How it started
History
ICON Yachts was founded in late 2005 by the investor Ton van Dam and Alex Shnaider, former F1 team owner and real estate investor. The founders were shortly after joined by business partners, who helped further the shipyard's growth.
In its early years, ICON Yachts launched several superyachts. In 2009, the 67.50 m (221.5 ft) superyacht MY ICON (now sold and re-named MY LOON) was launched in collaboration with the renowned British Yacht Designers Redman Whiteley Dixon, who carried out her exterior design. Afterward, and using the same proven hull platform, ICON Yachts created MY BATON ROUGE, MY PARTY GIRL (now sold and re-named MY NORA), then later a smaller yacht MY BASMALINA II
In 2015, ICON Yachts launched MY LEGEND (77m), one of the shipyard’s greatest refit works. The original vessel, an ice-breaking tug named MV GIANT, underwent an extensive refit/conversion that was conducted at the Dutch shipyard in a short amount of time. Upon completion, the vessel was renamed MY LEGEND and she is now one of the first ice-capable yachts with Lloyds 1A Ice Class.
In August 2017, ICON Yachts signed a contract to convert the commercial motor vessel Sanaborg, a 68m icebreaker built by Koninklijke Niestern Sander, into a luxury superyacht. In 2020, in association with the UK design team RWD, ICON launched RAGNAR (68m), an eye-catcher Explorer Yacht that turned into the brand’s flagship piece. In 2024 the yacht changed ownership to a US client and is re-named MY Q.
Since 2020, Tony Gale has headed the company, as CEO. In July 2021 Swiss businessman Micca Ferrero became sole shareholder and operates as the ‘face of’ ICON Yachts, playing a key role in the company as co-Director.
From Wikipedia’s article on ICON Yachts, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2