Cobra · New build
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Founded1988
HeadquartersChristchurch, UK
On the register4models
The Cobra range
4 models on the register
4 boats
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In their own words
About Cobra
Cobra RIBs is an independent, family-run British manufacturer based in Christchurch, Dorset, building custom RIBs and superyacht tenders entirely in-house since 1988. The yard built its name on the leisure side of the market first, developing five generations of the deep-V hulled Nautique range - a platform that earned a strong reputation for seakeeping and build consistency on the UK south coast. That hull engineering discipline carries directly into the tender programme.
For superyacht work, the build we ask Cobra for sits across two ranges. The Patronus is the garage-friendly tender line, running from 5.6m to 7.2m with Yanmar 4LV diesel inboard power; it covers SOLAS rescue craft, beach lander, and guest transfer duties in a single bespoke package. The Navis is the chase end of the catalogue, with an 11.85m hull in production and the stated intention to bring a larger platform to market. Every boat is hand-finished in Cobra's own GRP unit, tubing workshop, and assembly facility at Priory Industrial Park - one yard, one build team, no outsourced lamination.
Cobra entered the superyacht tender segment formally in 2017 and has grown quickly enough to expand its Christchurch facility twice since. We'd put it alongside the smaller British specialist yards for owners and captains who want a fully bespoke, fully UK-built product at a price point that reflects a direct factory relationship rather than a distributor margin.
Where they sit
Cobra on the register
What we know
Cobra at a glance
Over 3 decades in the segment.
UK build origin keeps refit support in the European time zone.
Documented on the register with full spec, pricing where supplied, and brief-side notes from work we have done.
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Reference reading on Cobra's segment
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SOLAS Tender Compliance
A SOLAS rescue tender is type-approved life-saving equipment, mandatory on yachts of 500 GT and over in commercial service. This guide explains what the LSA Code requires, which builders hold current type approvals, and how the choice drives garage and davit design.
ReadThe Complete Guide to Buying a Superyacht Tender
Most tender purchases go wrong in the brief, not the build. This guide walks the buying process end to end, brief first, garage envelope second, propulsion third, yard shortlist fourth, contract fifth, the way we run it for owners.
ReadTender Insurance, Survey and Sea Trials
A tender purchase that closes without a clean survey, a bound insurance policy and a documented sea trial has three failure modes baked in. This guide walks the acquisition sequence we use, what good looks like at each step, and the recurring traps.
ReadDavit Systems and Launch/Recovery for Tenders
The davit is the part of the tender programme nobody thinks about until it fails. This guide explains the launch-and-recovery options, the SWL and cost that drive them, and why the geometry is locked at yacht-concept stage before the tender is chosen.
Glossary
Cobra terms worth knowing
SOLASInternational convention requiring rescue tenders on commercial passenger vessels.SOLAS TenderRescue-coded tender that meets SOLAS lifesaving requirements on yachts above 500GT.RIBRigid inflatable boat: rigid hull with inflatable collar tubes, common as guest and crew tenders.MCAMaritime and Coastguard Agency, the UK regulator for commercial workboats and tenders.DavitHinged crane used to launch and recover a tender from the mothership.LOALength overall: the maximum length of the hull including any extensions.
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Send the mothership, the programme, and the role you need filled. A response follows within 48 hours.