What is the difference between a Pascoe semi-custom and custom tender?

A semi-custom tender uses an established Pascoe hull and layout, with finishes, colors and equipment tailored to the owner. A custom tender departs further, often with styling by the owner's designer and a hull or deckhouse shaped around a specific garage. Semi-custom usually offers more predictable timing; custom offers a closer match to the mother yacht.

Does Pascoe International build electric tenders?

Yes. Pascoe offers an eTender range, led by the e-Limousine developed on its SL limousine platform. Electric tenders suit owners who value quiet, emissions-free guest transfers, though range, charging arrangements aboard the mother yacht and battery weight in the garage all need to be reviewed with the yacht's engineers.

Is Pascoe International the same company as Falcon Tenders?

No. Falcon Tenders was co-founded in 2021 by Mark Pascoe, who had previously worked at Pascoe International. The two are independent Hampshire builders with their own teams, ranges and design approaches, so owners comparing them should treat them as separate options with different philosophies.

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About Pascoe

The company's story began with two custom tenders for the sailing yacht Maltese Falcon, delivered in 2005. Since then Pascoe has built well over two hundred tenders, and its range has grown from RIBs and crew launches to enclosed limousines, open guest tenders, beach-landing craft, catamarans and SOLAS rescue tenders. Hulls come from established naval architecture platforms, with composite construction, engineering and fit-out managed in-house.

Pascoe offers both routes a new-build team may want: semi-custom tenders built on proven hulls for predictable timing, and custom designs developed with the owner's preferred stylist or its own design team. Its tenders have been recognized in the Superyacht Design Awards, and its 8-meter Landau design won Best Tender Design at Boat International's Design & Innovation Awards in 2019. More recently the company developed an all-electric limousine based on its SL platform.

Tender types

Limousine tenders
Open guest tenders
Beachlander tenders
DT Launch RIBs and crew tenders
SOLAS rescue tenders and lifeboats
Catamaran tenders
Electric tenders

Few tender builders cover as many roles. That breadth lets a single builder supply a matched family of tenders for one yacht: a limousine for guests, an open tender for beach days and a rescue-rated launch for the crew.

Models and range

SL LimousineA 9.4 to 10.6-meter limousine with flexible bow and stern boarding, and the platform for Pascoe's electric limousine.
Signature LimousineA 9.6 to 10.4-meter enclosed tender designed for comfortable, dry guest transfers in any weather.
TL LimousineA 10.4 to 10.6-meter limousine with an emphasis on privacy for VIP arrivals.
8.4m LimousineA compact enclosed tender for yachts with restricted garage or deck stowage.
Open and SY seriesOpen guest tenders, including the SY9 and SY10 models, for day trips, watersports and beach runs.
BeachlanderBow-boarding tenders designed to land guests directly onto a beach.
DT Launch and SOLASRigid inflatable crew and rescue tenders, including SOLAS-approved versions for commercially operated yachts.
eTendersFully electric models, led by the e-Limousine, for owners who want silent, emissions-free arrivals.

Applications for superyachts

Much of Pascoe's work arrives through the shipyards themselves, so its tenders are designed around the realities of a new build: fixed garage apertures, crane ratings, side-boarding doors and the class rules that govern rescue boats. The semi-custom platforms help here, because weights and dimensions are known early and the naval architects can plan stowage and lifting with confidence.

For guests, the difference shows in the details. Limousines are specified for dry, quiet transfers with climate control and generous headroom, while open tenders and Beachlanders are set up for swimming, beach picnics and watersports. Paint, upholstery and joinery can be matched to the mother yacht so the tender reads as part of the same design rather than an accessory.

Why owners choose Pascoe

Owners and yards choose Pascoe for its long track record, a range that covers nearly every tender role, and a proven set of hull platforms that shortens build times without giving up customization. Its awards history, experience with SOLAS craft and early work on electric limousines give captains and project managers confidence in both the engineering and the finish.

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 Pascoe or its representatives, and search the pre-owned market, for a tender that suits your yacht.

Work with Daniel Grant

Daniel can connect owners, captains and project managers with Pascoe International and help frame the specification: which roles the tenders must cover, what the garage and cranes allow, and whether a semi-custom platform or a full custom design makes more sense for the timeline. He can also help locate well-kept pre-owned Pascoe tenders when a yacht changes hands or its tender plan changes. He is not a Pascoe dealer; his advice is independent and sits alongside his wider yacht acquisition and new-build work.

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.

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