Jongert is a shipyard specialized in the building of sailing yachts, located in
Wieringerwerf
Wieringerwerf is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, and lies about southeast of Den Helder. It is situated in a polder. The elevation of the village is below sea level. Dikes and p ...
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History
The shipyard was established by Jan Jongert, Sr., in Medemblik in 1953 and produced sailing yachts between and in length. Between 1970 and 1994 the yard exported cumulatively in excess of half a billion guilders worth of yachts. Most of the later vessels were designed by
Tony Castro
Tony Castro (full name Antonio Maria de Lancastre de Mello e Castro), Conde das Antas, Conde da Lousa, Visconde de Pernes, born 1952, is a yacht designer, known for numerous winning designs. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, he has been designing sailing ...
and built from steel or aluminium.
Jongert went bankrupt in 2009, then restarted under the ownership of VEKA.
In 2015 the company went bankrupt again.
In 2016 the company is active.
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 motor yacht project.
List of yachts built
See also
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Tamer II
''Tamer II'', a custom sailing yacht was built by Jongert in Medemblik, the Netherlands. The ship was delivered in 1986 and last refitted in 2015. Peter Sijm designed the exterior and interior. Naval architect was Doug Peterson.
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Wellenreiter
''Wellenreiter'' is the largest yacht ever to be launched by Jongert. The ship was designed by André Hoek and built in 2003.
Specifications
*Length overall:
*Load Waterline Length
*Beam:
*Draught (minimum):
*Draught (maximum):
*Rig: sloop
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List of sailboat designers and manufacturers
This is a list of notable sailboat designers and manufacturers, which are described by an article in English Wikipedia. Sailboat design and manufacturing is done by a number of companies and groups.
Notable designers
Sailboat designer articles ...
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List of large sailing yachts
This article lists active sailing yachts in excess of in sparred length. This list features vessels with sails which were classed as yachts when they were launched as well as any vessels which were subsequently converted to operate with sails and ...
References
External links
Jongert website
Jongert
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1953
Dutch boat builders
Dutch brands
Sailing in the Netherlands
Economy of North Holland
Yacht building companies
1953 establishments in the Netherlands
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