- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- Forlì, Italy
- Shipyard location
- Same as headquarters
- Official website
- https://vandutch.com/
Brand Overview
Dutch-born luxury open yachts, built in Italy by Cantiere del Pardo since 2020 — five Mulder Design hulls from the 9.8 m VanDutch 32 tender to the 22 m VanDutch 75 on triple Volvo IPS, all sharing the brand's vertical-bowed, straight-lined signature.
Overview written fromvandutch.comread 9/19/2026
YachtCodex Analysis
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What this builder is
VanDutch was founded in the Netherlands in 2008 to simplify yachting: the company page describes a day boat 'perfect for first-time owners, elegant for couples, versatile for families', sold as much on lifestyle as on figures and recognisable at once by its unmistakable hull. Since 2020 the brand has belonged to Cantiere del Pardo, the Forlì yard behind Grand Soleil and Pardo, and since 2022 all production has been centralised there — 'Italian-made craftsmanship' on the Dutch design. The fleet on the site is five boats: the VanDutch 32, positioned as a superyacht tender and day cruiser on a single petrol V8 or diesel options; the 40 and 48, replacing the earlier versions and the Super Yacht Edition; the 56 on twin Volvo IPS; and the new 75, a 22-metre open on three Volvo D13 IPS with 'up to 3,000 HP', a three-cabin layout and BurdissoCapponi interiors. Every page ends in a specification block — overall and hull length, displacement, beam, draft, tanks, CE persons per category, standard and optional engines — with Mulder Design credited for exterior, naval architecture and concept throughout. A network of VanDutch Centers (Saint-Tropez, Amsterdam, Miami, the Balearics, Lake Garda, Sydney) and partnerships with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli frame the brand.
Who sails them
VanDutch owners buy the look first: superyacht owners wanting a tender that matches the mothership, couples and families who want a Riviera day boat with sunpads and a swim platform rather than a cabin cruiser, first-time owners the brand says it was made for, and — with the 56 and 75 — owners who want the same lines at weekend-cruising size with cabins and crew.
Signature models
The VanDutch 40, the boat that made the brand's name and now in its new version; the VanDutch 32 tender; and the VanDutch 75, the flagship open on triple IPS.
Strengths
VanDutch is known for its instantly recognisable vertical-bow, straight-sheer styling by Mulder Design, for a coherent range from 32 to 75 feet built on one idea, for Cantiere del Pardo's Italian build since 2022, for Volvo Penta sterndrive, shaft and IPS options across the range, and for its brand world of VanDutch Centers, F1 and America's Cup partnerships.
Considerations
The site prints no speeds and no ranges for any model, so those fields are empty. Engine power is stored per engine from the printed hp where there is one; where the page names only the Volvo model (D6-380, V8 430) that number is the horsepower Volvo names the engine by, and the 75 prints no hp at all — only the page text's 'up to 3,000 HP' for three engines gives a maximum. 'Passengers capacity B10 / C14' is the CE persons count per category, not guests or berths; the higher category (B) is stored. Displacements are marked 'approx' on the site.
Analysis generated 9/19/2026
Part of
Also in the catalogue
Where they build
The building sites this yard publishes, in its own order.
Forlì
Forlì, Italy
Cantiere del Pardo (all production since 2022, vandutch.com/pages/company)
Fleet at a Glance
Calculated from the models in the YachtCodex catalog, not from the builder's claims.
- Models in catalog
- 5
- Length range
- 9.81–22.18 m
- Hull forms
- Motor Monohull 5
- Cabins
- 1–3
Models by this brand
5 models
History
VanDutch was founded in the Netherlands in 2008 and made its name by rethinking the day boat, joining lifestyle, design and function in a hull whose profile is recognised at a distance. The idea was to simplify yachting rather than elaborate it -- a boat approachable enough for a first owner, elegant for a couple, roomy for a family, quick enough for anyone who wanted that. Since 2020 the brand has belonged to Cantiere del Pardo, an Italian yard with nearly fifty years of building behind it, and since 2022 all production has been concentrated at its Italian works. The fleet now runs from the VanDutch 32, a tender-sized boat, through the 40, 48 and 56 to the VanDutch 75, a sport cruiser built for longer passages.
History written fromvandutch.com/pages/company· Companyread 9/25/2026