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From their beginnings in 1965, over 17,000 Princess Yachts have been manufactured. Now, they build an amazing average of 270 yachts a year. This means that every few days another yacht is completed which is incredible!

Over 21 miles of cable go into a 40 M yacht. If you laid the cable along the road, it would take you all the way from Plymouth to Totnes.

In the furniture factory, the team processes 500 sheets of wood a day. The sheets of walnut or oak are produced in Holland and the trees they are taken from are hand-chosen for Princess.

Around 7 times each month, roads in Plymouth are closed between 2.30am – 4.30am so the yachts can be pulled around the roundabouts and down streets in the wrong direction!

The biggest boat has only 13 mm height clearance under the Marsh Mills flyover and in warm weather the tyres need to be deflated to make it under and through.

Princess Yachts own 4 police cars which are driven by police officers (on non-emergency duty) to escort the boats during the early morning moves.

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Princess Yachts are famous for building some of the world’s finest and most luxurious yachts, which they manufacture at their  5 different sites in Plymouth and sell all over the world.  The company is extremely proud of their Plymouth heritage – their logo includes the words “Crafted in Plymouth”. 80-85% of everything you see on a Princess Yacht has been made in-house by the company’s Plymouth teams.

“Where there’s warm weather and water, you will find Princess Yachts. There’s always a carefully crafted part of Plymouth floating around some of the most beautiful places in the world”   Antony Sheriff, Executive Chairman, Princess Yachts

Princess Yachts is also honoured to be the first luxury yacht manufacturer to officially partner with the Marine Conservation Society. Since 2016 they have worked together to support marine environments, preserving reefs and sea life for present and future generations.

Typical job roles include: Marine Engineering, Fabrication/Welding, Carpentry, Computer Aided Design,Composites, HR, Learning and Development and Finance

Apprenticeships: Princess Yachts has a variety of four year apprenticeship courses available each year including; Marine Engineering, Carpentry/boat building, CAD Development, Fabricating and Welding, Business Administration, HR, Finance, IT and Composites. Find out more about the company’s Apprenticeship Scheme below in the Get to Know Princess Yachts section.

Princess look for potential apprentices with the right attitude, the right qualities and the desire to fulfil their potential – people who can stand out from the crowd and deliver the high standards of quality and service expected in the luxury yacht business. Applicants need to be dedicated, eager to learn, and keen to combine hands on work with study in their own time.

University Placements  are available in the CAD department.

Graduate Programme : Princess Yachts also offers a graduate programme for those who are leaving university, with opportunities in Accountancy and Finance, Business Operational Management, Commercial, Sales, Human Resources, Naval Engineering, Naval Architecture, Marketing and Communications, Development

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3000 Employees Worldwide

5 Plymouth Manufacturing Sites at Stonehouse, Coypool, South Yard, Langage, Lee Mill.

Distributors in over 100 countries.

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Princess yachts apprenticeship scheme (section 1 of 2).

Princess works in partnership with the South Devon Marine Academy which has a dedicated Princess Yachts workshop, equipped with a V40 hull where apprentices can learn skills in all aspects of the business, offering a truly immersive experience.

The Scheme offers a mix of classroom-study with practical work and real experience and gives participants the chance to work with world-class boat-builders and other professionals who are passionate about passing on their knowledge.

The first year of the apprenticeship programme, is undertaken at South Devon College where apprentices complete additional marine qualifications such as RYA Powerboat Level 2, RYA Sea Survival, RYA VHF Radio Operators Licence and RYA First Aid as well as taking part in off water activities.  SEE NEXT SECTION FOR MORE INFO…

PRINCESS YACHTS APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME (Section 2 of 2)

In the third week of an apprenticeship, the apprentices can undertake a week long residential programme at Heatree, Exeter with activities such as canoeing, rock climbing and abseiling to learn new skills including team working, self-motivation and leadership.

Apprentices’ are also taken to the Southampton Boat Show where they enjoy attending the Princess Yachts stand to really help them grasp the bigger picture and understand the exceptional global luxury brand that they are now part of.

After their first year is completed, each Apprentice is assigned to work at one of Princess Yachts’ five sites around Plymouth where they will be fully trained in their specialism.

Find out more about the Apprenticeship Scheme here

LUXURY MOTOR YACHTS AND SUPER YACHTS

Princess Yachts craft a range of highly developed luxury yachts, which are said to be the envy of the yacht manufacturing and retail community.

At 40 metres long, the Princess 40M is the company’s largest yacht to date and is classed as a super-yacht. It has the luxury price tag of £18 million! Across the yacht’s three decks, there are sunbathing hideaways, a spa bath, dining areas and even a walk-in beach club.

