- Founded
- 1974
- Headquarters
- Aquileia, Italy
- Shipyard location
- Same as headquarters
- Official website
- https://www.solarisyachts.com
Brand Overview
Italian builder of performance sailing yachts, founded in 1974 in Aquileia, now also producing motor yachts under Solaris Power and the CNB brand.
Overview written fromsolarisyachts.com/en/milestones/read 9/5/2026
YachtCodex Analysis
AI-generatedAn independent reading of this builder written by AI. Unlike the specifications and descriptions elsewhere on this page, it is interpretation rather than a sourced fact — treat it as a starting point, not a citation.
What this builder is
Solaris Yachts is an Italian builder of semi-custom performance sailing yachts, founded in 1974 in Aquileia, known for collaborating with notable naval architects (Sparkman & Stephens, Doug Peterson, Bill Tripp, Javier Soto Acebal) over five decades. More recently the group has diversified into motor yachts through Solaris Power and acquired the CNB sailing yacht brand, expanding its portfolio beyond its traditional monohull sailing range.
Who sails them
Solaris buyers tend to be experienced sailors seeking high-performance cruising or racing-cruising yachts, often sailing with family or small crews for coastal and offshore passages, with some models also active in owner-driver regattas like the Solaris Cup.
Signature models
Solaris 111, Solaris 64RS, Solaris 50
Strengths
Solaris is recognized for high-performance sailing yacht design through long-running collaborations with respected naval architects, and for build quality associated with Italian semi-custom yacht construction.
Considerations
As a semi-custom Italian yard producing performance sailing yachts (plus a newer power line), Solaris sits at a premium price point with lower production volumes than mass-market builders, meaning higher cost and longer lead times than volume production brands.
Analysis generated 9/5/2026
Part of
Solaris Group↗ · since 2021
Also in the catalogue
Where they build
The building sites this yard publishes, in its own order.
Aquileia
Aquileia, Italy
Fleet at a Glance
Calculated from the models in the YachtCodex catalog, not from the builder's claims.
- Models in catalog
- 11
- Length range
- 12.36–33.77 m
- Hull forms
- Sailing Monohull 11
- Cabins
- 3–4
Models by this brand
11 models
Flush Deck7
History
Solaris was founded in Aquileia, in the province of Udine, in 1974. Its milestones run through the models: the Solaris 47 of 1979, the Solaris One of 1984 and Solaris Zero of 1986, the 48cc of 1991, the 47 Express Cruiser of 1997, the Solaris 52 of 2000 and the Solaris One 48 of 2006. The Solaris 37 of 2012 opened the current era, the first Solaris Cup was sailed in 2014, and the range was renewed with the 50 in 2017, the 44 in 2018, the 111 flagship in 2021, the 40 in 2022 and the 55 in 2024.
History written fromsolarisyachts.com/milestones/· Milestonesread 9/22/2026