Marlow Norsemen- From the Factory-news and photos of the Marlow Explorer Yachts factory in Xiamen, China

The success story of the Marlow Explorer line continues at a breathtaking pace. The acceptance of these World Class Quality yachts is something of an industry phenomenon. Our order books remain full and our factory in Xiamen, China, is running full tilt to supply these products sold since the introduction at the Miami International Boat Show in February of 2001.

You can now find the Marlow Explorer Yachts around the world with recent sales to United States, Canada, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Venezuela, Antigua and New Zealand.

Our “green” factory is many years ahead of the industry in the treatment of wastes, potential pollution and workplace safety and health. It is a model for the industry. Marlow Explorer firmly believes that a clean environment is paramount to the well-being of our company and our workers. It is also our belief that the yachting public will seek out and patronize those companies who show responsibility to the environment rather than abusing it.

The factory is incredibly busy now, but then it always is and for that we are fortunate, as many in the marine industry struggle to survive. We intend to continue to develop new products, responsive to changing needs and times. In fact we just put the finishing touches on what will be a very significant new entrée into the yachting world.

We are nearly finished with a new laminating and large-yacht construction building where we will be able to build up to 150 feet within its doors, while offering another 15,000 square feet of laminating space to our fiberglass production department. Here, they will apply their "magic" of Full Stack Infusion©, our own proprietary developed system to laminate the entire hull in one shot by opening a valve in lieu of a horde of mop and bucket wielding crews nearly overcome by typical styrene emissions.

Our workers work without need of a respirator or gloves in this exciting and exotic technology, while emitting no toxic ozone-depleting chemicals into the atmosphere. Why doesn’t every company do the same? Because it is an expensive and time consuming learning curve and requires substantial capital investment in tools and training. They will, if they survive, when you the public demand they be responsible to the earth and build better yachts. Until then they will pollute and build your boat with mops and buckets of gooey low tech resin and garden variety fiber reinforcing fabrics.

In the R&D department we are bending, breaking and testing all manner of materials, looking for a better way tomorrow. We are by Master Woodworkers

no means perfect, but we endeavor every day to build better products in every way we can. We value our workers and their health, refusing to erect some shed in a business park or worse, a bamboo framed tarpaulin covered shop like we have seen more than once. We feed them great food, delicious organics whenever possible, many raised by us. Our VIP center's garden now grows 100% organic vegetables and we are heading for 100% organic period. The vegetables we cannot supply in adequate quantity yet, we purchase from local farms in Chi Hu Valley and they are delicious, beautiful and nutritious. We purchase nearly all our seafood from the native aboriginal fishing village next door, as fresh as it can get. In so doing we convert our needs into capital for a bustling community more prosperous than any time in their 1000 year plus history.

Our teak farm is alive, well and growing beautifully to replenish the oxygen and to assure a steadily growing supply of the world’s most noble woods. Our fruit trees have begun to produce respectable crops and also enhance the beauty of the factory grounds.

Marlow Norsemen Shipyard is a responsible member of the world business community, respected and awarded routinely for superior practices from husbandry of the world’s precious resources to technological breakthroughs once thought impossible.

Please visit the website for Norsemen-Marlow Shipyard for a wonderful tour of the factory in China, the workers in action, the yachts in line and a lot of local information.