Click here to take a 360 tour of the Princess 40M and see the amazing craftsmanship of the Plymouth yacht building teams.

The M Class super-yachts are constructed in one of Plymouth’s most historically important areas at South Yard, which is a former naval yard dating back to the 17th century and where the city’s dockyard originally began.

CAREFULLY DESIGNED INTERIORS

As you can see here, the Y85 caters for relaxation as well as speed. The flybridge has a fantastic deck for enjoying the sights and sounds of the ocean and marinas while the saloon creates an elegant space for seating and dining.

There is a careful design process for every element of a Princess Yacht. Each newly designed yacht goes through a Mock-Up stage. This is a one-to-one scale replication of the final yacht to test exactly how the new layout works, to check head heights, door way functionality, and how the furniture and materials will feel in the space. You can watch a film about the Mock-Up Stage here.

NEW PERFORMANCE SPORTS YACHTS

The R Class is the brand new range of performance sports yachts by Princess. The R35 pictured here, is a revolutionary yacht which was designed in conjunction with Ben Ainslie Racing Technologies (yes – Ben Ainslie – one of the most successful Olympics sailors of all time!) and legendary Italian car designers, Pininfarina.

This yacht can reach a top speed of 50 knots. Only the fastest swimming fish in the world could keep up with the R Class yachts.

To confuse the eye and help conceal its design until its official launch, the prototype R35 was actually covered in dazzle camouflage which was created by Plymouth College of Art student, Katie Sheppard. Take a look at the sea trial of the prototype R35 in its dazzle camouflage design here.

SEE INSIDE PRINCESS

If you would like to see more inside Princess Yachts, watch some of their manufacturing processes, find out how the yachts are tested on water and understand the company’s amazing history and craftsmanship – visit the Princess Yachts webpage here  “Inside Princess” and scroll down to watch their interesting video.

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Princess Yachts Coypool

Princess Yachts Overseas is amongst the leading producers of deluxe very yachts, based mainly at Newport Street, Plymouth with supplementary facilities situated close by in Coypool, Langage and Lee Mill. The demand and expanding array of Flybridge super yachts features lead to a need for larger facilities become found within Southern backyard, Devonport.

The objective would be to provide brand new production services separated into three identical stages. Each period will include an 80m x 65m building, with an estimated level at eaves of 23m, offering production services for a new variety of yachts up to 50m in total.

A covered Test Tank will undoubtedly be constructed within an existing Shallow Dock to accommodate the placement, testing and launching for the brand-new and present ranges of yachts. The proposed metallic framework will likely to be curved towards present Slip No.1. Brand new pontoons will likely be set up into the western edge of the dock to give accessibility on the yachts.

a sales & management office building can be suggested during the southern end regarding the web site. Situated next to the quay edge it'll supply work place of approximately 25, 000sqft within a two-storey linear pavilion kind building.

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The story began on Newport Street in Plymouth in 1965. It was here that ex-Naval officer David King and two friends started a company called Marine Projects.

Their first model, which was named Project 31 , was built on the hull of a Senior 31 and fitted out in a rented shed. This historic yacht was restored in 2015 as part of the yard’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

From such humble beginnings, Marine Projects made huge advances over the following years. This led to the 1969 launch of the Princess 32 – the first model to bear the name.

The 1970s saw Princess branch out into the burgeoning flybridge market with the Princess 37 V Hull. Designed by John Bennett and launched at the London Boat Show, this model was fitted with high performance inboard diesel engines.

Six years later the company began work on the Princess 30DS with a promising young designer called Bernard Olesinski. His name has since become a byword for the deep-vee hull. 1981 saw a buyout of the company, with South African businessman Graham J Beck taking the helm – he would remain the majority shareholder for the next 27 years.

In 1984 the launch of the Princess 286 Riviera cemented this company’s status in the high-speed sports cruiser market. Its twin 270hp Volvo AQ271/DP engines gave a top speed of more than 30 knots. Just a year later, the company followed up this success with the launch of the Princess 45, which was the largest production yacht in the UK – and there was clearly an appetite for larger yachts, as more than 400 hulls produced over the next nine years.

Export and expansion

The V-Class range was rolled out in 1994 with the arrival of the Princess V39 , which in its latest guise is still one of the company’s best sellers more than 20 years later. A 1995 tie-up with Viking Yachts of Gretna, New Jersey saw Princess break into the American market.

