 Plant
& Operations
The new millennium
began as a time of tremendous
growth and positive change for
the people, plant and facilities
at West Bay SonShip Yacht Builders Ltd.
The demand for West Bay’s
products – luxury yachts of unparagoned style and performance
– has increased steadily
over the past several years, both
in terms of new West Bay owners
and repeat customers returning to
West Bay to upgrade their
existing SonShip yachts. Rising
to the challenges such strong
product demand brings, West Bay
has implemented a series of
improvements to its facilities,
improvements that will ensure
West Bay continues to deliver on
time the fine motor yachts its
clients demand.
 West Bay’s main
production facility and offices,
located on the south arm of the
Fraser River approximately 20
miles (32 kilometers) south of
Vancouver, British Columbia, is
the largest luxury yacht
manufacturing complex of its kind
in Canada. The shipyard occupies
over 300 feet (91 meters) of
river frontage and includes a 250-ton
marine ways. The main plant and
offices occupies approximately 130,000 sq. ft.
under cover on 6.5 acres
(2.6 hectares) river
front real estate.
 In 2000 West Bay
substantially upgraded its on-water
facilities including a new set of
concrete floats and a floating
boathouse capable of housing a
110-ft. and an 87-ft. motor yacht
side-by-side. The new floats are
wide, stable and secure, rising
and falling with the tidal Fraser
on newly driven steel piles. The
state-of-the-art boathouse is
impressive with its cavernous,
well lit interior and huge
aircraft hangar-type double doors.
 A further
improvement to the overall
construction complex involved the
acquisition of a 1.5 acre parcel
of land including a two-story
building adjacent to West Bay’s
property. Purchasing, Shipping
and Receiving and certain office
staff were relocated to the new
building effective June, 2000.
In May, 2003 a new
building located on the new
property was completed. The new
building adds 35,100 sq. ft. of
climate controlled production
space to the overall yacht
construction complex, effectively
increasing West Bay's production
capacity by 15 per cent. The F1-class
building also includes in-floor
radiant heating, two 7 tonne
cranes and a hazardous materials
fire containment room.
West Bay’s
Design department employs the
latest in computer-aided design
technology ensuring detailed
drawings with accurate
measurements are in the hands of
West Bay’s artisans and
crafts people who sculpt the
inimitable interiors that give
West Bay SonShip their
reputation for excellence.
Each West Bay yacht
built is delivered to its owner
with West Bay’s commitment
to quality and performance. It’s
this proud dedication to quality
that sets West Bay apart from
other yacht builders.
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