Bertram Yachts expands production and launches new vessel

American boatbuilder Bertram Yachts has extended its production reach worldwide and launched its latest vessel, Drifter B.

Bertram is extending its capabilities with its newest site at the Baglietto facilities in Carrara, Italy. The company says this move aims to enhance its ability to meet increasing product demand. Bertram Yachts will continue to ramp up production of current and new models at its facility in Tampa, Florida.

“We now have access to resources who have extensive knowledge and experience in boatbuilding, as well as an enormous respect for the Bertram brand,” says Bertram‘s VP of sales, Tommy Thompson.

Drifter B is the first of several new Bertram 35 flybridge boats to be built at the Carrara site. Drifter B‘s owner is said to be an experienced yachtsman who recently raced his 98ft Swan in the first regatta of the Mediterranean sailing season in Portofino.

“The client was looking for a timeless, seaworthy vessel that he could customise to take to the regattas and for weekend trips out, and Drifter B was built to do just that,” says Thompson. “You know, I imagine that the scene wasn’t so different as when Dick Bertram sat behind the helm of his Bertram 31 during the 60s and 70s regatta scenes.”