The 1990s also saw the yard move into a new purpose-built headquarters, still on Newport Street, as well as acquiring a new site in nearby Coypool.

But wasn’t until 2001 that the company was officially renamed as Princess Yachts International, with production split over three sites in Devonport, Plympton and Lee Mill. This year also saw the launch of Princess’s first M Class superyacht, the Princess 25M.

And in 2008 a buyout by L Capital allowed further expansion, taking the Princess range over the 100ft mark for the first time. This led to another new site – South Yard was leased from the Ministry of Defence for the development of the M Class range in 2009 and Princess was granted the lease for the premises two years later.

The yard is rightly proud of its environmental record, which was underlined in 2011 when Princess became the first British yard to achieve RINA Green Plus (Y) notation for its entire range. More recently, Princess teamed up with the Marine Conservation Society to launch a 2016 book called Enid & Her Magic Yacht, which aims to spread the environmental message to the next generation of seafarers.

Today the Princess Yachts collection ranges from the entry-level V39 sportscruiser to the 131ft tri-deck Princess 40M superyacht . Its yachts are built in a state-of-the-art facility, which spans more than 100,000 square metres. With more than 3,000 staff on its books, Princess Yachts is one of the biggest employers in Plymouth, but also operates in 118 other countries across the world.

You can read all the latest Princess Yachts news, reviews and features on MBY.com

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The first model from the Plymouth yard built from the hull upwards to be a sportsbridge, the Princess S65 could be the best example of genre yet

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Princess 68 review.

With an interior to die for and sparkling performance, the Princess 68 looks to be the whole package

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The new flybridge from Princess has undergone its first sea trial, hitting a top speed in excess of 30 knots

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Standing tall among its rivals, the Princess 52's aim is simple - to conquer all

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Princess yachts v39.

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Review Price: £343,632.00

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Review Price: £680,500.00

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Princess opts for the best of both worlds by keeping its hardtop soft

Review Price: £336,547.00

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Princess V62 - suitable for cruising in northern waters

Review Price: £1,100,000.00

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Sterndrives, performance and economy make the Princess V45 a winner

Review Price: £347,300.00

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Luxury on the water – and who says a 50-footer can’t turn?

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Quite simply, the Princess 42 sets the benchmark for others to follow...

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Princess yachts 45.

A boat with outstanding seakeeping and very flexible accomodation

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Turnchapel Wharf Barton Road Turnchapel Plymouth PL9 9RQ

Tel: +44 (0) 1752 600657 Fax: +44 (0) 1752 893070 E-Mail: [email protected]

Discover our New & Pre-owned uk boats for sale and yacht service facility lying on the beautiful Devonshire coastline, in Turnchapel Plymouth.

The South Devon coast is considered to be some of the best coastline not only in the UK, but worldwide. With its picturesque bays, quaint seaside towns and villages, and its pristine water – this area, if within reach, should be on your travel bucket list.

Dramatic cliffs and rocky faces distinguish the coastline of South Devon; it is varied and forever-changing through the seasons, so there is always a time to come and explore. The main towns include Seaton, Sidmouth, Exmouth, Dawlish, Teignmouth, Torquay, Dartmouth and Salcombe – we regularly host annual rendezvous to Salcombe and Dartmouth with local Princess owners each summer, where we come together to enjoy each other’s company in some of the most beautiful settings.

Based in Turnchapel Wharf on the waterfront, a former Royal Marines military installation steeped in naval history, lies our Princess office and showroom. In this modern purpose-built facility, we can offer our owners a bespoke service no matter the query – buying or selling your yacht, upgrading features on board, general maintenance and servicing, and such close proximity to the stunning Devonshire coastline makes this the ideal spot for sea trials.

Ideally located in Plymouth, just a short trip away from the Princess Yachts Newport Street factory, lies the home of Princess Motor Yacht Sales in the south-west. Here, we have an impressive custom-built sales and service showroom.

Specialists in UK boats for sale and more… – New Boat Sales – Pre-owned Sales – Brokerage – Service / Aftersales / PDI / Retrofit – Local events for Plymouth-based customers and further afield

Our showroom facility has on offer a range of the most innovative and up-to-date technology available through our Retrofit team , who are also conveniently based in Plymouth to talk through your yachting needs. From a brand-new Princess yacht being delivered from the factory, through to the rigorous onboard inspection, to the final handover and ongoing maintenance; the journey of your Princess yacht can take place all under one roof.

