Christensen Shipyards is a custom series composite-hull

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builder located in

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Facilities

Founded in 1983, the original yard is located on a marina, and contains of climate controlled manufacturing space. Sister company RECS (Renewable Energy Composite Solutions), occupies , manufacturing

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and

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composite component fabrication. In 2012, the company opened a climate controlled manufacturing facility on

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, close to

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, capable of construction of yachts of over in composite or steel.

Vessels

Hull 026 ''Privacy''

Hull 026 was delivered to

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in summer 2006. It was specified by Woods, but owner-checked and with interior colour schemes chosen by his then fiancee

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, the yacht was registered in the

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as ''Privacy.'' The $20 million, vessel features a master suite, six staterooms, a theatre,

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, and

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, and sleeps 21 people. During ordering and construction, the yacht was covered by a strict non-disclosure agreement, meaning that details of the yacht specification and owner would not be released. After details leaked to various nautical publications and later gossip columns, Woods successfully sued Christensen, and reached an out of court settlement. Woods used the yacht as accommodation at some golf tournaments, but placed it on the market after his divorce in 2011.

Sea Hunter

In 2012 Christensen was contracted by

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to manufacture the

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under the supervision of

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. When Christensen went into receivership work on the vessel stopped and the incomplete hull had to be transferred to

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(parent of Oregon Iron Works) for completion.

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