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MADE for AMERICA
Gulf Craft is not always an obvious candidate for Americans deciding which yacht to buy next. Many other shipyards have better-known names and bigger marketing budgets to get the attention of U.S. yachtsmen.
Mohammed Alshaali, Gulf Craft’s co-founder and CEO, aims to change that. He started his boatbuilding venture with his brother in 1982, just up the coast from Dubai, making runabouts, fishing boats and dayboats for local boaters. The company has built thousands of boats and, over the years, widened its horizons considerably.
“The U.S. is very important for us,” he says. “In fact, we see the country as our future market.”
Alshaali might have better qualifications than most when it comes to understanding what American yachtsmen like. In his earlier life, he spent 35 years as a diplomat, retiring in 2008…
