Atlantic refit center plays the attention and communication card. Stéphane Marcelli makes sure that the teams at the La Rochelle site work well together.

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Monaco Yacht Show 2024 : ARC- Stéphane Marcelli will be attending MYS 2024 from 25th to 28th September. Please contact him: +33 (0)675 247 585

Atlantic Refit Center did welcome sailing yacht Ghost fo her summer cruise preparation.

Superyacht Virginian Completes Extensive Refit

Virginian, a classic 63-meter Feadship superyacht, has completed an extensive refit at the Atlantic Refit Center in La Rochelle, France. Arriving in November 2023, Virginian concluded its works last week. This refit represented a complex process, requiring meticulous attention to every detail to modernize and enhance the vessel’s functionalities.

Delivered in 1990, Virginian embodies timeless elegance with its classic exterior lines designed by Studio De Voogt. It was the first Feadship to have four full decks, with features such as the hydraulic transom hatch, concealed tender storage, and separate captain’s lounge considered ahead of its time.

This refit involved a series of works, including the complete removal of anti fouler to prepare the vessel for a new hull paintjob, rejuvenation of interior spaces with technological and comfort enhancements, as well as technical upgrades to ensure Virginian’s optimal performance.

The refit yard recently welcomed the 42-meter Vitters sailing yacht Sharlou, highlighting the Atlantic Refit Center’s reputation as a premier destination for world-renowned superyacht refits.

To learn more about this remarkable transformation of Virginian, you can read the full article on Superyacht Times and Boat International.

Press Release – La Rochelle, Monday 6th November 2023

Atlantic Refit Center, the only shipyard on the French Atlantic coast exclusively dedicated to complex superyacht refits & conversions, announced today the dry docking in La Rochelle large dry dock (L 176 m x W 22 m) of Iconic 63 m Feadship motor yacht for her 2023-2024 winter extensive refit.

Iconic Feadship motor yacht at Atlantic Refit Center – crédit photo : ARC

For Captain Paul Neill, Owner’s Representative, “We did prepare this refit period a long time ago with an extensive worklist to be performed. Working in very close collaboration with ARC shipyard’s team, pre planning and parts order confirmed well in advance is key for such project, that includes the 20 years service on the 2 MAN main engines. ARC’s set up is perfect for us.”

For Stéphane Marcelli, CEO of Atlantic Refit Center, “Thanks to Fleet Captain Paul Neill, his team and a very demanding Owner for their trust to come back to ARC after a first refit in 2019-2020. We are delighted to work again with such a professional Owner’s team. All our energies are focus to deliver the best to the Owner and his crew.”

About Atlantic Refit Center
Ideally located on the Atlantic coast inside the Port Atlantique La Rochelle, Atlantic Refit Center is an award-winning shipyard exclusively dedicated to Mega & Super yachts refits & conversions. Since it’s inception in 2006, ARC has developed a business model with an exclusive project management team designed to fit each project totally oriented to fully satisfying client demands in a confidential mode. ARC works in close collaboration with a strong local networks of skilled subcontractors coming from the cruise ship and navy ship industries. Since 2006, ARC forged an international reputation for high quality custom tailored services, technical knowledge, timely deliveries in total confidentiality.

October, including the “VIRGINIAN”, a 62 m motor yacht for an 8-month refit that has already been at ARC in 2019-2020 for extensive work, as well as other projects already in the pipeline for 2025.
In addition to a 100% dedicated team at the Atlantic Refit Center, each project will involve a large number of local and regional contributors, representing around a hundred people at peak.
Good preparation of these projects is the key to keeping within budget and on schedule, while offering the quality of service and attention sought after by the shipowners who place their trust in us.
ARC will also be present at the Monaco Yacht Show from September 27 to 30. Don’t hesitate to contact us for an appointment.

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News : GLOBAL SUPERYACHT FORUM – METS AMSTERDAM 14-16 Nov 2022 : Please be informed that Stéphane Marcelli will attend the Global Superyacht Forum on the 15th and 16th November 2022 during METS. You can contact him at : +33 675 247 585

Atlantic Refit Center & Port Atlantique La Rochelle have invest in brand new 100 T capacity concrete blocks to optimize large yachts blocking in our 2 graving docks (L 176 m x W 22 x H 12m  and  L 107 x W 14m x H 11m) in a full secured ISPS area (see photo attached).

These new blocks will improve block preparation before dry docking.

Monaco Yacht Show 2022 : ARC- Stéphane Marcelli will be present at MYS 2022 from 28 Sept until 1st Oct 2022. Please contact us : +33 (0)675 247 585

Behind the glamour of owning a superyacht lies the constant maintenance work required to keep it shipshape and looking spectacular. Atlantic Refit Center in La Rochelle on France’s west coast, offers superyacht owners and captains a truly boutique maintenance experience for their yachts. Thanks to this, the company has attracted some of the most famous yachts in the world. Owner and CEO Stéphane Marcelli spoke to Richard Hagan about the company’s ethos, achievements, and vision.

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A leader in the refit of Super and Mega yachts on our Atlantic coast, this Rochelais-based company is staying the course with encouraging forecasts and the arrival last September of the Super yacht Sharlou. Meet founder and CEO Stéphane Marcelli at the Grand Port.

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Atlantic Refit Center (ARC) strengthens his position for superyacht refit in La Rochelle

La Rochelle 27th September 2021 – Atlantic Refit Center, the only shipyard on the French Atlantic coast exclusively dedicated to complex superyacht refits & conversions, announced today the signature of the contract for the 10 years refit of sailing yacht SHARLOU (ex Sarissa) Bill Tripp Naval architecture & Rhoades Young interior design built by the renowned Dutch shipyard Vitters. In addition to the 10 years class survey, the exteriors will be fully repaint (hull & superstructure) together with major interiors modifications and new AVIT & COM systems on board.

Furthermore, ARC has announced that plans for the future are still to build a state-of-the-art 35m high hangar to completely cover the 176 metre dry-dock, in order to fulfil the increasing demand of their Clients for such facility. The facility in La Rochelle comprises two dry-docks of 176 metres and 107 metres in length and is the only dedicated mega & superyacht facility on the French Atlantic Coast.

For Stéphane Marcelli, CEO of Atlantic Refit Center, “We are delighted to welcome this iconic yacht for her 10 years refit. Over the past sixteen years, our team has developed an excellent reputation. Our knowledge and experience of major yacht refits & conversion projects, such as the award winning refit on Enigma XK, proves that ARC’s business model fits well with the increasing demand for a fully custom technical approach and state-of-the-art facilities. I have long believed in La Rochelle as a first class destination for both yachts and their crews“.

About Atlantic Refit Center
Ideally located on the Atlantic coast at La Rochelle, Atlantic Refit Center is an award-winning shipyard exclusively dedicated to Mega & Super yachts refits & conversions. Since it’s inception in 2006, ARC has developed a business model with an exclusive project management team designed to fit each project totally oriented to fully satisfying client demands in a confidential mode. ARC works in close collaboration with a strong local networks of skilled subcontractors coming from the cruise ship and navy industries. Since 2006, ARC forged an international reputation for high quality custom services, technical knowledge, timely deliveries in total confidentiality.

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