Yachts Service

What Yachts Service does

Yachts Service OÜ is a privately held Estonian marine service company headquartered in Tallinn (Pirita) and operating across five service points in Estonia: Tallinn-Pirita, Tallinn-Kakumäe, Kärdla on Hiiumaa island, Haapsalu, and Pärnu. Founded in 2014, the company provides winter storage, maintenance, repair, and rigging services for small craft and sailing yachts, with infrastructure totaling roughly 8,300m² of storage (including 4,500m² at Kakumäe and 2,800m² at Kärdla), heavy lift equipment including a 130-tonne self-propelled crane, a Roodberg 60-tonne trailer, and JCB tractor, and temperature-controlled indoor storage maintained above +12°C. The company is the official Volvo Penta service partner in Estonia and a certified maintenance and repair partner for X-Yachts A/S (Denmark) and Dehler Yachts (Germany), executing warranty work for all three.

The business operates a diversified service revenue model across six streams: recurring winter storage subscriptions (with packages covering conservation, engine flushing, bottom washing, and rigging), professional maintenance and repair services (engines, electrical, hull, bottom, rigging, teak, electronics, interior, race yacht tuning), marine products and spare parts distribution across roughly 15 major brands, oil pollution response training and consultation, oil pollution response equipment sales and rental, and new and used yacht and motorboat sales (including Solaris Yachts). Customers are individual boat and yacht owners (approximately 90% of revenue) split across Estonia (50%), Finland (40%), and Russia (10%), with secondary B2B/regulated revenue from government, ports, and bunkering companies for pollution response services. Approximately 100 vessels are serviced annually across the network. The company is privately owned with no disclosed external investors, and received a 35,000 EUR grant from the European Regional Development Fund (2014-2020.4.04.21-1692) for racing yacht keel and rudder R&D.

Name

Yachts Service

Legal name

Yachts Service OÜ

Website

https://yachts-service.ee

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Yachts Service is an Estonian marine service company operating five service points that provides winter storage, maintenance, repair, and rigging for small craft and yachts, plus official Volvo Penta servicing, pollution response training, and boat sales primarily to private owners in Estonia, Finland, and Russia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Services and Boatyard Operations

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Boat Building (336612), Boat Dealers (441222)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Yacht & Recreational Boat Service & Refit (TLAKAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Life-Saving Appliances & Safety Equipment (Davit Systems, Lifeboats, Firefighting) (IMAJAIAG)

Keywords

• Yacht maintenance services
• Winter boat storage
• Marine engine repair
• Boat hull services
• Oil spill response training

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallinn

HQ country

Estonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Winter Storage Services: Annual winter storage of boats and yachts at heated facilities in multiple locations (Pirita, Kakumäe, Kärdla, Haapsalu). Storage packages include conservation, engine/generator flushing, bottom washing, water system drainage. Sailboat packages include rigging removal and inspection, sail drying and storage.
2. Maintenance and Repair Services: Engine maintenance (Volvo Penta official service), electrical work (24/12V and 220V systems), hull work, bottom work, rigging, teak decks, electronics, interior work, race yacht tuning.
3. Products and Spare Parts: Sale of marine products and spare parts. Brands include Volvo Penta, Victorn Energy, Eberspächer, Mercury, Webasto, Side-Power, Xylem, Vetus, Raymarine, International Yachtpaint, Ronstan, Garmin, Simrad, Harken, Marlow Ropes, B&G, Mastervolt, Spinlock.
4. Pollution Response Training and Consultation: Oil pollution response training and exercises for government agencies, local governments, ports, small harbors, volunteers, NGOs, and private companies. Includes consultation on equipment procurement, repair calculations, and response planning.
5. Pollution Response Equipment Sales and Rental: Sale and rental of pollution response technology and equipment.
6. Boat Sales: Sale of new and used yachts and motorboats in Estonia. Offers Solaris Yachts brand.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Yachts Service provides heated winter storage, maintenance, repair, and rigging services for sailing yachts and small craft at five service points across Estonia. It is the official Volvo Penta service partner in Estonia and a certified maintenance/repair partner for X-Yachts and Dehler Yachts, and additionally delivers regulated oil spill response training and consultation for ports, government, and private operators. The company also sells new and used yachts and distributes marine spare parts from its Tallinn location.

