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Delphia Yachts bought by the Beneteau group

July 13 2018

Written by Yachting Art Magazine

The French group Bénéteau, world N2 of the boat market, has announced the purchase of the Polish shipyard Delphia Yachts, major actor in the design, construction and marketing of sailboats and motorboats, under its own brands (Delphia and Maxi), or outsourced for other manufacturers.

The takeover, which took place on July 12, comes just three days after the Beneteau group took over the Slovenian shipyard Seascape, one of the European leaders in the 4 to 8m sport sailboat market.

Consolidation continues in the boating industries, where the French group Bénéteau (Beneteau, Jeanneau, Lagoon, Prestige, Monte-Carlo Yachts, CNB, Wellcraft, Glastron, Scarab, Four-Winns, Seascape) is clearly at work, with the takeover of the Polish shipyard Delphia Yachts .

The acquisition of Delphia will take place through a Polish entity, of which Delphia Yachts will retain 20% of the capital.

Founded in 1990 and located in Olecko , Delphia Yachts is today one of the most important shipyards of Central and Eastern Europe.

The company, which employs 670 people, had a turnover of 130 million PLN last year, about 30 million euros, for a profit of 9 million PLN (2 million euros). Since its creation, it has built no less than 25,000 sailboats and motor boats.

This acquisition is part of the Bénéteau Group 's growth objectives announced in its Transform to Perform strategic plan drawn up by the chairman of its management board, Hervé Gastinel .

With Delphia Yachts , the French group can count on:

• increasing its industrial capacities, with an 18.000m2 production site located in Poland and specialized in the construction of outboard motor boats and small sailboats, segments on which the Bénéteau Group is developing an offensive strategy;
• increasing its development capabilities, with Delphia Yachts' new R & D and prototyping center; the intensification of its product offering on the segments of the monocoque sail and river motor boats;
• internationalization, through the strong commercial presence of the Delphia Yachts and Maxi Yachts brands (a Swedish brand name acquired by Delphia) in the Central European, Eastern and Scandinavian markets.

The acquisition of the Delphia Yachts business should be completed in the coming months, subject to obtaining the required regulatory approvals.

Hervé Gastinel , Chairman of the Bénéteau Group Management Board, commented on Yachting Art Magazine: "To support its development in the dynamic and strategic segment of outboard motor boats and small sailboats, the Bénéteau Group will rely on industrial and the know-how of the Delphia Yachts shipyard, this acquisition reinforces the Group's solidity and is part of its long-term strategy of sustainable and profitable growth ".

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Delphia 46 DS – tested and reviewed

Delphia yachts’ new 46 ds, a polish-built cruiser that’s taking on the bluewater market.

The premise behind the yacht is simple enough: to produce a big, comfortable boat tailor-made for a couple to go bluewater sailing. That puts her right at the top of the Delphia range and kitted out with all the bells and whistles you would expect to come with a flagship – generators, watermakers, washing machines, sauna… all right not the sauna but I’m sure you could get that as an extra if you paid enough.

Inspecting the yacht from the quayside, her lines are easy on the eye. The hull was designed by Andrzej Skrzat back in 2008 so the hull is actually somewhat retro. Funnily enough though, what goes around comes around and design thinking in many ways has moved back towards the 2008 school. She has a modest, easily-driven hull with no chines and somehow that seems rather contemporary. The only thing that betrays her vintage is the lack of a plumb bow and her sugar scoop transom.

Step aboard and the centre cockpit is a nice place to be; it’s very secure and sociable. The fact that you are able to put the mainsheet aft of the cockpit where it is both within reach of the helmsman and out of harm’s way is a massive bonus on a serious cruising yacht. There is also a lot of storage on deck, with good-sized lazarette lockers and further storage up forward just abaft the anchor locker.

There were also plenty of indications that this is a yacht intended for serious bluewater sailing, with the huge arch over the transom that carried both the tender and a radar and gave the yacht an air of purpose. Meanwhile the hydraulic bathing platform with its clever drop-down step was a clever, luxurious touch.

