3D first
Every part is designed in 3D. The yard sees the finished yacht and simulates her performance before building starts.
The Italian shipyard
Cranchi Yachts.
Since 1870.
Six generations of the Cranchi family have built motor yachts in Lombardy, from the first workshop on Lake Como to two plants in the Valtellina valley. Yacht Family Group is the exclusive Cranchi dealer in the CIS.
- 1870
- founded
- 6
- generations
- 2
- plants in Italy
- up to 25 m
- yacht length
- 14
- models in the range
History
From a workshop on Lake Como to two plants
- 1870
San Giovanni di Bellagio
Giovanni Cranchi registers a wooden boat workshop on the shore of Lake Como. Cars have yet to take to the roads, and Cranchi boats are already on the water. The yard counts this as its founding year.
- 1932
Brienno
The founder's grandson, also Giovanni Cranchi, moves the workshop to Brienno on the same lake. The workshop grows into a shipyard.
- 1970
Piantedo
Exactly a hundred years after the founding, Tullio Monzino becomes Aldo Cranchi's partner. The yard moves to the nearby Valtellina, and Aldo opens the first plant in Piantedo. Here he lays down the method Cranchi still uses to build its yachts.
- 1984
The first robot
Cranchi is the first in the industry to use a robot for gelcoat spraying. Today it is the only boatbuilder in the world where robots apply not only gelcoat but also the fibreglass.
- 2025
155 years
For the anniversary, the yard brings Christian Grande's installation «Immersio Temporis» to Milan Design Week at Palazzo Clerici. More than 15,000 visitors and fourth place in the Fuorisalone Award.
- 2026
Genoa
The new A48 O/B wins the Design Innovation Award in the motorboats up to 14 m category.
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Today the yard is run by professional managers, while the two families, Cranchi and Monzino, remain the owners. Paola, Elena and Guido Cranchi and Franco Monzino are directly involved. Guido Cranchi is the CEO of Cranchi Yachts.
Metodo Piantedo
Metodo Piantedo: how Cranchi builds
The method is named after the first plant and grew out of Aldo Cranchi's idea: in-line production, serious engineering and constant process improvement. Every operation is repeated the same way from hull to hull, so quality does not depend on where a yacht sits in the series.
Robots and CNC
Robots apply gelcoat and fibreglass. Two robotic lines cut fabrics, carpet and insulation, and CNC machines shape the furniture and internal structures.
Everything in-house
Hull, wiring, plumbing, furniture and finishing are all done in the yard's own plants. The yacht is checked at every stage, and final testing includes the test tank.
Shipyards
Two plants in Valtellina
Craftspeople and robots work side by side. Cranchi builds yachts up to 25 metres, and all production stays in Italy.
Piantedo, Lombardy
Piantedo Plant 1
- Yachts
- up to 50 ft
- Site
- 70,000 m²
- Covered
- 36,000 m²
Headquarters, the Centro Studi Ricerche research centre and the spare parts centre.
Rogolo, Lombardy
Seventy Plant 4
- Yachts
- 50 to 80 ft
- Site
- 140,000 m²
- Covered
- 30,000 m²
This is where the large yachts are built, from the A64 to the Settantotto 78.
Disegno Italiano
Aldo Cranchi draws the hull, Christian Grande the interior
A yacht begins in the Centro Studi Ricerche, the yard's research centre: hull lines, volumes and layout. Every hull in the range is drawn by Aldo Cranchi.
The yard's art director is yacht and interior designer Christian Grande. His job is not just elegant lines but making the owner feel completely at home on board.
Every Cranchi yacht is conceived, designed and built in Italy, within a single production district in Lombardy.
Cranchi Atelier
The personalisation programme: hull colour, fabrics, finishes and upholstery, through to changes in layout and equipment. Options are worked out with the yard's designers and engineers. Cranchi was the first to let owners choose the hull colour, and today the Cranchi Colour Collection offers a dedicated palette.
After the order
Sea trials and service from the yard
Italo Monzino Marine Test Centre · San Giorgio di Nogaro, near the Gulf of Trieste
Sea trials on the Adriatic
This is the home of the Cranchi Private Show: future owners see the fleet in person and take the yachts out to sea. You book through your dealer, and we will arrange the date and the model.
Cranchi Cares yard service
The yard's own service centres, staffed by technicians trained at the factory. Cranchi Yachts Sardinia near Olbia: maintenance, refits, pre-delivery inspection and dry storage. Darsena Bellagio on Lake Como: the delivery centre and a 104-berth marina for yachts up to 70 feet.
Yard partners
- Volvo PentaEngines and propulsion
- Mercury MarineOutboard engines
- BesenzoniPasserelles, ladders and sunroofs, a partner since the 1960s
- RaymarineNavigation instruments
- GarminNavigation, electronics and automation
The range
14 Cranchi yachts in three lines
Orizzonte
Flybridge flagships from 20 to 25 metres.
Settantotto 78Model page →25.15 m · 4 guest cabins · 3 × 1,000 HP
Sessantasette 67Model page →20.80 m · 3 or 4 guest cabins · 2 × 1,000 HP
Sessantasette 67 CorsaModel page →20.80 m · 3 or 4 guest cabins · 2 × 1,000 HP
Sessantadue 62Model page →20.23 m · 3 guest cabins · 2 × 1,000 HP
Aria
Open and hardtop yachts from 10 to 20 metres, home to this season's new models.
A64 NewModel page →20.23 m · 3 cabins · 2 × 1,000 HP
A48 O/B NewModel page →14.56 m · 2 guest cabins · 3 outboards
A47 NewModel page →14.25 m · 2 guest cabins · 2 × 480 HP
A46 Luxury TenderModel page →14.25 m · 2 guest cabins · 2 × 480 HP
A32 O/B NewModel page →10.75 m · 1 cabin · 2 outboards
A32Model page →10.21 m · 1 cabin · 2 × 280 HP
Marea
Yachts from 8 to 14 metres for day trips and short passages.
M44 HTModel page →13.82 m · 2 cabins · 2 × 400 HP
Z35Model page →11.70 m · 2 cabins · 2 × 270 HP
E26 ClassicModel page →7.85 m · 1 cabin · 280 HP
E26 O/BModel page →8.10 m · 1 cabin · 300 HP
Our team
Your experts
Each expert looks after their own Cranchi models: price, specification, delivery dates and viewings. Write in whichever messenger suits you.
Sergey Rogov
Founder of Yacht Family Group
Settantotto 78 and bespoke projects
Svetlana Martinez
Cranchi expert
Sessantasette 67, 67 Corsa, Sessantadue 62 and A64
Artem Tallerov
Cranchi expert
Aria and Marea ranges, from E26 to A48 O/B