Gulf Craft marks its expansion into South Africa's leisure boating market

The South African boat shows were held in Johannesburg, 14th to 16th August, and earlier in Durban 30th July to 3rd August.

Gulf Craft's participation marks the latest in a long line of international market entries for the UAE based company in the last twelve months.

A leading player in the leisure boating and yachting industry, Gulf Craft's participation marks a significant expansion into the African market, having already gained considerable market share in Europe and Australasian markets as well as continuing to lead in the GCC market.

"Gulf Craft yachts and leisure crafts represent the culmination of skill in design and craftsmanship. Our commitment to delivering quality luxury yachts and boats that are tailor-made and built to perform and to impress has served us well throughout our 27 year history and has enabled us to be recognised globally," said, Erwin Bamps, Executive Manager, Gulf Craft Inc.

Gulf Craft has successfully tapped into the South African market due its ability to deliver high quality crafts at competitive pricing. The Silvercraft fishing and sport cruiser boats are expected to meet and exceed South African market expectations combining proven hull designs, advanced performance and evolving styles.

"Until recently imported boats hardly figured in South Africa's market makeup, but a relatively prosperous economy has fostered some surprising results in the South African boating industry. We believe that South Africa yacht market has a lot of potential and this is why we decided to invest in it,"

added Bamps.

"Our ability to tailor-make our Gulf Craft yachts and boats has enabled us to firmly establish ourselves globally and support overseas markets with optimized designs for specific regions. Our consistent growth is a testament that Gulf Craft has become a firm favourite among the international boating community," concluded Bamps.

Gulf Craft's Silvercraft and Oryx product range is exclusively represented in South Africa by its local dealership L&L Marine Trading.

"L&L Marine Trading is proud to introduce Gulf Craft's Silvercraft and Oryx range to the growing South African leisure boat market. The amazing response received from customers during the recent shows proves that Gulf Craft is perfectly placed to offer the South African market quality leisure boating with a very attractive value for-money proposition that meets customers' needs," said, Erwin Luckfiel, L&L Marine Trading.

Gulf Craft will be also exhibiting at the upcoming boat show in Cape Town (24th to 27th September).