MYS 2026: IB Nautica on 25 Years of Growth in the Caribbean

MYS 2026: IB Nautica on 25 Years of Growth in the Caribbean — 19N70W

"It's been done with so much love and so much emphasis..."

That care extends directly into reputation. Recently recognised with an award for Best After-Sales Support, IB Nautica Group credits much of that recognition to a standard it's held itself to from the outset — one that doesn't flex simply because of where the yard sits geographically.

"We work with a European and American standard even though we are in the Caribbean."

That standard has helped position IB Nautica Group among serious international company. Now described as the largest shipyard in the Caribbean, the business measures itself against a much bigger stage than its location might suggest.

"We're happy to consider ourselves in competition with major shipyards around the world..."

Behind that ambition sits considerable investment in people as much as infrastructure. With more than 100 employees working across each department, IB Nautica has put real emphasis on the environment it offers its workforce.

"We have more than 100 employees working in each department, we're trying to give them a friendly and easy environment to work in."

That same people-first thinking extends to IBC Crew Master, which recently brought together more than 40 captains from across the region.

"We are a nautical group... the idea is that we don't stop only at the service from our side."

For the captains themselves, the appeal goes beyond the technical. "They can look at the beauty of the Caribbean but also enjoy the comfort," Caslini notes — a reminder that professional development doesn't have to come at the expense of the destination itself.

That same belief in the Caribbean's potential has drawn IB Nautica into supporting 1970, the new Superyacht Rendezvous in the Dominican Republic.

"This is one of the first steps to create and let people know that there is a market."

Twenty-five years in, IB Nautica's story looks less like a business settling into maturity and more like one still actively building the region's case to the wider yachting world.

We're happy to consider ourselves in competition with major shipyards around the world...
Federico Caslini

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