Room with a view

Stepping down below doesn’t involve much stepping down at all thanks to the deck saloon, and the dominant feature is the masses of light that streams in through the huge wraparound window. To starboard is a big dining area with two bench seats running athwartships and also a nifty little flip-out seat at the end. The table can also drop down to create a third double berth, although this might be rather a noisy spot to sleep. There is good access and ample room for a generator beneath this seating area.

It makes for a very sociable area, as everyone is at the same height and the cockpit also feels highly accessible, so the helmsman does not feel isolated if everyone else is below.

I tested the Delphia from the boatbuilder’s base in Gdansk on the Baltic. The day was crisp and clear with a very modest 10kt breeze. The beautiful scenery promised to demonstrate the capabilities of her deck saloon to perfection, but I was rather concerned that the light breeze might defeat this heavyweight cruiser with her rather modest sail plan. Happily I was wrong and she behaved very well.

Sam’s verdict

This is a yacht that fits very snugly into the category of bluewater cruiser and Delphia has clearly worked hard to ensure she ticked all the boxes.

She was very comfortable, supremely easy to handle, thoughtfully laid out and finished to a high quality. She sailed surprisingly well in light conditions and the hull looks sea-kindly enough to handle the rough stuff.

She may lack the cachet of, say, a Swedish bluewater cruiser, but she is good value for money by comparison and Delphia is a proven performer these days. Her trump card is that swing keel option which will mean that, for some, she is the only option.

The Spec LOA: 47ft 6in (14.5m) Beam:   14ft 7in (4.5m) Draught: 2.3m (7ft 5in) ‘deep’; 1.9m (6ft) ‘shoal’; 1.3/2.2m (4ft 3in/7ft) ‘swing’ Displacement: 14,300kg (31,526lb)

PERFORMANCE LWL/displacement: 204.3 Sail area/displacement: 18.01

Price: Base: £199,000 As tested: £349,000

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The sky was overcast, the breeze was a steady 10 knots, and the gunmetal-gray seas were flat during my test sail of the Delphia 47. But unlike the countless boat tests I’ve conducted in similar conditions off Annapolis, Maryland, or Newport, Rhode Island, this one was a bit different: We were sailing on the Baltic Sea, off the Polish city of Gdansk.

Poland may not be the first country that comes to mind when you think of those with sailboat-building traditions, and Delphia Yachts may not be a household name in the States, though the Delphia 33 was chosen as CW’s Import Boat of the Year in 2008. But as I learned recently during a fact-finding/boat-testing trip in Poland, Delphia has a modern, high-volume production facility, and these Polish-built boats may just give the more well-known brands here in the United States a run for their money.

I say this after spending the better part of a day aboard the Delphia 47. Even before we left the dock, I liked what I saw. Its low coach roof, nearly plumb stem, sugar-scoop stern, and full teak deck produce a pleasing modern look. The cockpit layout is both utilitarian, due to copious storage lockers, and comfortable, thanks to seats that are more than 6 feet long and seatbacks that are tall enough to provide good back support. The dual wheels, walk-through transom, and decent-sized swim step made it easy to board the boat from the stern. Other on-deck features that I liked included the solid, oversized mooring cleats and chocks, the sturdy and attractive metal toerail, the wide side decks, and the fact that the fiberglass finish, even in hidden areas like the anchor well and storage lockers, was really well done. This attention to detail proved to be indicative of the overall construction quality of the boat.

Down below, the fit of the joinery—furniture, solid wood doors, and trim—was excellent, and the finish of the varnished mahogany woodwork, the light-colored headliner, and the ample natural light from the fixed and opening ports combined to create a bright and airy living space. The only aspect of the interior layout that’s a bit of a departure from layouts on most American production boats is the “Euro-style” galley that runs opposite the saloon settee to port. It’s fitted out with Corian countertops, a four-burner gimbaled stove, and stainless-steel sinks, and it may have a bit more stowage and counter space than an “American-style” L-shaped galley at the base of the companionway stairs. But it requires a bench seat to be situated at the saloon table near the centerline of the boat. This means that there’s only one sea berth in the saloon, and it limits the brace points for cooks in the galley a bit. That said, the saloon is a warm and comfortable space in which I’d have no trouble hanging out on a rainy afternoon on the hook or while off watch on an offshore passage. I also appreciated the conventional, forward-facing nav station. It has a good-sized chart table, ample stowage space for nav tools, and a comfortable seat.

