Cheoy Lee is a long-established, family-owned shipbuilder (roots in the 1870s Shanghai/Hong Kong) that was a major exporter of teak and fiberglass sailing yachts to the US; it stopped building sailboats in 1990 and now focuses on motor yachts and commercial vessels.
USCG record
MIC code
CHL
Location
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
Address on file
BAHIA MAR YACHT CENTER,
801
History
Cheoy Lee traces to the 1870s in Shanghai, moving to Hong Kong in 1936. By the mid-1950s it built teak sailing and motor yachts, largely for the US market, and in the 1960s pioneered fiberglass (GRP) construction. Its sailing yachts — designed by architects like Bill Luders, Robert Perry, and Jack Hargrave — remain prized by classic-yacht owners. Cheoy Lee stopped building sailboats in 1990 to focus on motor yachts, superyachts (now under the CL Yachts brand), and commercial vessels, and remains in operation today.
Status
Company still active (motor yachts, superyachts, commercial vessels); sailboat production ended in 1990.
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Company still active (motor yachts, superyachts, commercial vessels); sailboat production ended in 1990.
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CHEOY LEE SHIPYARDS is on record with the U.S. Coast Guard at FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (BAHIA MAR YACHT CENTER,
801).
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What is the CHEOY LEE SHIPYARDS MIC code?
The U.S. Coast Guard Manufacturer Identification Code (MIC) on record for CHEOY LEE SHIPYARDS is CHL. This 3-character code appears at the start of the Hull Identification Number (HIN) on boats built by this manufacturer.