SACS

SACS (trading as SACS Tecnorib) is an Italian Maxi RIB manufacturer founded in 1989 and based in Roncello, in the Monza e Brianza province of Lombardy. The yard sits in the same northern-Italian industrial corridor that feeds the premium automotive and design sectors, and that heritage shows: every hull above 10.0m is built using vacuum-infusion construction, and all current models are styled by Christian Grande Design Works, whose sharp, low-slung lines are now immediately recognisable on any marina.

The current production range runs two lines. The Strider collection spans from compact open RIBs at around 9.0m through to the 18.3m Strider 19, a megayacht-grade tender with twin-diesel surface drives rated to 2 x 1,200 hp and a quoted top speed of 50 knots. The Rebel line - introduced with the Rebel 47 in 2016 - takes technology developed for military and rescue applications and reframes it as a luxury Maxi RIB; the Rebel 55 at 15.0m is the current volume flagship at this level. Both lines accept substantial owner customisation through SACS Bespoke Operations (SBO), covering layout, tubes, deck coatings, and propulsion choice.

In the superyacht-tender segment, the build we ask SACS for is the Strider 13 or Strider 15 when an owner's programme needs a fast, high-capacity day platform, and the Strider 19 when the mothership is large enough to carry a near-yacht-sized tender. The hull design on the larger Striders was developed with Naiad in New Zealand, the deep-V geometry is engineered for rough-water stability, and CE category B offshore certification is standard on the upper range.

Since 2006 SACS has been part of the Laserline industrial group, which has reinforced production quality and dealer network depth without diluting the Italian build character.