Every day there are things that happen behind the scenes at Nordhavn that result in the betterment of the product or the process. These are seemingly small things that add up to making a significant impact in the way Nordhavns are designed, manufactured, delivered, and operated.

The latest of these is an innovation being implemented at our partner factory South Coast’s facility in Xiamen, in an effort to more efficiently check the integrity of the hulls. Factory manager Bill Zhuang developed a new system of piping attached to the travel life that offers a more simplified way of pinpoint testing the weather-tight capacity of all Nordhavns. The system consists of two large pipes, strategically placed and run continuously for hours at each hull launched into the test tank. “The upgraded system provides thorough testing and easier troubleshooting,” said Project Manager Trever Smith. “It also allows fixes to be made at the factory rather than having to wait to be dealt with during commissioning, which is usually more complicated.”