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Rafnar Turkiye

boat builder Tuzla, İstanbul, Turkey

VN Maritime (VN Yatcılık A.S.), trading as Rafnar Turkiye, builds Rafnar boats based on the patented ÖK Hull, a hull and keel technology the company states reduces slamming impact by up to 95% compared with conventional deep-V designs. Boats are offered in Leisure, Professional and Tactical configurations of the Rafnar 1100, each available as open, T-top, cabin or full cabin versions, and are built under Lloyd's Register Certification using composite manufacturing methods. The company also promotes the ÖK Hull platform for unmanned and autonomous surface vessel applications, including harbour and offshore platform protection, surveillance, and hydrographic and environmental survey work. It operates from the Istanbul Free Zone in Tuzla, Türkiye.

Rafnar Turkiye

Rafnar Turkiye, operating as VN Maritime under the corporate name VN Yatcılık A.S., builds Rafnar boats for leisure, professional and military use. All models are built on the patented ÖK Hull, a hull and keel technology the company states delivers up to a 95% reduction in slamming overall and an 82% reduction in hazardous slamming compared with conventional V-hull designs, along with dynamic stability, high payload capacity, minimal wake and no planing threshold. The company states that each Rafnar boat is built under Lloyd's Register Certification and that its facilities apply current composite manufacturing technologies and materials.

Services

  • Construction of Rafnar boats on the licensed ÖK Hull platform
  • In-house design team support for outfitting and equipment selection
  • Unmanned and autonomous surface vessel solutions, described as covering all levels of automation
  • Platforms for surveillance, harbour protection and offshore platform security, including detection and tracking of small craft, swimmers and divers
  • Platforms for hydrographic and environmental survey work on marine and offshore construction projects

Vessel Types

  • Rafnar 1100 Leisure — yacht tender, day cruiser and recreational craft
  • Rafnar 1100 Professional — search and rescue, coast guard and time-critical mission roles
  • Rafnar 1100 Tactical — military and naval operations, boarding and interdiction
  • Configurations available as Open, T-Top, Cabin and Full Cabin
  • Unmanned/autonomous variants, including swarm-based operation

Location

  • VN Yatcılık A.S., Istanbul Endüstri ve Ticaret Serbest Bölgesi, Aydınlı SB Mah., Kopuz Cd., DESBAS 14 Blok No:1, No:Z01, 34953 Tuzla, İstanbul, Türkiye
  • Telephone: +90 216 987 08 07 | Fax: +90 216 392 82 67
  • Email: [email protected]