Maxi Dolphin

Italian shipyard founded in 1987 by Vittorio Moretti (also founder of the Bellavista winery), based in Erbusco in Franciacorta. Specializes in custom and semi-custom sailboats and motor yachts in carbon composite, up to 36 meters. Approximately 300 yachts built since inception. Led since 2016 by Luca Botter (CEO) and Giovanni Pizzati (Technical Director), within the Moretti Group.

The Franciacorta carbon shipyard, from Carmen di Bellavista to Nomad IV

Foundation and trajectory

Vittorio Moretti launched Maxi Dolphin in 1987 with an explicit goal: to learn how to work with carbon composite. The first boat delivered that same year was Carmen di Bellavista, a 73-foot sailboat designed by Bruce Farr that Moretti himself raced. In 2001, Viriella followed, an 118-foot sailboat signed by Germán Frers. The shipyard opened to motor yachts in 2007 (MD51 Power designed by Roberto Starkel) while continuing to build one-off or very small series sailboats.

Technical specialty

Monolithic construction in carbon composite, Nomex sandwich. The shipyard builds one-off boats with external naval architects: Finot-Conq, Germán Frers, Bruce Farr, Luca Brenta, Mark Mills, Bill Tripp, Botin & Partners, Guillaume Verdier, Nauta Design, Harry Miesbauer, Roberto Starkel. Main site of 2,700 m² in Erbusco, plus a Sea Office in Chiavari on the Ligurian coast for launching and sea trials.

Skysat on board

Skysat is involved with Nomad IV (preparation).