Fairline is an English shipyard specialized in the motor yachts production. Sophisticated and elegant, functional and performing, the Fairline yachts are loved by adventurous people who look also for the comfort of luxury boats.  

The brand story

  Fairline history began in 1963 in Oundle (Northamptonshire, UK), when the company was founded by Jack Newington, a builder of motor boats. The first Fairline was launched in 1967, and it was a 19 footer in plastic reinforced in fiberglass for river navigation. In 1971, his son Sam took charge of the company and expanded the overseas sales network in order to take advantage of the Mediterranean market growth. At that time, company growth was further consolidated by the huge success of the Fairline 40. In the 80s, Fairline began to develop yachts able to reach high speeds and, in 1986, the company received the Queen's Award for Enterprise for its overseas market activity. Sam Newington retired in 1996 and the company further expanded with the creation of Fairline Boats of North America, Inc. In 2003, the Fairline Owner Club was created to reunite Fairline boat owners, whereas in 2006 the company was acquired by 3i Group. In the same year, the Fairline Targa 38 was launched and in 2007 this boat won the European Powerboat of the Year Award for the category between 30 and 40 feet (9-12 mt). The company was renamed Fairline Yachts Ltd. after the acquisition by the Russian businessman Alexander Volov, in January 2016.    

Fairline today

  After 2016, Fairline changed when the new Business Development Director Karl Gilding and the new Managing Director Russll Currie entered the company. The collaboration with the Italian designer Alberto Mancini is another step into the future: Fairline is a brand able to put together the Italian creativity and the English quality.    

The production: some of the most famous Fairline boats

  Among the most famous Fairline motor yachts there are:

• Targa 38, built in 2006. In 2007 this boat won the European Powerboat of the Year award in the category between 30 and 40 feet (9-12 mt).
• Targa 43 Open, built in 2018. It won the Best Exterior Design award at the World Yacht Trophies (2018) and the Motor Boats Award (2019) in the Sportscruiser category up to 45’.