Admiral’s roots lie in the 1950s, with wooden yachts built under the Arcobaleno Super and later President brands. In 1966, the first yacht officially bearing the Admiral name took to the water: an 18-metre creation that marked the dawn of a new chapter in Italian shipbuilding.

Active since the 1950s, initially with the Arcobaleno Super brand and later with the President brand.
By the mid-1970s, Cantieri Navali Lavagna built the first 30-meter wooden motor yacht: an truly innovative vessel that hardly any other shipyard was constructing. It was precisely this launch that significantly contributed to the brand’s establishment. Thanks to the increasing size of the “Admirals”, the trend for a large planing leisure boats truly took off.

By the mid-1970s, Cantieri Navali Lavagna launched a 30-metre wooden motor yacht, an audacious achievement at a time when most yachts measured no more than 18 metres. During this period, Admiral gave life to icons such as the 34-metre Mau Mau, capable of 32 knots thanks to four powerful engines, alongside Saharet, Ipsum, Eraf, Kadia and Saudade. Admiral had already begun reshaping the very idea of yachting.

Choosing innovation over convention, Admiral pioneered aluminium alloy construction. In 1982, the shipyard launched its first light-alloy yacht of 23.5 metres, heralding a new era of strength, lightness and performance. From that moment, Admiral’s DNA has been inseparably tied to steel and aluminium, ensuring robustness and exhilarating speed, even in demanding sea conditions.

In November 2011, Admiral was acquired by The Italian Sea Group, marking a renaissance for the brand. “The Admiral range completes the Tecnomar portfolio and allows the creation of new synergies and growth opportunities,” declared Giovanni Costantino, Founder & CEO of The Italian Sea Group. Under his vision, Admiral expanded into the realm of superyachts and megayachts beyond 100 metres, uniting its heritage with bold innovation.

With the launch of yachts such as M/Y Geco, Admiral entered a new creative season.
This new era amplified Admiral’s voice on the international stage, appealing to a generation of visionary Owners. From this momentum arose celebrated icons like M/Y Kenshō, honoured worldwide with multiple awards, and collaborations with cultural legends such as Giorgio Armani, marking the encounter between haute couture and naval architecture.

Admiral now presents four distinct lines: Ultra Custom, Timeless, Adventure, and A-42. Yet Admiral is an exclusive sphere where vision, artistry and daring converge. Each creation is a passage into a realm reserved for the few, and its greatest celebration always lies ahead: the next yacht yet to be born — one that will defy convention, shaped in concert with a visionary Owner, destined to set new standards upon the sea.