Philipp Maracke, CEO Nobiskrug aboard Artefact

John Leonida, Ocean’s correspondent at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show, spent some time aboard the remarkable 80-metre hybrid superyacht Artefact talking to the yard’s new CEO, Philipp Maracke.

Maracke stepped into the role in August after Nobiskrug was acquired by Tennor Group, ending months of uncertainty about the yard’s future. With a history of building such groundbreaking yachts as Tatoosh, Mogambo and Sailing Yacht A, the revitalised yard can build for the future while drawing on its past.

“It makes me very proud, looking at the vessels that were delivered from Nobiskrug that were so iconic,” says Maracke, “but it’s clear something has to change in terms of processes and methodologies. And that’s what we will do.”

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Additional camerawork: George Leonida

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