Founded in 1990 by Jan Vitters, Louis Hamming joined shortly after, and the two began working on their first project, one deemed by many critics virtually impossible to deliver. The founders, who remain at the helm of Vitters today, took up this challenge with a small team and successfully delivered the 28.2m Aphrodite I in 1993, establishing a culture of disruptive innovation that defines the shipyard to this day. In 2010, Vitters expanded following the acquisition of Green Marine, and in 2019, Vitters partnered with fellow Dutch shipyard Claasen. Today, the shipyard operates from its facility in Zwartsluis, working with a team of around 80 engineers, craftsmen, and project managers, alongside a network of longstanding specialist subcontractors. Vitters focuses on delivering a small number of fully custom sailing yachts each year, with growing expertise in sustainability-driven innovation, including energy storage, hybrid propulsion, and zero-emission sailing concepts. Vitters’ most notable deliveries include some of the industry’s largest high-performance sailing yachts, among them the 86-metre ketch Aquijo, built in collaboration with Oceanco, the 32.6-metre carbon sloop Ribelle, and the 42.6-metre competitive J-Class yacht Svea. One of its most ambitious projects to date is Project Zero, a 68.8-metre performance ketch that will be the industry’s first large-scale fossil-fuel-free and renewables-powered superyacht when delivered later this year.