‘Varador 2000 has great professionals and in terms of quality and service it is a very competitive shipyard’.

JOAN ESTRANY, CAPTAIN OF THE MAKAI SAILBOAT

The sailboat Makai arrived at Varador 2000 almost by chance. “The insurance company decided this shipyard was the most suitable for repairing the boat,” explains Joan Estrany, its captain. “We had a warranty issue with the mast paint, which had manufacturing defects,” and the insurance company recommended we take the boat to Varador 2000 for repairs and refurbishment.

Estrany is very satisfied with the decision and the work done. “The truth,” he explains, “is that the insurance company was absolutely right. Varador 2000 has a great technical team that has left the boat spotless in just five weeks.” “The mast is as good as new,” says the satisfied captain, a few hours after the mast was hoisted.

Estrany, who has lived on the boat during its entire stay at Varador 2000, comments that he personally and closely supervised all the work carried out and that the result has been spectacular. The 35-meter mast was sanded down to the grain, and then the entire process of priming (three coats), painting (another three coats), and final polishing was carried out. Estrany assures us that the shipyard has great professionals: “I was very surprised by their speed, their understanding, and, above all, the personalized service they provided us at all times.” According to the young captain, a native of Mallorca, Varador 2000 is very competitive in terms of quality and service.

The captain has taken advantage of his stay at the Arenys de Mar shipyard to perform other maintenance tasks on the Makai, such as changing anodes, antifouling the hull, inspecting the rudder, and other tasks associated with the sailboat’s annual maintenance, says Estrany. The boat, based at the Real Club Náutico de Palma, is a Brenta 80 SRD built in 2017 at the German shipyard Michael Schmidt Yachtbau. The boat, 24 meters long and 6 meters wide, was designed by Luca Brenta, Lorenzo Argento, and the interior design team at Design Unlimited.

The Makai is part of the semi-custom range produced by Michael Schmidt Yachtbau. It’s a boat built with carbon and other lightweight interior materials, designed for family life on board and also for fast cruising. It has capacity for six people and a 350-horsepower Yanmar engine.