OUR HISTORY
The history of our business started in 1957 in Volos city, Greece with Yiannis Reppos when at age 14 he worked as an trainee at a small boat yard that was constructed small wooden boats. Boat yard’s owner was Nikos Ktenas, a son of a refugee family from Smyrna, Minor Asia. Next to Nikos, Yiannis learned the boat construction art from 1959 to 1968 when the owner after a short illness died. Then he undertook the enterprise and in a short term he became well known throughout Greece for constructing beautiful wooden vessels.
1932
Manolis Ktenas, father of Nick Ktenas, in his boat yard in Volos city
1932
1938
Nick Ktenas next to a 10 meter motorboat, in Volos city
1938
Nick Ktenas next to a 10 meter motorboat, in Volos city
1938
1938
Nick Ktenas next to a 10 meter motorboat, in Volos city
1961
Yiannis Reppos on a 10 meter motorboat in the boat yard in Volos city
1961
1961
Construction of a 10 meter motorboat at N. Demitriada shipyard
1966, March 30
Yannis Reppos (left) in a 6.5 meter motorboat with his friends at Volos port
1966, March 30
1966 May
Nikos Ktenas (right) and Yiannis Reppos (4th from left) in Volos city
1966, June
A new 10.5 meter boat
1966, June
1989
In the next 20 years Yannis Reppos, constructed over 150 boats for fishing and recreation purposes. In 1989, after finished Technical University in shipbuilding, his son Nikos Reppos joins the enterprise and constructs a brand new larger boat yard on the coast of Pagasitikos. Then Yannis’ experience matches with Nikos’ academic knowledge and the boat yard advances to the construction of larger and faster vessels for any usage.
2006
The founder of the boat yard Yiannis Reppos caulking "Argo" ancient ship
2006
2015
Yiannis Reppos working with his jigsaw, (manufactured in 1968), in the boat yard
Now
Now