the underlying engineering discipline: the structure is designed around the brief, not inherited from a previous project.

On the Y-Custom, carbon is the structural language the boat is written in from the first calculation — not a finish applied to make a fibreglass hull feel sporting. That distinction matters because it keeps the boat genuinely light: light enough to move in winds that would leave a heavier custom build becalmed, and stiff enough to translate every degree of pressure directly into speed with nothing lost in flex or unnecessary weight.

Build timelines vary with size and specification complexity, but a Y-Custom at typical lengths runs 18 to 36 months from signed contract to delivery. The first step is a conversation: contact Carbon Yachts and we will introduce you to the right people at the yard, establish a realistic scope, and walk through what the build programme would look like for the boat you have in mind.

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