Fraser Yachts has long offered yacht management among its services. It’s now created a new management company, VF Yachts, to more tightly target some superyacht owners. While VF Yachts is concentrating on megayachts measuring 131 feet (40 meters) and larger, it’s particularly focusing on the 197- to 459-foot (60- to 140-meter) range.
Full details are not yet available on how VF Yachts will differentiate itself from other management companies. The VF Yachts website, for example, isn’t navigable as of this writing. For now, we know that VF Yachts is jointly owned by V.Delta, a company with commercial- and leisure-vessel experience. V.Delta provides build and refit supervision, feasibility studies for conversions, and more for more than 1,100 cruise ships, ferries, and megayachts globally. V.Delta is part of V.Group (previously known as V.Ships), a shareholder of Fraser Yachts. Fraser Yachts, of course, has played a role in a number of new builds, refits, and brokerage sales. VF Yachts will work with owners, shipyards, and brokers from Fraser Yachts and other firms.
Roberto Giorgi (middle in the photo above) initiated the idea behind V.Delta and Fraser Yachts collaborating in this capacity. Giorgio became executive chairman of Fraser Yachts last September. He is further honorary chairman of V.Group, having been with the company since the 1980s. VF Yachts will be overseen by Chris Semmens (at right in photo), Fraser Yachts’ technical manager, and David Lajolo, V.Delta’s technical manager. Pictured at left in the photo is Matteo Di Maio, V.Ships’ director of technical services.
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