Fairline one of Britain's famous pleasure boat and yacht builders presents its new World web showroom. The story of Fairline starts in 1963 when Jack Newington purchases unused gravel pits by the river Nene and transforms them into Oundle marina. Four years later to this in 1967 the first Fairline 19 feet river cruiser is produced in fiberglass. Seven years after the first boat is built the 32 Phantom is produced which is followed in 1977 by the 40, the longest ever produced Fairline in time model making eleven years of production till the final Mk.IV version. In 1981 Fairline produces another successful model with the aft cabin 36 Turbo, which will also mark the start of Bernard Olseinski as head designer and naval architect lasting till 2012. Olesinski will for 31 years design all Fairline models, replaced in 2012 by Vripack. 1985 marks another important Fairline evolution with the presentation of the first generation Targa 33, a name which since the nineties represents all the sports series within the brand. After knocking on the yacht world in 1986 with the 50, in 1991 Fairline presented the 62 Squadron, a name which becomes a series for the large yachts and from 2010 will represent all the flybridge models. In 2001 Fairline expands to a new 60,000 square foot facility fully completed two years later. In 2003 Fairline makes two important milestones; the launch of it's ten thousand boat a 65 Squadron, and the launch of the Squadron 74 flagship, which in 2007 evolved as the 78 Custom and is the largest build to date produced till 2018 for 115 units. In 2004 Fairline presents the new Gran Turismo hard top version of its Targa series, with the launch of the first generation 62. By 2012 Fairline had build over 12000 boats this number reached in 2010 with the delivery of a second generation 55 Squadron. Fairline has over the years received various prizes; 1986 and 2008 Queens Award for Export, 2007 the Targa 38 and Squadron 68 and in 2020 the F//Line 33 win IPC Motorboat of the Year, Targa 63/65 GTO in 2017 and Targa 43/45 GTO in 2018 and Squadron 68 in 2019 win the World Yacht Trophies. After the retirement of founder owner Sam Newington in 1996 Fairline had many owners first sold to Renwick Group, then in 2005 to 3i Investments, and 2011 to Better Capital. In the fall of 2015 Fairline goes in administration with two British resident Russians Alexander Volov and Igor Glyanenko buying it in early 2016, in 2020 RiverRock buys a majority stake, which in 2021 sells to Hannover with the Russian duo still believed to be minor share holders. After 2016 and the new Russian ownership Fairline has been reinventing itself, first giving design duties to Italian Alessandro Mancini, and then back in 2021 returning it fully inhouse to Andy Pope who penned most of the models from 1993 to 2014. Fairline currently offers thirteen models into four series; F-Line, Targa, Phantom, and Squadron, which start at 33 feet with the F//Line 33 introduced in 2019 and go up to the Squadron 68, with its latest model being the 2022 launched Phantom 65. Fairline's new website takes you around with the following buttons; Yachts, Find a Dealer, Latest News, Events, Destinations, Playlists, Pre-Owned, Our Story, Fairline Marina, Contact Us, Careers, Dealership Opportunities, Privacy Policy, and Terms and Conditions. Fairline is also on social media with buttons at the bottom of the page taking you to its Linkedin, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram pages.
Production History;
19 1967-72 (700+-)
Fury 25 1970-78
20 Family 1972-75
32 Phantom 1974-84
22 Holiday 1976-84
29 Mirage 1977-84
40 1977-83
Fury 26 1978-82
32 Sedan 1979-84
36 Turbo 1981-91 (300+-) Bernard Olesinski design
26 Sunfury Mk.I 1982-85
21 Weekend 1985-88
31 Corniche 1985-89
40 Mk.III 1984-86
Targa 33 1984-91
24 Carrera 1985-89
40 Mk.IV 1986-89
36 Sedan 1986-90
26 Sunfury Mk.II 1986-88
50 1986-90
26 SportFury 1987-89
43 1987-92
21 Sprint 1988-91
Targa 27 1989-91
41 / 43 Phantom 1990-91 / 92-93
33 Brava 1991-92
38 / 41 Phantom 1991-92 / 93-94
Squadron 62 1991-95 (70+-) includes 65
Targa 30/33 1991 / 92-96 (317)
Targa 34/35 1991 / 92-94
Targa 28/31 1992-95
36 Corsica 1992-93
Squadron 56 1993-95
Squadron 47 1993-94 (40+-) includes 50
Phantom 37 1994-96
Targa 29 1994-95
Squadron 43 1994-97
Phantom 40 1995-96
Squadron 50 1995-98 (40+-) includes 47
Squadron 59 1995-96
Targa 36 1995
Targa 29 1996-98
Targa 37 1996-99
Targa 48 1996-2000
Squadron 65 1996-2001 (70+-) includes 62
Squadron 55 1996-2004 (200+-)
Phantom 38 1997-2002
Phantom 42 1997-2000
Targa 34 1997-2006 (280)
Targa 43 1997-2005 (270)
Squadron 52 1998-2001 (20+-)
Phantom 46 1999-06
Squadron 62 1999-2002 (20+-)
Targa 30 1999-2001
Targa 40 2000-07 (299)
Targa 52 2001-04
Phantom 43 2001-06
Squadron 58 2001-08 (210)
Phantom 40 2002-07
Phantom 50 2002-08
Squadron 74 2002-07 (29)
Targa 62 Gran Turismo 2002-06
Targa 47 GT 2004-10 (200)
Targa 52 GT 2005-10
Squadron 68 2005-07 *Squadron 66 project
Targa 38 2006-15 (313 includes GT ht versions)
Phantom 48 2007-11
Targa 64 Gran Turismo 2007-11
Targa 44 GT 2007-12
Squadron 78 Custom 2008-18 (86)
Squadron 70 2008-12
Squadron 55 2008-10 (40+-)
Squadron 65 2009-14
Targa 58 GT 2010-11 (40+-)
Targa 44 Open 2010-13
Squadron 42 2010-15 *Squadron 41 project
Squadron 58 2011-12
Targa 50 Gran Turismo 2011-14
Targa 38 GT 2012-15 (313 includes standard open)
Squadron 50 2012-15
Targa 62 GT 2012-15
Squadron 60 2012-15
Targa 48 Open 2013-19 (200 includes Squadron, Targa GT and 50 from 2019/20
Squadron 48 2013-19 (200 includes Targa GT, Open and 50 from 2019/20
Targa 48 GT 2014-19 (200 includes Squadron, Targa Open and 50 from 2019/20
Targa 53 GT 2015-20
Targa 53 Open 2016-2020
Squadron 53 2017-2020
Targa 63/65 GTO 2017- *Targa 62 GTO project Alberto Mancini era starts
Targa 43/45 Open 2018-
Squadron 50 2019- (200 includes Targa GT, Open and 48
Targa 50 GT 2020- (200 includes Squadron and Targa Open and 48
Targa 50 Open 2020- (200 includes Squadron and Targa GT and 48
Targa 45 GT 2020-
Squadron 68 2019-2021 *Squadron 64 project
F//Line 33 2019-
Squadron 68 second series 2021-
Phantom 65 2022- *design back in house
Squadron 58 2023-
Targa 40 2024-
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