I tested the three-cabin/three-head version (a five-cabin/four-head layout is also available), and I was particularly impressed with the forward cabin. It had good headroom, copious storage lockers, excellent ventilation through a large opening hatch and multiple opening ports, and a well-proportioned en-suite head and separate shower stall. The bunk is plenty wide enough for two at the head, but it does taper to a point at the foot. The berths in the aft cabins are larger than the forward cabin’s bunk, but since each aft cabin has an attached head, there’s not too much storage room. The head on the starboard side opens up to the saloon and will be the one that gets used while under way.

I couldn’t help but smile as we motored out of the marina, which was forested with a multitude of masts. While much of the one-time Communist country is landlocked, it’s obvious that the Poles sure do love to sail.

Getting the in-mast-furling main and the roller-furling jib set couldn’t have been easier. I settled in behind the leeward wheel, and soon we were cutting a clean wake and gurgling along at more than 6.5 knots upwind. Not too shabby in 10 knots of breeze. The helm was well balanced and didn’t require lots of steering to keep the boat in the groove. Unlike some dual-helm boats that can feel stiff due to the extra friction of the second station, the steering on the 47 was butter smooth. The sight lines from either wheel and the overall functionality of the helm stations were excellent.

I also liked the way the sheets and other control lines lead back to the cockpit. Each end of the double-ended mainsheet system leads to a self-tailing winch close to the helm. Add to the equation the self-tacking jib that can also be easily trimmed by the skipper, and it doesn’t get any more singlehander-friendly than that. Off the breeze, the nonoverlapping jib provides a little less power than a bigger genoa, but boat speed still hovered around 7 knots, and I’m in no hurry to trade the utter ease of the self-tacker for the necessary winch grinding needed to fly a bigger sail.

If we’d the time, I could’ve kept sailing across the Baltic to Sweden, but eventually we had to roll the sails up, turn on the engine, and make our way back to the marina. Engine noise was at acceptable levels both in the cockpit and down below; boat speed topped out at 7.8 knots at 2,700 rpm. The boat spun on a dime and maneuvered well.

The Delphia 47 makes a good case for the fact that a boat need not be radical to be successful. The boatbuilders at Delphia seem to believe that most folks are just looking for an honest, comfortable, attractive, well-built boat that performs well. And that’s exactly what they built.

Specs LOA 47′ 6″ (14.48 m.) LWL 46′ 2″ (14.07 m.) Beam 14′ 8″ (4.48 m.) Draft 7′ 6″/6′ 4″ (2.30/1.80 m.) Sail Area (100%) 1,011 sq. ft. (94 sq. m.) Ballast 9,920 lb. (4,500 kg.) Displacement 29,321 lb. (13,300 kg.) Ballast/D .33 D/L 133 SA/D 17.01 Water 129 gal. (490 l.) Fuel 66 gal. (250 l.) Holding 50 gal. (189 l.) Mast Height 66′ 2″ ( 20.17 m.) Engine 53-hp. Volvo Penta Designer Andrzej Skrzat/Schnaase Interior Design Price (sailaway) $375,000

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Company History

The Polish shipyard Delphia Yachts was founded in 1990 by brothers Peter (Piotra) and Wojciech kot (Wojciecha Kot) in the small town of Olecko in the North of the country. Initially the company was called Sportlake and specialized in the production of sailing yachts. His first boat, the shipyard Sportina released, when there were only a few people. The profit from the sale and borrowed funds the company spent on the construction of its own production space and the purchase of equipment to reduce rental costs.

In the Summer of 2003 the shipyard has re-branded and came to light Delphia Yachts. To change the title decided because of the orientation of the company to foreign buyers and the launch of the new range of Delphia. In the middle of the 2000s company has moved to a conveyor Assembly.

