Derecktor Shipyards

Derecktor Shipyards is an American ship building company located in Mamaroneck, New York and founded in 1947 by Robert E. Derecktor. The company is known for building Cakewalk V,[1] one of the largest yachts ever built in the United States.[2] Derecktor currently operates two facilities, one in Mamaroneck, New York,[3] which is focused upon the construction and repair of custom yachts and small commercial vessels, the other in Dania Beach, Florida,[4] which is dedicated to the maintenance, repair and refitting of mega-yachts up to 200’ in length and building a third one in Fort Pierce, Florida, which could be operating in autumn 2020, It will be the first shipyard in the United States to specifically handle sailing and motor yachts more than 200' in length to handle the maintenance and refits.[5]

Derecktor Shipyards
TypePrivate
IndustryTransportation
Founded1947 (1947)
FounderRobert E. Derecktor
Headquarters
Mamaroneck, New York
,
United States
Number of locations
3
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Paul Derecktor
ProductsYachts
Commercial vessels
ServicesVessel repair
Upgrades
Yacht and small boat repowering
Full service boat marina facility
OwnerPaul Derecktor
Websitederecktor.com

According to sources, Bob “Old Man” Derecktor is remembered by some for his tough rhetoric and direct leadership, the most notable example of which occurred at a Company Christmas party circa 1970 in which he separated all Production employees to one side of the room and all non-production employees to the other. After separating the groups he remarked “all you non-Production people need to understand one thing: you are here to support the people on the other side of the room, and if you can’t understand that, than there is the door.”

History
Cakewalk V in service

The company was founded in Mamaroneck, New York in 1947 by Robert E. Derecktor. The company started as a yacht builder, although it had built many commercial vessels.[6] Derecktor Shipyards occupies the same building on Boston Post Road, with the a few neighboring buildings being bought due to business expansion.[6]

Notable ships built

The following is the list of notable ships built by Derecktor Shipyards.

Original Name Original Owner Type Tons Delivery Description
1 USCGC Mohawk (WMEC-913) United States Coast Guard Medium endurance cutter 1,829 t 1989 Mohawk is the last of a series of nine 270’ Famous-class cutters built by Derecktor for the USCG
2 MV Fairweather Alaska Marine Highway System Det Norske Veritas catamaran ro-ro ferry 748 2004 All-aluminum aft and starboard ro-ro loading car ferry designed by Nigel Gee & Associates
3 MV Chenega Alaska Marine Highway System Ferry catamaran 748 2005 Aft and starboard ro-ro loading
4 Cakewalk Charles Gallagher Yacht 2,998 2010 Full displacement superyacht designed by Tim Heywood, naval architecture by Azure, interior design by Liz Dalton. At 281’ and 2998 GRT, it is the largest private yacht ever built in the USA when measured by volume.
5 Spirit of the Sound Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Research vessel 2014 All-aluminum Incat designed catamaran classroom vessel with hybrid diesel-electric propulsion

Hybrid Series

Derecktor Shipyards has built three 65-ft aluminum catamarans powered by hybrid BAE Systems HybriDrive motors. The first was a research vessel for the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk named Spirit of the Sound, completed in September 2014.[7] The CUNY I, launched in May 2017, is used by Brooklyn College for research in the Jamaica Bay area.[8] The Captain Ben Moore, launched in April 2019, is owned by Harbor Harvest and carries fresh food and other small cargo between Norwalk, CT and Huntington, NY.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Cakewalk official website". Cakewalk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. Gershon, Eric (27 September 2010). "Denver investor's yacht is biggest built in U.S. in decades". The Denver Post. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. History - Derecktor Shipyards
  4. Derecktor, Florida - Derecktor Shipyards
  5. "Derecktor Inks Deal to Develop Florida Yard". Yachting. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  6. "Behind The Scenes At Derecktor Shipyards". West Chester Magazine. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  7. Tabakina, Irina (30 October 2014). "Hybrid-Powered Research Vessel Christened". MarineLink. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  8. "Derecktor Launches Second Hybrid Vessel". Derecktor Shipyards. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  9. "Harbor Harvest, Derecktor launch hybrid cargo vessel". WorkBoat. 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2020-12-22.

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