Compass 9.7m Open

Compass Tenders is the build we turn to when an owner's programme demands a fully custom tender matched to the mothership, not a semi-production hull dressed up in matching paint. Founded in 2004 by Richard Faulkner on the River Hamble, Hampshire, the yard has grown from a small repair shop into a facility exceeding 35,000 sq ft with more than 100 skilled professionals on the floor.

The range runs from open sport tenders and centre consoles through to enclosed limousines and utility workboats, covering roughly 5.0m to 14.0m. Compass also offers the Latitude semi-custom limousine platform - four coachroof profiles (North, East, South, West) from 10.0m to 12.0m - for programmes that need a shorter lead time without abandoning the bespoke brief. More than 70 hulls have been delivered to date, including four tenders for Lürssen's 123.0m Al Lusail, paired limousines for the 160.0m Blue, and the award-winning Shadow Kitten catamaran built to accompany Nebula.

What marks Compass out is the consistent design continuity with the mothership: the in-house team works directly with the superyacht's own styling office, and all composite, electrical, glazing, and mechanical work is completed on site. We'd put their finish quality alongside the best British yards at a build cost that reflects the River Hamble location rather than a Mediterranean one. Multiple Boat International Design and Innovation Award wins confirm the reputation is not self-reported.