Christensen Shipyards

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Christensen Shipyards Inc.
Company type Private company
Headquarters
Vancouver, Washington
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U.S.
Number of locations
Products Yachts, wind turbines, tidal power
Website www.christensenyachts.com

Christensen Shipyards was a builder of composite-hull motor yachts located in Vancouver, Washington, United States.

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Facilities

Founded in 1983, [1] the original yard was located on a 7-acre (2.8 ha) marina, containing 180,000 square feet (17,000 m2) of climate controlled manufacturing space. Sister company RECS (Renewable Energy Composite Solutions) occupied 10,000 square feet (930 m2), manufacturing wind turbine and hydrokinetic composite component fabrication. [1]

In 2012, the company began construction of a 450,000 square feet (42,000 m2) climate controlled manufacturing facility on Tellico Lake, close to Knoxville, Tennessee, capable of construction of yachts of over 200 feet (61 m) in composite or steel.[ citation needed ] To this date this building has not been completed and sits unfinished.[ needs update ]

Christensen's Vancouver facility was purchased by Portland-based Vigor Industrial in 2019. [2] The last yacht at Christensen's Vancouver facility was completed in June 2019. [3]

Vessels

Hull 026 Privacy

Hull 026 was delivered to golfer Tiger Woods in summer 2006. It was specified by Woods, but owner-checked and with interior colour schemes chosen by his then fiancee Elin Nordegren, [4] the 155 feet (47 m) yacht was registered in the Cayman Islands as Privacy. The $20 million, 6,500 square feet (600 m2) vessel features a master suite, six staterooms, a theatre, gym, and Jacuzzi, and sleeps 21 people. [5] 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. [5] Woods used the yacht as accommodation at some golf tournaments, [6] [7] [8] but placed it on the market after his divorce in 2011. [9]

Sea Hunter

Sea Hunter gets underway on the Willamette River following a christening ceremony in Portland, Ore. (25702146834) Sea Hunter gets underway on the Willamette River following a christening ceremony in Portland, Ore. (25702146834).jpg
Sea Hunter gets underway on the Willamette River following a christening ceremony in Portland, Ore. (25702146834)

In 2012 Christensen was contracted by Leidos to manufacture the Sea Hunter unmanned surface vessel under the supervision of Oregon Iron Works. When Christensen went into receivership work on the vessel stopped and the incomplete hull had to be transferred to Vigor Industrial (parent of Oregon Iron Works) for completion. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tour of Christensen Shipyards « ASME OREGON". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  2. ↑ "Vigor will put new 400-employee shipyard in Vancouver, Washington, and close Ballard site". The Seattle Times . February 1, 2019. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  3. ↑ Anthony Macuk (June 12, 2019). "Christensen Shipyards rolls last finished yacht out of Vancouver, Wash., facility". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  4. ↑ "Tiger Woods' Christensen 155 Megayacht Privacy - Power & Motoryacht - SHHHHH". Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  5. 1 2 Yu, Hui-yong (April 28, 2006). "Tiger Woods, Amway's Devos Make Seattle a Yacht Hub (Correct)". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
  6. ↑ Reason, Mark (December 12, 2009). "Tiger Woods sails away leaving golf all at sea". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  7. ↑ Kilgannon, Corey (June 18, 2006). "Tiger Woods's Boat, Privacy, Attracts Plenty of Onlookers". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  8. ↑ Kavin, Kim (November 2004). "Shhhhh..." Power & Motoryacht. Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  9. ↑ DON KAPLAN (March 31, 2011). "Yacht's all, folks". New York Post . Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  10. ↑ Rosamond, Jon (September 15, 2017). "DSEI: Navy Poised to Order Second Vessel for ACTUV Sea Hunter Test Program". news.usni.org. US Naval Institute. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
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