Where are Tankoa yachts built?

Tankoa's shipyard is in Sestri Ponente, on Genoa's historic shipbuilding waterfront in Liguria. The company has added production capacity in recent years, but Genoa remains its home and the place where its superyachts are completed. The location also makes it convenient for owners and captains cruising the Ligurian coast and the French Riviera.

Is Tankoa a custom or semi-custom builder?

Both. Tankoa offers semi-custom platforms in its S-Series and fully custom yachts in its T-Series. In practice, even semi-custom Tankoa yachts are personalized substantially, so buyers of pre-owned yachts should look closely at each yacht's individual layout rather than assuming two hulls are alike.

How is a pre-owned Tankoa valued?

Because relatively few Tankoa yachts exist, Daniel compares each one with recent sales of similar Italian custom superyachts, then adjusts for size, age, designer, refit history, charter use and condition. The result is a reasoned range rather than a single figure, explained so the owner can see how it was reached.

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About Tankoa

Tankoa was established by industrialist Guido Orsi together with Michel Karsenti and Renzo Chelazzi, both of whom had managed at Baglietto. The yard sits in Sestri Ponente, part of Genoa's long shipbuilding waterfront. Early production was interrupted by the financial crisis, and the business returned in earnest with the launch of the 69-meter Suerte, which debuted at the Monaco Yacht Show in 2015.

Since then the yard has become associated with individual, owner-driven projects. The 72-meter Solo drew attention for her efficiency and environmental credentials, while the 50-meter Vertige became a platform for further semi-custom orders. More recent launches, including the 52-meter Spirit and the 45-meter Singolare, continue the pattern of one-off yachts built on proven engineering.

Tankoa describes its approach as boutique, and that is a fair summary. It builds a limited number of yachts at a time, works with a range of well-known exterior designers, and has added production capacity in recent years without losing its Genoa base or the close contact between owners and the people building their yachts.

Tankoa yacht models

Tankoa organizes its work into two broad series, and most yachts are then shaped heavily around the owner.

S-SeriesSemi-custom platforms such as the S501, giving owners a proven starting point with room to personalize layout and style.
T-SeriesFully custom yachts including the T450, T580 and larger projects, each developed around a specific owner's brief.
Solo (72 m, notable build)A widely recognized Tankoa flagship noted for her efficient, environmentally minded design.
Suerte (69 m, notable build)The yacht that introduced the modern Tankoa to the market at Monaco in 2015.

Tankoa yachts for sale

Tankoa yachts change hands both publicly and privately. There may be no Tankoa in the current Reel Deal Yachts selection, but Daniel can search the wider market, including yachts that are not publicly listed.

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Buying a Tankoa yacht

Every Tankoa is close to a one-off, so the first question for a buyer is how closely the yacht's layout and specification suit their plans. Guest cabin arrangement, beach club, tender garage and crew areas vary meaningfully between hulls. A thorough survey should cover structure, machinery, stabilization and systems, and the build file and any warranty history deserve careful reading.

Buyers should also look at the yacht's charter record, class and flag, and the continuity of her captain and engineer. Tankoa yachts trade mainly in the Mediterranean, and running costs follow crew size and cruising pattern more than the builder name. The buying guide explains how survey and sea trial fit into the contract.

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Selling a Tankoa yacht

With a limited fleet, Tankoa valuations lean on sold comparables across a peer group of Italian custom yards rather than on sister ships alone. Daniel weighs size, age, designer, refit history and charter use, then explains where the yacht sits. The approach is set out in his private valuation process.

Tankoa has a following among buyers who appreciate Italian design without a mass-production feel. Daniel can present a yacht quietly to a short list of qualified buyers or run a worldwide campaign through cooperating brokers, with the Monaco Yacht Show often the natural stage. The off-market guide explains when discretion serves a seller best.

Tankoa new builds

For a new Tankoa, Daniel helps the client articulate how the yacht will be used before design work starts, then coordinates between the client, the yard, exterior and interior designers and an independent owner's representative. His aim is a clear specification and contract, and steady communication through the build.

How Daniel guides a new build

Why work with Daniel Grant

Daniel is an independent broker with Reel Deal Yachts in Miami, working regularly in New York and across the Mediterranean. Tankoa owners gain a single point of contact who is comfortable in Genoa and Monaco as well as Florida, with a full brokerage team behind him.

He works discreetly and bases advice on evidence rather than optimism. Conversations are confidential and carry no commitment.

Tankoa Yachts: Brokerage & New Builds