Despite the relatively small by the standards of the shipyards age, Delphia Yachts has become the largest manufacturer of boats in Poland and is popular all over the world. More recently, the model joined the company's motor yachts.

Manufacturing

Delphia Yachts Factory is located in the rich sailing tradition of the city of Olecko. The company owns facilities covering 12 900 sq. m., where are manufactured boats under its own brand as well as model Uttern and Quicksilver in partnership with Brunswick Marine.

The Production capacity of the shipyard is worthy of respect — every year is built around 1400 motor boats and sailboats 240. But the company does not focus only on quantity, particular attention is paid to quality.

The Models are designed using modern technology and in the manufacture of quality and durable materials. Delphia Yachts has set itself the ambitious goal to match the quality and prestige of the Scandinavian shipbuilders.

The range of the shipyard comprises two series — motor and sailing yachts. First include boats with lengths from 8 to 14 meters. It >sea of SUVs in Scandinavian style >closed cruise cabin with hardtop, >displacement models (Nano boat) to explore the channels and lakes.

Sailing From the shipyard produces a cruising boat >Mediterranean cockpit for a comfortable travel and >sporty dinghies that are popular with beginner sailors and athletes.

Delphia Yachts is in step with the times, using advanced developments in shipbuilding and the manufacturer does not forget about ecology. The company invests in the development of projects on environmental protection and optimizes production processes to reduce negative impact on nature.

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A stunning 12-meter motorboat, the Delphia 12 is the crown jewel of the Delphia range, embodying harmony and high performance , inviting you to truly connect with the sea and discover an exceptional experience, all from the comfort of its bright and welcoming spaces.

Give in to the charms of the modern design and sleek lines of the Delphia 12 Diesel, which effortlessly and harmoniously blends aesthetics with functionality. Each detail has been meticulously designed to offer you smooth and enjoyable sailing experiences, so you can disconnect and embrace a carefree retreat on the water.

Designers : Andrzej Skrzat / Tony Castro Yacht Design

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Solar energy.

With Delphia’s photovoltaic system , you can extend your visits to secluded areas without needing to get back to a marina to recharge your batteries.

Fully equipped kitchen

As meals shared in good company always make for wonderful memories, the design of the Delphia 12 Sedan integrates a practical and functional kitchen space .

360° view from the helm

Large windows offer a generous view of your surroundings, also letting in plenty of natural light .

Fully covered cockpit, protected from the elements

Delphia offers owners the option of enjoying nature in comfort and with peace of mind, thanks to its extended roof .

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A bow sprit  facilitates access to the boat.

Designed for exploring the coast and inland waters, the Delphia 12 offers extended autonomy and generous storage spaces — the perfect choice for adventures with total freedom. 

• 2.65 m air draft to facilitate passing under most bridges
• Extra-wide side decks, partially covered
• 4 access points to the cockpit
• Side door for the person at the wheel

As you step into the spacious interior of the Delphia 12 Sedan, you’ll discover an exceptionally peaceful and calming ambiance. The exceptional quality of the materials and the attention paid to the finishing details create a peaceful haven on board. The well-appointed cabins offer comfortable spaces designed for relaxing. The Delphia 12 is equipped with a powerful and reliable diesel engine(s), combining energy efficiency and high performance .

• Private bathroom in the master cabin
• Separate shower cubicle
• Living spaces on 1 level
• Extremely bright interior with particular attention paid to ventilation

• 2 opening small hatches 
• Folding radar mast 
• Electric sliding roof hatch 
• Folding antennas 

• L-shaped cockpit bench seat 
• Side exit doors 
• Sliding side door at helm 
• Owner’s cabin with private bathroom 
• Guest cabin with double bed

Characteristics

Length overall

13,40 m / 43'11"

Hull length

12 m / 39'4"

4,26 m / 13'12"

Light displacement

8 500 kg / 18 739 Ibs

2,65 m / 8'8"

0,84 m / 2'9"

Fresh water tank

200 L + 300 L/ 43 gal. UK + 65 gal. UK

Engine power

110HP - 230HP

300 L + 300 L / 65 gal. UK + 65 gal. UK

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