Product overview

Yachts Service is a comprehensive marine service company operating as a multi-location service center and dealership in Estonia. The offering consists of core services including winter storage (with heated indoor facilities and cold storage), official Volvo Penta engine service center, and complete boat maintenance/repair services spanning 16 distinct service categories: engine maintenance, electrical work, bottom work, sailing yacht rigging, teak decks, electronics, transport/transfer, hull works, boat covers & sails, race yacht tuning, interior & upholstery, equipment installation, and oil spill response training. The company also operates as a boat and yacht dealer selling new and used vessels including Solaris Yachts. Spare parts and marine products are distributed from the Tallinn location. Service points are located in Tallinn (Pirita and Kakumäe), Kärdla (Hiiumaa), Haapsalu, and Pärnu.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Winter Storage (Talvehoiustamine)
• Volvo Penta Authorized Service
• Engine Maintenance
• Electrical Work
• Bottom Work
• Sailing Yacht Rigging
• Teak Decks
• Marine Electronics Installation and Service
• Transport and Transfer
• Hull Works
• Boat Covers and Sails
• Race Yacht Tuning
• Interior and Upholstery
• Equipment Installation
• Oil Spill Response Training and Consultation

Quantifiable outcome

• 10 years of experience in winter storage and marine repair services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kakumäe HarbourcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Cooperation agreement for comprehensive service provision. YS provides all necessary services and helps find customers for winter storage. YS opened new office and store area at Kakumäe facility.
• Volvo PentacoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial authorized representative of Volvo Penta in Estonia. Performs all Volvo Penta maintenance and repair works, including warranty service. Performs engine diagnostics. Spare parts warehouse on site.
• X-Yachts A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish yacht manufacturer. Certified maintenance and repair partner of X-Yachts A/S, including warranty service execution.
• Dehler YachtscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman yacht manufacturer. Certified maintenance and repair partner of Dehler Yachts, including warranty service execution.
• Puhasmeri (Clean Sea)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for pollution response services. Referenced on pollution response training page as partner organization.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IGY Marinas: International marina and yacht service operator with locations across Europe and the Americas. Comparable in providing premium marina-based yacht services including storage and maintenance.
• Safe Harbor Marinas: Largest marina and boatyard operator in the US, providing storage, maintenance, and repair services. Comparable business model in marina-based service delivery though at vastly greater scale than Yachts Service.
• Derecktor Shipyards: US yacht refit and shipyard operator with capabilities spanning engine service, rigging, hull work, and electronics. Comparable in service breadth for yacht owners, though serving larger vessels than Yachts Service.

Regional players

• Heikkinen Marine Service: Finnish marine service and winter storage provider serving Gulf of Finland boat owners. Highly comparable given Yachts Service's 40% Finnish customer base and overlapping winter storage / engine service offering.
• Pärnu Marine Service: Estonian marine service provider in the Gulf of Riga / Pärnu region. Comparable regional peer offering overlapping services in the same Estonian/Finnish boating market.

Direct peers

• Hamble Yacht Services: UK-based yacht refit, maintenance, and storage operator. Comparable as a multi-location yacht service business offering winter storage, engine work, rigging, and repair — analogous to Yachts Service's full-service model.
• Berthon Boat Company: UK-based yacht refit and service group with multiple locations. Comparable as a multi-site yacht service operator offering storage, repair, and rigging — directly analogous to Yachts Service's Estonian network.

Others

• Volvo Penta (authorized service network): Volvo Penta's global authorized service network. Yachts Service is one such authorized partner; comparable authorized service centers compete for the same warranty engine work in their respective geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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