Jongert is a shipyard specialized in the building of sailing yachts, located in Wieringerwerf, Netherlands.

History

The shipyard was established by Jan Jongert, Sr., in Medemblik in 1953 and produced sailing yachts between and in length. Between 1970 and 1994 the yard exported cumulatively in excess of half a billion guilders worth of yachts. Most of the later vessels were designed by Tony Castro and built from steel or aluminium.

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Jongert went bankrupt in 2009, then restarted under the ownership of VEKA. In 2015 the company went bankrupt again.

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In 2016 the company is active.

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On January 19, 2017, they announced they found a new investor, following the failed takeover of the yard by Acico. Together with the Vripack design studio they are working on a motor yacht project.

List of yachts built

See also

Tamer II

Wellenreiter

List of sailboat designers and manufacturers

List of large sailing yachts

References

External links

Jongert website

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Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1953

Dutch boat builders

Dutch brands

Sailing in the Netherlands

Economy of North Holland

Yacht building companies

1953 establishments in the Netherlands