VanDutch

VanDutch was founded in the Netherlands in 2008, debuting its first hull, the VanDutch 40, in 2009. The brand was acquired by Italian shipyard Cantiere del Pardo in 2020, and since 2022 all production has been centralised at Cantiere del Pardo's facility in Forlì, Italy. That transition brought Italian composite craftsmanship to a Dutch design language - the two rarely sit together this cleanly at this price point.

The range runs from the 9.8m VanDutch 32, which we see regularly as a superyacht garage tender, through the 40, 48, and 56, up to the 22.0m VanDutch 75 that made its world debut at Cannes 2025. The models we ask VanDutch for most frequently in a chase or shadow-vessel context are the 48 and the 56: the 48 sits at 14.61m with an infusion-moulded composite hull, twin Volvo Penta D11 diesels, and a top end around 36-38 knots; the 56 steps up the volume and range without losing the open-deck format that makes the platform usable as a water-toy base.

What makes VanDutch immediately recognisable across any marina is the hull signature: a straight axe bow, low freeboard, and a long waterline that reads the same whether you are looking at the 32 or the 75. The build quality under Cantiere del Pardo has tightened the tolerances on fit and finish noticeably compared with pre-2020 examples. We'd put the current hulls alongside Dutch and Italian competitors at a competitive price point for the specification delivered.