Spirit Yachts the Company

Sprit Yachts have over 15 years' experience designing and building some of the most exciting and beautiful yachts in the world... from 37' to over 100' superyachts, designing in both sail and power. Established in 1993, the company is led by Sean McMillan - yacht design and builder. World leaders in modern classic yacht design and build, immensely strong yet lightweight, engineered in the latest wood/epoxy techniques.

Currently with a portfolio of over 125 designs covering a diverse range of modern classics from small racing yachts, racer-cruisers, power-boats to world sailing Superyachts

• Unsurpassed for elegant beauty combined with fast, easy performance and structural integrity
• We design and build in-house, no designer/builder issues
• Every yacht is hand-crafted by our highly skilled team based at our waterside premises in Ipswich, England
• A wide range of existing designs, each of which can be customised to suit your individual preferences
• Or totally customized design and build from 60’ to 150’
• The Spirit range of sailing yachts are eligible to race in the ‘Spirit of Tradition’ class at international Classic regattas

Why Wood?

• Wood is the most beautiful, strong and flexible material for yacht construction
• Wood/epoxy composite construction offers strength-to-weight on a par with carbon fibre and provides greater tensile strength than any other form of hull construction
• Wood is the only material which is truly environmentally sustainable
• Wood is warm, flexible, aesthetically beautiful, takes a huge amount of punishment and provides excellent insulation, both thermal and sound

We pride ourselves on taking a fresh and innovative approach to each commission. This, combined with many years of experience building yachts, allows us to offer our clients a unique combination of creative imagination and practicality.

Spirit Yachts designers and builders of exquisite modern classic yachts hold the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its outstanding export performance and the creation of local jobs

We would welcome your enquiry to discuss any project.