Oyster Marine

Oyster Marine is a British manufacturer of sailing yachts established in 1973. The company is based in Ipswich with three yards in Norfolk.[1]

History

The company was established in 1973 in Ipswitch by Richard Matthews. In 1978, Oyster Marine introduced a 46-foot cruiser-racer designed by Kim Holman & Donald Pye which pioneered the "deck saloon" feature that has since become the company's trademark.[2] In 1997, they launched a 53-foot design by Rob Humphreys and in 2002 a 62-foot Robert Humphreys' design.[2] Oyster Marine currently builds sailboats from 47ft to 118ft, all designed by Robert Humphreys, and promotes 100ft and 125ft yachts designed by Edward George Dubois and built at RMK Marine in Turkey.[3]

The company was acquired by Balmoral Capital in 2008 and by HTP Investments in 2012. The company was featured in the American series Building the Brand in 2011.[4]

Awards

The company has twice been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. In 2012 the Oyster 625 was named the Luxury Cruiser of the Year at the Düsseldorf Boatshow[5] and the Oyster 100-01 was given the Judge's Commendation for yachts under 40m at the World Superyacht Awards in Istanbul.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Ipswich: Luxury yacht builder Oyster Marine acquired by Dutch investors, 21 February 2012
  2. 1 2 Wooton, Kenny (May 2002). "Oyster 62: A bluewater blue-chipper in cruise-hungry trim". Yachting Magazine (Bonnier Corporation).
  3. ↑ "Oyster by Dubois".
  4. ↑ "Building The Brand - Programs - 3net". Discovery Press. Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ ""European Yacht of the Year" in der Kategorie Luxury Cruiser wurde: Oyster 625 (Oyster Marine)". Retrieved 24 Jan 2012.
  6. ↑ "2012 World Superyacht Awards".

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