It starts with a dream. A dream of something special, something different, something just for you. But not just for you, of you. A reflection of who you are, how you choose to live, what you believe, what you truly value.
The custom yacht experience
Beauty. Art. Time. Not just any time – quality time, with those whom you treasure most, in the most spectacular places, in the finest environment. Relax, focus, find yourself again. Your favourite place in the world, anywhere in the world.
A fine yacht. Your yacht. A reflection of you. An adventure, crafting a beautiful ship, one of the most incredible embodiments of human endeavour – technology, craftsmanship and art in one. The creation of a masterpiece, your masterpiece ...
a portrait of you.
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the custom yacht experience From the tiny island nation of New Zealand, McMullen & Wing has a global reputation for building some of the finest custom yachts in the world.
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For us, a custom yacht is a process, not merely a product. It is the creation of a yacht which responds to, and extends, the dreams of her owners. For the owners, our clients, a custom yacht is an experience: one of the most personal acts of creativity an owner can undertake.
Yacht building is, of course, an intensely technical process. Comfort, reliability and safety are essential attributes of any quality yacht and McMullen & Wing’s reputation in technical excellence is truly exceptional. And there is, of course, a product at the end of the process. Rare indeed in this age, our yachts are not built for ‘the market’ or for a ‘typical’ owner. Call them what you will, such vessels are production yachts, ‘off the rack’ products which sit, waiting for an owner to want them.
McMullen & Wing believes that custom yachts are something quite different: set apart by the purest interpretation of one owner’s vision and values; underpinning the project, guiding designer and shipyard in the realisation of a yacht which is an expression of who the owners are, who they want to be and how they like to live: the emotional purpose for the yacht’s entire existence. Enchantingly, the result is not a yacht which only suits one owner, one family. It’s quite the reverse. The result is a yacht with integrity, timelessness and enduring beauty, with a magic that affects all who experience her, derived from the original vision and values of one individual.
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What McMullen & Wing builds in every yacht is in direct response to the client. Interpretation of the dream is the essence of custom yachts.
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“I bought Big Fish specifically because she represents for me the ultimate form of freedom: the opportunity to enjoy peak experiences and adventures with my family and friends in the most beautiful parts of the world on precisely my own terms. Big Fish always awaits me, wherever, whenever, however and with whomever I wish.� Richard Beattie, owner, M/Y Big Fish
CREATIVE & PERSONAL A marriage between owner, designer and shipyard. The craft of the designer is not just designing fine yachts, it is in ensuring the yacht they design is your yacht. A distillation of your character – the essence of who you are and how you live.
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CRaftmanship & PERfection Our craftsmen are exceptional; our facilities first rate, but it is our culture which pushes us to strive constantly for perfection. Ever questioning, changing, developing, improving, the quest for perfection never ends. It is that quest which gives us energy and motivates us afresh for each new project. The opportunity to make each yacht even better than the last.
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For a builder, perfection is more often found in the small things than the large. It is in the details that you will find the hallmark of the craftsman: the subtle relationships between elements, a seamlessly assembled cabinet, the careful selection of natural materials.
It is our hope that owners will keep finding new joys in our yachts for years after our work is done. Perfection is also to be found in knowing the right tool, the right process, the right person for the job. McMullen & Wing makes good use of the efficiency and accuracy offered by modern technology. Computer-controlled plasma cutting of metal plate ensures accuracy in the important foundations of the yacht structure. Robotic welding ensures the
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most consistent metalwork. Highly controlled closed moulding processes guarantee the highest purity composite laminates. Automated cutting of timber panel substrates direct from CAD drawings ensures accuracy. Yet technology is a tool, an enabler. It is there to make the product even better, not to make it more quickly. For all the technology we provide, our yachts are first and foremost built by people, not by machines.
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people & place Ui mai koe ki ahau he aha te mea nui o te ao, Maku e ki atu he tangata, he tangata, he tangata! Ask me what is the greatest thing in the world, I will reply, it is people, it is people, it is people! – New Zealand Maori proverb
At McMullen & Wing, people are the most important thing in our world.
The people who work for us make us who we are. Without our people, some of whom have worked for us for 20 years or more, we are nothing but a collection of sheds and machinery. Together with our people, we are one of the finest and most respected boat builders in the world.
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The people for whom we work, our clients, are not simply there to pay the bills: they define the entire essence of the projects we deliver. Without their input, our boats are just floating objects. With the engagement of our customers, our boats are given purpose, focus and life.
The people around us - our families, our neighbours, our community - are not there to enable us to work: our work is there to sustain them and enrich their lives. Without the people around us, we are nothing but workers, toiling without vision or purpose. Surrounded by our community, we are family, friends, colleagues, customers. As a group we form a company, an important employer and exporter: an essential institution in the city and nation in which we live.
