Adriana Boats, Adriana Boats d.o.o. (adriana-boats.com), a small shipyard that we intended to turn into a high quality one-stop shop in the Adriatic. We attempted this with the projects specifically targeted at the charter boats market niche. The fact that the brand still exists proves that we nailed the niche, and the boats sell themselves (even with little or no marketing). A high quality one stop shop was never created. We did not reach the necessary critical mass of highly skilled professionals in non-technical parts of business.
Adriana 44
GRP / 13m / 24 kn / two shafts
In the marinas of the Adriatic people still tend to stop us and tell us that it is “the best boat in the Adriatic”. A very specific hull form (a planing hull with all the elements of a semi-displacement hull form that we could incorporate). The cruising speed of about 20 kn, ideal for the Adriatic. Small engines, ample space, well balanced luxury, easy to build. Ten units were sold even before the prototype was completed, which was bordering on a miracle. Then the 2008 crisis hit, and the project never fully recovered thereafter.
GRP / 13m / 25+ kn / two shafts
All of it, the DESIGN TASK and the entire project, from the CONCEPT DESIGN to the DETAIL DESIGN. However, a better PRODUCTION SUPPORT would have been critical to the success, had we been awarded a position to provide it.
