Shipyard United Arab Emirates est. 1982
Gulf Craft Yacht Charter
Mohammed Hussein Alshaali and a small team started building fibreglass fishing boats and runabouts in Ajman in 1982. Gulf Craft has since produced more than ten thousand vessels and become the largest builder in the Middle East, working from a 43,000 square metre yard at Umm Al Quwain.
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- Yachts for charter
- 14
- Length range
- 10 to 43 m
- Charter destinations
- 12
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Where you can charter a Gulf Craft
- Italy 4
- Bahamas 3
- France 3
- St Barths 3
- New Zealand 3
- United Arab Emirates 3
- Antigua and Barbuda 3
- Monaco 3
- Fiji 3
- St Martin 3
- French Polynesia 3
- Australia 3
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About the shipyard
The move upmarket came in stages: the Adora 53 in 1992, then the 26m Majesty 86 in 1997, and a dedicated Majesty Yachts division in 2003. That range now reaches well past 50m, which puts it in direct competition with European yards rather than beneath them. Alongside it sit the long-range Nomad explorers, the SilverCat catamarans and the smaller Oryx cruisers.
The detail that matters for a charterer is climate. These boats are specified for a heat most builders treat as an edge case, air conditioning, shade and ventilation engineered for a Gulf summer rather than a Mediterranean one, and that pays off anywhere hot.
- Founded
- 1982
- Shipyard
- Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates
- Construction
- Composite
- Model ranges
- Majesty · Nomad · Oryx
- Notable builds
- Majesty 86 (1997) · Majesty 175
- Build years
- 2008 to 2024
What defines Gulf Craft
- More than 10,000 boats built
- Majesty superyacht range
- Engineered for Gulf heat
The obvious choice for Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and well suited to Red Sea and Indian Ocean itineraries where the heat is the real design problem.
- Largest we list
- Rising Dawn
- Newest we list
- Optimism
Chartering a Gulf Craft: common questions
- How many Gulf Craft yachts can I charter?
- We currently list 14 of them available for charter, across 12 countries. Availability moves week to week, so ask us for live dates on any yacht that interests you.
- What size are the Gulf Craft yachts on Boatcrowd?
- They run from 10m to 43m. Larger yachts carry more crew and more space per guest rather than simply more guests, so tell us your group size and we will point you at the right end of the range.
- Where is the Gulf Craft fleet based?
- The Gulf Craft yachts we list are based mainly in these countries, most common first: United Arab Emirates (3 yachts), Australia (2 yachts), Italy (2 yachts), Bahamas (1 yacht). Many cruise well beyond their home port, so tell us the waters you have in mind and a broker will check what is close.
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