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Tony Knofflock, Joinery Supervisor
As a youngster growing up in Taranaki, some 400km south of Auckland, I began my career building stairs, kitchens and coffins. As a keen sailor, the idea of combining both my work and hobby held great appeal. Due to a lack of boat building yards in Taranaki, I made the move to Auckland where my association with McMullen & Wing began. To my great delight the first job I was involved with was helping to build the moulds for the America’s Cup boats NZL 32 and NZL 38. These boats went on to make history by winning the America’s Cup for New Zealand. A memorable start!
I have had the opportunity over the years to work with a huge range of quality materials, including a variety of indigenous and imported timbers and veneers. It’s an honour and a pleasure to work with these beautiful natural materials and to show them at their best in a great yacht. The ultimate satisfaction though is transformation of our yachts throughout the build process - watching them go down the slipway for the first time. I’ll never tire of that feeling. The variety of people that I meet throughout a build always makes life interesting and there are many entertaining stories to be heard and told.
“I’ve had the opportunity to work with a range of quality materials. It’s an honour and a pleasure to work with these beautiful natural materials and to show them at their best in a great yacht. ” I quickly moved from hulls to the interior construction department which, during the past 20 years with the yard, has grown in size and capability beyond recognition. When I started, joiner work was a very manual process, working from hand drawings. The advent of computers, and computer-controlled machinery, has changed what is possible. Then again, one of the beauties of boat building, and especially joiner work, is that the value of traditional craftsmanship has been retained, just improved with technology. I guess it feels like the best of both worlds.
Building yachts that are respected as the very best in the world is a pretty amazing job, and a rare privilege. For all the boats we have built, large and small, it’s the superyachts especially which showcase the quality of New Zealand workmanship to the world. I continue to be proud to be a part of this.
Tony Knofflock, Joinery Supervisor
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Tony Harvey is the longest-serving member of the McMullen & Wing team. The Boat Building Supervisor started as an apprentice when the company was relatively young, and since has been an integral part of the development of the company for more than three decades.
My interest in boats started when I was very young. My parents would take me for holidays at the beach where I would row my father’s dingy all around the bay. This fascination with boats never left me. At the age of sixteen my father got me a job at McMullen & Wing as an apprentice boat builder. Well, what a ride it has been. From the day I started I was told to sand a teak cap-rail on a 70ft yacht. I was allowed to sand but not varnish. That job was for older apprentices. From those early days I moved on to build many fine boats in Kauri, Mahogany, aluminum, steel and carbon fibre. These included fishing boats, luxury sailing yachts and powerboats. Amongst the new builds we have refitted many boats as well. These boats have come from all around the world and this has let me see how other boat builders put their boats together. Things have changed a lot over the years from building a 58ft boat, which was the largest aluminum boat built in New Zealand at the time, to the last build being a 45m superyacht. Who would have guessed?
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Recently we had a disaster, a near finished 50m superyacht was damaged by fire. We are currently rebuilding the shed so this great ride can continue for many more years. Whether you are going to work in them, race them or sail them around the world you have to have a passion for them. It’s the same when you build them. There is a team of us at McMullen & Wing that have worked together for 10, 15, 20 years or more. We all have that passion to build worldclass boats.
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DESIGN & INNOVATION A Jack of all trades, and a master of every single one.
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“Ermis2 remains to this day one of the fastest and most technically advanced motoryachts ever built: extremely fast, extremely light, extremely strong, and testament to the skills and commitment of an outstanding team.� Ioannis A. Alafouzos, owner, M/Y Ermis2
McMullen & Wing is an advanced composite builder, an aluminium builder and a steel ship builder, all wrapped into one.
In 2007, McMullen & Wing launched Ermis2, a high-speed advanced composite motor yacht, engineered in aerospace grade carbon fibre and titanium to ensure the lightest, strongest vessel possible. In the same year we started building Big Fish, a worldexploring, steel-hulled expedition yacht.
One yacht may be a carbon fibre lightweight speed machine and the next a steel expedition yacht. Inconsistent? No. Utterly consistent. The right material for every project. The same principle applies to every aspect of our projects. The right materials, the right technology, perfectly suited to your yacht.
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All of the construction for both boats was performed in-house with our own staff. Every aspect of both boats was executed to the highest world standards, under the supervision of expert surveyors. And both vessels went on to win the world’s highest superyacht accolades.
We don’t need to build things “our way”, we build them “the right way”. Grounded in experience and tradition, knowledgeable in the latest technology and determined always to challenge “normal”.
