Peter Lürssen

According to ShowBoats' annual Order Book, which tracks yacht builds, Lürssen has only seven builds under way, but the average size of each build is a colossal 284 feet-making the builder the undisputed world leader in terms of hull length.

Lürssen started flexing its yacht-building muscles in the 1990s (taking the yacht world by storm in 1999 with Al Salamah, the world's largest yacht at 459 feet), but the Lürssen family has been building boats since 1875.
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Chairman Peter Lürssen says the company was heavily involved in military shipbuilding until the late '80s, when it decided to branch into yachting.Now, yachts account for about 60 percent of its business.

How has it built a pedigree that is now the envy of many older yards?"We have a strong engineering background," says Lürssen, noting that 300 of the 1,000 employees are engineers."We put the engineering innovations of the larger yachts onto the smaller yachts we build, so everyone is well-served."

The second path has been the yard's custom approach.Of the 13 yachts launched since 1988, no two look alike."You can pull into any port and tell most other builders' yachts," says Lürssen."But our yachts are all unique."Regarding his brand name's fast track to pedigree status, Lürssen says simply: "The market has recognized that we can build what the client wants."

For 2005, the award was presented to Peter Lürssen, chairman of Lürssen Yachts.

For 2005, the award has been presented to Peter Lürssen of Lürssen Yachts (please see pages 3 for additional information about the award and recipient).
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Leadership Award , Peter Lürssen , Lürssen Yachts

The International Superyacht Society's Annual Leadership Award honors an individual or company whose distinctive work and commitment to the industry has contributed to the growth of the superyacht community worldwide.For 2005, the award has been presented to Peter Lürssen of Lürssen Yachts.

Chairman of Lürssen Yachts, Peter's background, education and his commitment to industry and local community in fact resembles one of the masterpieces his company creates.From practical experience in the industry garnered as a teenager to graduating with degrees in naval architecture, industrial engineering and an MBA from Cornell to eight or more active business affiliations including the Bremen Chamber of Commerce, the Technical Counsel Germanischer Lloyd Classification Society Germany and the Hamburger Schiffsbauversuchsanstalt Shipbuilding Research Facility, Peter's presence is keenly felt.His civic commitments include the United World College, Musikfest Bremen and Hanke Multimedia Bremen.

Yet as with all his family before,his great grandfather, Friedrich Lürssen, broke ground in 1875 for the boatyard,and perhaps to come, it's the passion of building superyachts that most captivates Peter.
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Rising Sun, and Lürssen's most recent launch, Air, a 295-ft. tri-deck designed to be the most environmentally-friendly yacht ever built.

The International Superyacht Society congratulates Peter, his family and company on being presented with this distinguished honour.

Peter Lürssen honored within superyacht community

The International Superyacht Society presented Peter Lürssen of Lürssen Yachts with its annual leadership award.

Peter Lürssen honored within superyacht community

The International Superyacht Society presented Peter Lürssen of Lürssen Yachts with its annual leadership award.

The award is given to an individual or company whose distinctive work and commitment to the industry has contributed to the expansion of the superyacht community worldwide.

Lürssen, chairman of the German boatyard, has degrees in naval architecture and industrial engineering, and a master's of business administration from Cornell.He is a member of the Bremen Chamber of Commerce and the Technical Counsel Germanischer Lloyd Classification Society Germany.