About Cockwells
Founded by Dave Cockwell, the business began in a small space in Bristol's Underfall Boatyard and grew into a builder with several sites in Cornwall, centered on Mylor Creek and the South West Shipyard in Falmouth. In 2024 Pendennis, the Falmouth superyacht builder and refit yard, took a majority stake, with Cockwells continuing to operate under its own management.
The yard's name reflects its character. Classic proportions, fine joinery and varnished details sit alongside current propulsion, electronics and composite construction, which suits owners who want the tender to look as considered as the yacht.
Tender types
- Limousine tenders
- Open tenders
- Classic tenders
- Catamaran tenders
- Beach-landing tenders
- Utility tenders
Each superyacht tender is custom, designed around the owner's brief and the mother yacht's garage, from formal limousines to working utility boats.
Models and range
- Custom superyacht tendersLimousine, open, classic, catamaran, beach-landing and utility tenders built to order.
- Owner's TenderAn owner's tender offered in a larger version and a more compact 7.1-meter version for smaller garages.
- Duchy Motor LaunchesClassic-styled motor launches that can also serve as elegant tenders or day boats.
- Hardy Motor YachtsSeaworthy motor yachts, including the Hardy 50DS and 65DS, built alongside the tender work.
Applications for superyachts
Limousine tenders are among the most exacting boats in a superyacht's garage. They must protect guests from spray and weather, offer an interior finished to the yacht's standard, and still fit precise dimensions and weight limits. Cockwells designs around those constraints from the outset, working with the yacht's crew, designers and build team.
A classic or open tender brings a different character, well suited to Mediterranean anchorages and short runs ashore, while utility and beach-landing boats take on provisioning and remote landings.
Why owners choose Cockwells
Owners choose Cockwells for craftsmanship and a genuinely bespoke process, and the Pendennis connection places the yard close to one of Britain's leading superyacht build and refit centers.
Available tenders
Tenders are usually specified to order, and pre-owned examples tend to change hands quietly, often together with their mother yacht. Daniel does not hold tender inventory; on request he can approach Cockwells or its representatives, and search the pre-owned market, for a tender that suits your yacht.
Work with Daniel Grant
Daniel can introduce owners to Cockwells, help define a tender brief that sits well with the yacht's design, and coordinate between the owner, captain and yard during specification. He is an independent broker, not a Cockwells agent. When a bespoke tender is part of a new yacht project, he can fold it into the wider acquisition or build discussion.
A tender is often one part of a larger decision. Daniel can also help you find the right yacht, guide a new build from brief to delivery, or compare the yacht builders behind the mother yacht. To talk it through, contact Daniel directly.