Launching WSB Classic Boats

At WSB, we have always believed that the offshore, maritime and nautical sectors are not only about assets, steel, fiberglass, engines and contracts. They are also about culture, design, engineering intelligence and the ability to see value where others may see only a common boat.

We are now launching a new experimental initiative: WSB Classic Boats.

This will not start as a conventional business line. It will start as a laboratory.

WSB will unite its Nautical Survey and Engineering teams to sponsor and follow the first full refit experiment aimed at transforming an existing boat into a desirable, elegant and affordable classic-inspired vessel.

The base boat will be a vessel of at least 30 feet, with overnight capacity for four people. The outcome will not be a cosmetic intervention, but a fully developed refit project — engineering, naval architecture, interior design, technical feasibility, cost control, documentation and lessons learned.

For this first experiment, we are selecting a small multidisciplinary team:

One engineer from WSB.
One engineer from a client, partner or fellow company.
One architect.
One interior designer.

The mission is simple in concept, but complex in execution: to take a “sem sal” boat and study how far Brazilian engineering, design and craftsmanship can go in transforming it into a Classic Boat, inspired by the timeless lines of builders such as Riva, Hinckley and other classic nautical references, while respecting technical limitations, safety, cost and practical use.

This initiative will be closely followed by WSB leadership. Our purpose is not only to create one beautiful boat. It is to learn whether Brazil can develop a credible refit niche capable of giving new life to existing vessels, creating value, beauty and affordability under the WSB Classic Boats name.

Brazil has boats. Brazil has craftsmen. Brazil has engineers. Brazil has designers. What we want to test is whether these capabilities can be organized into a repeatable refit model.

The first project will be our proof of concept.

A boat can be more than transportation. It can be identity, memory, engineering and desire.

Let the experiment begin.

WSB Classic Boats
From ordinary boats to classic desire.