Cheoy Lee Shipyard

The Lo family yard that built Western designs in teak at prices no American yard could match — which is why so many 1960s and 70s American-designed ketches are Hong Kong boats.

Origins

Cheoy Lee Yiu Kee Shipyards, Pudong, Shanghai, traced to the 1870s; relocated to Hong Kong 1936

First yacht

Lion 35 sloop, 1957; pleasure craft reached 90% of output through the 1960s

Peak

252 vessels ordered in 1964; Penny's Bay yard from 1967

Licensed designs

Built Angelman & Davies Sea Witch ketches among others

• 1957Lion 35 — first production pleasure yacht
• 1977Shango II — 40 m motor-sailer; then the largest GRP yacht of its era