Christensen Shipyards

Christensen Shipyards is a custom series composite-hull motor yacht builder located in Vancouver, Washington, United States.

Christensen Shipyards Inc.

Type	Private company
Headquarters	Vancouver, Washington , U.S.
Number of locations	Vancouver, Washington Knoxville, Tennessee
Products	Yachts, wind turbines, tidal power
Website	Christensen Shipyards

Facilities

Founded in 1983,^[1] the original yard is located on a 7 acres (2.8 ha) marina, and contains 180,000 square feet (17,000 m²) of climate controlled manufacturing space. Sister company RECS (Renewable Energy Composite Solutions), occupies 10,000 square feet (930 m²), manufacturing wind turbine and hydrokinetic composite component fabrication.^[1]

In 2012, the company opened a 450,000 square feet (42,000 m²) climate controlled manufacturing facility on Tellico Lake, close to Knoxville, Tennessee, capable of construction of yachts of over 200 feet (61 m) in composite or steel.

Vessels

Hull 026 Privacy

Hull 026 was delivered to golfer Tiger Woods in summer 2006. It was specified by Woods, but owner-checked and with interior colour schemes chosen by his then fiancee Elin Nordegren,^[2] the 155 feet (47 m) yacht was registered in the Cayman Islands as Privacy. The $20 million, 6,500 square feet (600 m²) vessel features a master suite, six staterooms, a theatre, gym, and Jacuzzi, and sleeps 21 people.^[3] During ordering and construction, the yacht was covered by a strict non-disclosure agreement, meaning that details of the yacht specification and owner would not be released. After details leaked to various nautical publications and later gossip columns, Woods successfully sued Christensen, and reached an out of court settlement.^[3] Woods used the yacht as accommodation at some golf tournaments,^[4][5][6] but placed it on the market after his divorce in 2011.^[7]

Sea Hunter

 

Sea Hunter gets underway on the Willamette River following a christening ceremony in Portland, Ore. (25702146834)

In 2012 Christensen was contracted by Leidos to manufacture the Sea Hunter unmanned surface vessel under the supervision of Oregon Iron Works. When Christensen went into receivership work on the vessel stopped and the incomplete hull had to be transferred to Vigor Industrial (parent of Oregon Iron Works) for completion.^[8]

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
2. . Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
3. Yu, Hui-yong (April 28, 2006). "Tiger Woods, Amway's Devos Make Seattle a Yacht Hub (Correct)". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
4. Reason, Mark (December 12, 2009). "Tiger Woods sails away leaving golf all at sea". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
5. Kilgannon, Corey (June 18, 2006). "Tiger Woods's Boat, Privacy, Attracts Plenty of Onlookers". The New York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
6. Kavin, Kim (November 2004). Power & Motoryacht. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
7. DON KAPLAN (March 31, 2011). "Yacht's all, folks". New York Post. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
8. Rosamond, Jon. "DSEI: Navy Poised to Order Second Vessel for ACTUV Sea Hunter Test Program". news.usni.org. US Naval Institute. Retrieved 13 May 2019.