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RELIABILITY & LONGEVITY We build yachts to be used, enjoyed, loved. Tied to the dock they can be admired, but at sea they come to life, stretch and dance.
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In 2012, M/Y Mea Culpa returned to New Zealand for the first time since her 2003 launch. It was a significant moment: during her time ‘back home’, she was to clock over her first 100,000 nautical miles.
We build yachts to be used, enjoyed, loved. Tied to the dock they can be admired, but at sea they come to life, stretch and dance. Like crossing the equator for the first time, the 100,000th mile should be celebrated. McMullen & Wing offered to host a party for the owner, captain, crew and for our own staff to mark the significance of the occasion. The owner refused. No, you can’t put on a party for us. Because we want to put on a party for you. At that time, nearly 10 years on, there were some 50 staff still working at McMullen & Wing who had been involved in Mea Culpa. At a dockside barbeque, our staff spent time back aboard, reminiscing, inspecting their work. The critical eye of the craftsman was brought to bear on every detail. The pride of our staff was palpable. Without any exaggeration, she looked good enough after all these years and miles to be brand new. Of course, she had been well
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maintained, but she had not been refitted or renovated. She was exactly as we had built her. This is what McMullen & Wing yachts are known for – deep, lasting quality.
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RENEWED & REBORN Just as the best custom yachts are built in reflection of their owners, often a new owner will seek to bring a part of themselves into their newly purchased yacht; to weave their own selves to the fabric of their yacht.
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Technology develops over time, enabling new levels of comfort and performance to improve enjoyment of an older vessel. And some yachts fall on hard times, the scars of misadventure of deterioration concealing their inner beauty.
Restoration of a great yacht makes a lasting contribution to a rich yachting culture. Whatever the reason, renewal of an older vessel deserves care, sensitivity and the same level of craftsmanship as any new yacht.
mark of authority, a stamp of approval for years to come.
McMullen & Wing has maintained, refitted, renewed and restored many fine yachts, both motor and sail. These yachts have benefitted from the exceptional workmanship and attention to detail that characterise all our projects; our contribution treated as a
The greatest of all our refits to date has been the restoration of S/Y Shenandoah. Described as one of the world’s greatest yachting treasures, Shenandoah came to us in a sorry state. Under the direction of a visionary owner, McMullen & Wing rebuilt and restored her to her fullest glory. Rescued and given new life, sailing the oceans once more, Shenandoah inspires fresh generations around the world to turn towards the sea.
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large & small “I was impressed by the innovative solutions to common problems, the quality of finish, the robust build and in particular the engineering which was more skin to a ‘small ship’ than to a vessel’s tender.” Steve Probst, Master, R/V Pegaso
“With more than 1,200 hours on the engine in conditions that ranged from Antarctica to the tropics, the construction and reliability of Triple Ripple has proved to be 100 per cent, on a program that relies heavily on the equipment in service.� Winston Joyce-Clarke, Master, M/Y Big Fish
The owner of M/Y Battered Bull first commissioned McMullen & Wing for a custom tender in 1996. They were impressed with the company’s in-house ability to handle the diverse technical tasks of work to arrive with the correct final product.
McMullen & Wing builds custom tenders in aluminium and advanced composites for superyachts of all shapes and sizes. Our tenders are respected the world over for the robust construction – these are not disposable items but mini superyachts in themselves. Elegant, practical and reliable. Quite simply – the best custom tenders in the world.
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The owner went on to build two more similar vessels over the next 10 years. “McMullen & Wing proved that their design, engineering and execution of the construction projects maintained the high level of quality and consistently met our expectations,” says the owner. “I have since guided other clients with similar needs to McMullen & Wing and have had feedback with similar positive endorsement.”
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“McMullen & Wing collaborated with Aquos Yachts to drive leadingedge design, championing the use of innovative materials and harnessing the talents of some of the most experienced individuals in the international yacht industry.�
Rob Chappelhow, Managing Director, Aquos Yachts owners and operators of M/Y Big Fish
celebrated & respected Our yachts are special. Few in number, yet widespread in the praise they receive, McMullen & Wing yachts are celebrated the world over. A small family-owned business in a distant Pacific nation; building just a handful of finely crafted yachts; and yet very much at home amongst the world’s most awarded yacht builders.
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contact Telephone: +64 9 573 1405 Fax: +64 9 573 0393
21 Gabador Place, Mount Wellington Auckland 1060, New Zealand
General Inquiries and new construction info@mcmullenandwing.com
Acknowledgements McMullen & WIng would like to thank everyone who kindly contributed to this publication. Photographers: Name Here, Name Here Name Here, Name Here Name Here, Name Here Name Here, Name Here, Name Here Name Here, Name Here Name Here, Name Here.
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