ISA Yachts

Yachts from 40 to 70 m, Palumbo Superyachts group.

ISA, International Shipyards Ancona, was created in 2001 in the port of Ancona by Gianluca Fenucci, formerly of CRN. The yard produced fast composite yachts and then metal displacement yachts, and was taken over in 2016 by the Palumbo group, which relaunched it.

The range covers 40 to 70 m: the Gran Turismo and Sport in composite and aluminium for speed, the Classic and Viper for volume, with designers such as Enrico Gobbi and Team for Design. The Palumbo group brings its refit sites in Marseille, Malta and Savona.

Before you sign: the Palumbo takeover stabilised the yard after a difficult period, which matters for a three-year contract. Recent yachts are well finished. Check references delivered since 2017 rather than the earlier history.