Oyster and Dubois to launch new superyacht series
By IBI Magazine
Oyster Marine and Dubois Naval Architects have teamed up to create a new range of series-built superyachts.
The UK-based boatbuilder and naval architect will produce a Dubois Oyster 100 and a Dubois Oyster 125. Manufacture of the new designs is expected to take place at RMK Marine, Istanbul, Turkey. Starting with the 100, both yachts will be built from female tooling in modern, composite materials.
There are more than 30 Dubois designed yachts over 100ft (30m) afloat and by the end of 2007, 40 Dubois designs will have been launched, the largest at 188ft (57m), with several others in build. Pictured here is Janice of Wyoming, a recent Dubois launching.
Now in its 34th year, Oyster already has some 1,100 Oyster yachts in commission and, until now, the largest model in the Oyster range has been the Oyster 82, of which twelve examples have been sold.
RMK Marine in Turkey is a member of the Koç Group, which represents 10 per cent of Turkey's GNP.
Richard Matthews, founder and chairman/CEO of Oyster, said: "We are excited that at last we can offer a competitive range of large yachts designed and built with detail and quality that we expect will raise the bar, even by current superyacht standards."
(8 May 2007)
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