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Fairline Yachts

British builder of GRP motor yachts, founded by Jack Newington in 1963 and still building at Oundle on the River Nene. The range runs from dayboats to the Squadron flybridge line, which topped out at about 24 m with the Squadron 78.

Yachts built by FAIRLINE →

Key facts

Parent
Bronzewood Capital (since 2025)
Country
United Kingdom
Founded
1963
Status
Active
Size range (LOA, m)
12.13–24.37 (BOAT); current range focus 40–60 ft
Largest delivered
Squadron 78 Custom, 24.37 m, 2003 onward; BOAT also lists an unnamed 25.2 m Fairline (2015)
Yachts delivered
12,000th boat built by 2010 (Wikipedia, 2010 figure); later totals not published

Notable yachts

  • Squadron 62 · 19 m, 1991
  • Squadron 78 Custom · 24.37 m, 2003
  • Squadron 65 · 20.41 m

Services

  • production new build
  • owner customisation

Haul-out

Travel liftnot published
Shipliftnot published
Dry / floating docknot published
Max LOA handled (m)not published
Max tonnage handlednot published
Sheds / berthsOundle factory approx. 240 staff (YachtBuyer, Apr 2025); shed sizes not published

Sources

  • en.wikipedia.org — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairline_Yachts
  • yachtbuyer.com — https://www.yachtbuyer.com/en-us/news/fairline-yachts-sold-to-new-investors
  • marineindustrynews.co.uk — https://marineindustrynews.co.uk/fairline-yachts-in-administration-just-weeks-after-sale/
  • marineindustrynews.co.uk — https://marineindustrynews.co.uk/fairline-ceo-sets-seven-year-product-roadmap-following-acquisition/

Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.