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MCP Yachts

yacht builder Guarujá, SP, Brazil

MCP Yachts is a Brazilian, family-owned shipyard specialising in custom aluminium motor yachts and sailing yachts, with more than 45 years of history. Its range spans roughly 80 to 143 feet, including the 106 Limited Edition, THD 925, 37.4m, 40m Seaview and Hemisphere 140 motor yachts, plus the Global EXP 68 sailing series and the Silver Bullet 100 project, several developed with Dutch studio Vripack. Hulls are built in marine-grade 5083 aluminium, semi-displacement and classed to Lloyd's Register or RINA standards, and the yard also carries out restoration work such as the 1923 Herreshoff schooner Atrevida. The company operates from an 18,000 m² facility in the Guarujá Naval Industrial Complex in São Paulo state, Brazil.

MCP Yachts

MCP Yachts is a Brazilian yacht builder founded and still run by a family of engineers and sailors, with more than 45 years in naval construction. The yard describes itself as "a company created by sailors, for sailors" and has built what it states are the largest and best-rated aluminium yachts in the Southern Hemisphere. Its yachts are fully custom, built in marine-grade 5083 aluminium and designed for transoceanic range, low fuel consumption and light, durable structures.

Services

  • Custom design, naval architecture, naval engineering and construction of aluminium motor yachts and sailing yachts
  • In-house engineering and project office; collaborations with Vripack (Netherlands), Alejandro Bottino, North Sails and interior designer Leonardo Rotsen
  • Bespoke interior fit-out and painting, with finish work by specialist craftsmen
  • Classic yacht restoration — including the 14-month rebuild of the 1923 Herreshoff schooner Atrevida, relaunched in 2005
  • Sea trials and berthing at the yard's own marina; proprietary onboard monitoring/navigation software developed by the shipyard

Vessel Types

  • Motor yachts from roughly 80 to 143 feet, semi-displacement aluminium hulls classed to Lloyd's Register or RINA
  • Models include THD 925 (28.19 m), 106 Limited Edition (32.31 m), MCP 37.4 m, 40 m Seaview (40.88 m) and Hemisphere 140 (43.76 m)
  • Sailing yachts through the MCP Sailing Yachts Division: Global EXP 68 series (20.80 m hull, swing keel) and the Silver Bullet 100 sloop project
  • A 50-metre MCP Yachts project is announced as forthcoming

Facilities

  • 18,000 m² site with eleven sheds, marina and large service yard
  • Modern workshops, design office and administrative departments
  • Haul-out and dry docking for yachts up to 250 tonnes light displacement, described as the largest lifting machine in South America

Location

  • Rua Hermínio Tamiolo, 60, Guarujá, SP, 11420-750, Brazil
  • Located in the Guarujá Naval Industrial Complex (CING), beside what the company describes as the largest port in South America
  • Contact: [email protected]; +55 13 3354-2169 / 13 3354-2356
  • Exhibits internationally, including the Cannes Yachting Festival 2025