List of sailboat designers and manufacturers
This is a list of notable sailboat designers and manufacturers. Sailboat design and manufacturing is done by a number of companies and groups.
Current manufacturers and designers
There are many notable manufacturers and designers of sailboats currently operating.
- Amel - (
France) - Baltic Yachts - (
Finland) Building Luxury Lightweight Carbon Fiber Yachts from 15-60m - Beneteau - ( France)
- Bethwaite Design - (
New Zealand; 
Australia) - Bora Yachts - (
Poland) - Boreal - ( France)
- Bowman Yachts - (
UK) - British Hunter - ( British manufacturer, formerly Hunter Boats)
- Bruce Roberts - (
USA) - C&C Yachts - (
Canada) - C&L Boatworks - ( Canada)
- Cabo Rico Yachts - ( USA)
- Cascade Yachts - ( USA)
- Catalina Yachts - ( USA)
- Columbia Yachts - ( USA)
- Com-Pac Yachts - ( USA)
- CW Hood Yachts - ( USA)
- CYMAX Composites - (
Taiwan) - Dehler - (
Germany) - Delphia Yachts - ( Poland)
- Delta Yachts - (
Brazil) - Discovery Yachts - ( UK)
- Doug Peterson - ( USA)
- Dufour Yachts - ( France)
- Dyna Yachts - ( Taiwan)
- Elan Yachts - (
Slovenia) - Esen Yacht - (
Turkey) - Etap Unsinkable Yachts
- Fairlie Yachts - ( UK)
- Farr Yacht Design - ( New Zealand; USA)
- Flying Scot (dinghy) - ( USA)
- Gil's Catamaran - (Southern California, USA)
- German Frers - (
Argentina) - Goetz Composites; Eric Goetz - ( USA)
- Grand Propeller - ( Taiwan)
- Haber Yachts - ( Poland)
- Hallberg-Rassy - (
Sweden) - Hampton Yacht Group - ( USA)
- Hans Christian Yachts
- Hanse Yachts - ( Germany)
- Hinckley Yachts - ( USA)
- Hobie cat
- Hood, Ted - ( USA)
- Horizon Yachts - ( Taiwan)
- Hung Shen Propeller - ( Taiwan)
- Hunter Marine ( American manufacturer, marketed as "Legend" in
Europe) - Hylas Yachts - ( USA)
- Island Packet Yachts - ( USA)
- JBoats, Inc. - ( USA)
- Jade Yachts - ( Taiwan)
- Jason Ker - (
Spain) - Jeanneau - ( France)
- Jea-Sheng Industry - ( Taiwan)
- Jeremy Rogers Limited (Manufacturer of 'Contessa' Yachts) - ( UK)
- Johnson Yachts - ( Taiwan)
- Jr Hsen Ship Technology - ( Taiwan)
- Juan Kouyoumdjian - ( Argentina)
- Kha Shing Yachts - ( Taiwan)
- Kynsna Yacht - (
South Africa) - LATREX BOATS Fiberglass motorboats, rowingboats, canoe boats (
Latvia) - LaserPerformance
- Laurie Davidson - ( New Zealand)
- MacGregor Yacht Corporation - ( USA)
- Man Ship Machinery & Hardware - ( Taiwan)
- Marcelino Botin
- Marlow Yachts - ( USA)
- Melges Performance Sailboats - ( USA)
- Najad Yachts - ( Sweden)
- Nauticat Yachts Oy - ( Finland)
- Nelson Marek
- Nickels Boat Works
- Nikl Design - ( Slovenia)
- Ocean Alexander Yachts - ( Taiwan)
- Oyster Marine - ( UK)
- Pacific Seacraft - ( USA)
- President Yachts - ( Taiwan)
- Reichel/Pugh - ( USA)
- Rex-Meyer Yachts - ( USA)
- Rob Humphreys - ( UK)
- Roberto Barros Yacht - ( Brazil)
- Robertson & Caine - ( South Africa)
- Ron Holland - ( New Zealand;
Ireland) - Rustler Yachts - ( UK)
- Sabre Yachts - ( USA)
- Salona - (
CRO) - Wauquiez - ( France)
Historic manufacturers and designers
There are a number of manufacturers and designers of sailboats that have had an impact on the industry.
- Aloha Yachts
- Bristol Yachts
- C&C Yachts
- Cal Yachts
- Camper and Nicholsons
- Cape Dory Yachts
- Cavalier Yachts
- Coronado Yachts
- Creekmore, Raymond
- Down East Yachts
- Ericson Yachts
- Freedom Yachts
- Grampian Marine Limited
- Herreshoff, Nathanael
- JBoats, Inc.
- Jakobson & Petersen
- Jakobson Shipyard, Inc.
- Johnstone, Rodney
- Jensen Marine
- Morgan, Charley and Morgan Yachts
- O'Day Corp.
- Pearson Yachts
- S2 Yachts
- Spaulding
- Vanguard Sailboats
- Varne Marine
- William Ion Belton Crealock
Irwin Yachts