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Bavaria Yachtbau

Logo: Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

German company

Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH was founded in 1978 by Winfried Herrmann, a window manufacturer, and Josef Meltl, a yacht charter broker. By 2006, the company had grown to produce approximately 3,500 sailing and motor yachts and employing 600 people. Bavaria Yachtbau is one of Europe's largest yacht manufacturers and is the biggest yacht yard in Germany.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1978Founded1
  • Industryshipyard1
  • HeadquartersGiebelstadt1
  • Websitewww.bavaria-yachtbau.com
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, chief executive officer1

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Bavaria 36 Kroatien 2006
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Michael Zimmermann~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH was founded in 1978 by Winfried Herrmann, a window manufacturer, and Josef Meltl, a yacht charter broker. By 2006, the company had grown to produce approximately 3,500 sailing and motor yachts and employing 600 people. Bavaria Yachtbau is one of Europe's largest yacht manufacturers and is the biggest yacht yard in Germany. Bavaria Yachtbau is also one of the top three global market leaders for yachts ranging from 30 to 56 feet.2

Timeline

  1. 1978Founded Founded1

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