Sunseeker

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The Sunseeker factory on the Poole waterfront. The company makes luxury motoryachts, two of which are seen outside. Predator 95/100 is on the left.

Sunseeker International, is a UK luxury motor yacht manufacturer. Their headquarters and assembly factory is in Poole Harbour, at Poole in Dorset, England. In 2005 they employed 1800 people, with a turnover of £172 million pounds. 99% of production is exported. The company has been making motor boats since 1979.

Manufacturing is undertaken mainly in Poole, in seven production plants and shipyards. An additional deep-water shipyard is used to build the 105 yacht and larger vessels. In March 2007, the company announced a 500 job expansion program, with a new site on the Isle of Portland,^[1] A new factory is being developed at New Quay Road, Poole.

In October 2002, Robert Braithwaite, the founder of Sunseeker International, was named Ernst & Young's UK Entrepreneur of the Year.^[2]

1 Appearance In Popular Culture
2 Models
3 Gallery
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Appearance In Popular Culture

Sunseeker boats feature in the James Bond films: Die Another Day and The World Is Not Enough. The most recent film, Casino Royale, shows the Predator 108.^[3]

[edit] Models

Sports Boats: Sportsfisher 37
Offshore Cruisers: Portofino 35, 46, 47, 53
Performance Motoryachts: Predator 55, 62, 72, 82, 95-100, 108 and the XS Sport
Flybridge Motoryachts: Manhattan 50, 60, 66
Yachts: Yacht 75, 82, 90, 94, 105, 37M Sport, 37M Trideck