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Founded in 1973 by the current Chairman Richard Matthews, the company's early years were spent developing and marketing a range of cruiser racers, with the emphasis on performance.  The Holman and Pye designed UFO range got the company off to a flying start with many racing successes. In 1978, Oyster launched the Oyster 37 and the following year the centre cockpit, flush deck Oyster 39, Oyster's first full cruising design.  The following year the Oyster 46 was launched with its unique deck saloon design, which has become a signature for Oyster yachts. 

Ten years ago Rob Humphreys took over as lead designer and Oyster created its own in-house design team to complement the Humphrey's office.  At the same time, Oyster opened its US sales and service centre in Newport, Rhode Island. Today, the Oyster fleet represents several design generations, each one building on the experience and success of its predecessor.  The company's business is truly international and Oyster has already won two Queen's Awards, Britain's top industrial accolade.

 

 

 

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The story of Nautor’s Swan has its roots 300 years ago in a landscape where temperatures can fall to –30°C in the depth of winter and the sea may be frozen five months of the year. 

The unforgiving landscape around the small town of Jakobstad in Finland is an unusual birthplace for a company whose products have come to embody luxury and quality in the sailing world.  However, Nautor’s Swan’s vision of combining traditional craftsmanship and age-old traditions with the most advanced technologies of today, flourishes when nurtured by the sense of mysticism and the hardworking ethos that surrounds the Nordic culture.

In 1966 this unique environment inspired Nautor’s Swan’s founder, Pekka Koskenkyla, to initiate serial production of fibreglass yachts, taking advantage of Jakobstad’s long history of boat and ship building that started in the 17th century. Koskenkyla’s main vision was to be the best, a philosophy that has remained unchanged throughout Nautor’s entire history. Today Nautor’s Swan is a leader in the luxury yacht market and is globally recognised as not only the producer of well-crafted, sumptuous cruisers but also superior racing yachts capable of mastering all the world’s seas, under any conditions. For sailors around the world, Nautor’s Swan yachts hold a unique place in their hearts.

In 1998 Leonardo Ferragamo and a group of investors saw the potential in the Nautor’s Swan brand.  The craftsmanship and undeniable quality of these yachts impressed Ferragamo so much that he headed a successful bid for the company. This initiated a whirlwind of change, the results of which have firmly placed Nautor’s Swan at the forefront of the international sailing world.