Our sales team in Plymouth, led by Richard Clarke, our sales manager in the South West, are in a prime location to sell the dream to customers. With a beautiful setting on their doorstep and the very best product for sale, there is arguably no better place to be in the UK than on the South West coastline. Being so close to Princess Yachts Limited has its advantages; there is no other distributor in the world who has access to the full range of Princess yachts never mind being able to moor them outside their front door or see them in build in the factory.

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Fire breaks out at Princess Yachts - live updates

The fire service has confirmed the it is making sure the fire is fully extinguished before leaving the site

• Updated 16:08, 14 JAN 2023

Fire crews have been called to the premises of luxury yacht manufacturer Princess Yachts in Plymouth following reports of a fire. The emergency services were alerted this morning, January 14, at around 11.20am.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue service has confirmed that a 'small fire' is under control at the Coypool depot and that it broke out in the ducting of the building. Firefighters remain on scene.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: "There has been a small fire in the ducting. Fire crews are making that it is extinguished and all is safe.

"We were called out at 11.21am. Three fire engines and an officer were in attendance. Crews are still currently on scene making sure there are no hot spots."

The extent of the damage has not been confirmed.

Princess Yachts established its home in Plymouth in 1965. Today Princess shipyards cover an area of over 1.1 million square feet, an area rich in British maritime heritage. South Yard, where its X Class super flybridge yachts are constructed, is a former naval yard dating back to the 17th century.

This is a live event. See below for updates.

Fire control say incident has now been closed

A spokesperson for the fire service has said the fire was "very small" and the firefighters have now been stood down.

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• Coypool P&R, Marsh Mills, 5 min walk, VIEW
• Plymouth Road, Marsh Mills, 9 min walk, VIEW
• Argosy House, Marsh Mills, 10 min walk, VIEW
• Parkway Retail Park, Marsh Mills, 19 min walk, VIEW

Bus lines to Princess Yachts in Plymouth

• DY1, Chaddlewood , Plympton - Devonport Dockyard, VIEW
• SD1, Coypool Park and Ride - South Devon College, VIEW
• PA4, Milehouse - Coypool P&R, VIEW
• 52, Plympton - Derriford Hospital, VIEW
• 200, Coypool Park & Ride - Plymouth, Royal Parade, VIEW
• PA2, Plympton, VIEW
• 20A, Colebrook, VIEW
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• 21, Barne Barton, VIEW
• 21A, Plymouth City Centre, VIEW
• 59, Plymouth City Centre, VIEW
• 103, Derriford, VIEW
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• 50, Derriford, VIEW

What are the nearest stations to Princess Yachts?

The nearest stations to Princess Yachts are:

• Coypool P&R, Marsh Mills is 329 meters away, 5 min walk.
• Plymouth Road, Marsh Mills is 657 meters away, 9 min walk.
• Argosy House, Marsh Mills is 770 meters away, 10 min walk.
• Parkway Retail Park, Marsh Mills is 1406 meters away, 19 min walk.

Which Bus lines stop near Princess Yachts?

These Bus lines stop near Princess Yachts:  200 , 21A , 51

What’s the nearest bus stop to Princess Yachts in Plymouth?

The nearest bus stop to Princess Yachts in Plymouth is Coypool P&R, Marsh Mills. It’s a 5 min walk away.

What time is the first Bus to Princess Yachts in Plymouth?

The 21A is the first Bus that goes to Princess Yachts in Plymouth. It stops nearby at 05:02.

What time is the last Bus to Princess Yachts in Plymouth?

The 21 is the last Bus that goes to Princess Yachts in Plymouth. It stops nearby at 00:05.

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Bus: 200 21A 51

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Princess Yachts Address: Coypool Rd street in Plymouth

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• Plym Valley Railway
• Ibis Plymouth
• Riverside Caravan Park
• Plym Valley Cycle Trail
• Coypool Park And Ride
• Park & Ride
• Plym Valley 1-3 Management Company
• Coypool Park and Ride (Plymouth)
• Russell Worth Solicitors
• The Focus Training Group
• 1st Class Motorcycle Training
• Gateway Retail Park

How to get to popular attractions in Plymouth with public transportation

• Lymington Ferry Terminal
• Portsmouth International Ferry Port
• The Union Rooms (Wetherspoon)
• Bristol Royal Infirmary
• Cosmo Restaurant
• Long Ashton Post Office
• Falmouth University Penryn Campus (formerly UCF Tremough Campus)
• The Giddy Bridge (Wetherspoon)
• Uwe Bower Ashton Campus
• DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bristol North
• M5 Junction 11 / A40
• Mayflower Theatre
• Sea View Viewpoint
• Westward Ho! Beach
• Defence Academy of the United Kingdom

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