British Hunter
Encyclopedia
British Hunter is a manufacturer of sailing boats based in the Lauren Marines boat yard Southampton
, England
. It was formerly based in Essex
, and was known as Hunter Boats Limited. It currently manufactures fibreglass sailing yacht
s, but other small craft have been made under the name.
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was formerly based in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, and was known as Hunter Boats Limited. It currently manufactures fibreglass sailing yacht
Yacht
A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...
s, but other small craft have been made under the name.
Current range
- Hunter H20 Sport
- Hunter 20 Fox CHunter 20 Fox CThe Hunter 20 Fox C is a 20 ft keelboat designed by David Thomas and currently produced by British Hunter boats. It was produced by Select Yachts until 2008, but the design was bought by British Hunter when trading ceased.-Keel types:...
- Hunter Channel 245
- Hunter Channel 27
- Hunter Channel 31
Former models
- Hunter Duet
- Hunter Delta
- Hunter Horizon
- Hunter Impala
- Hunter Medina
- Hunter SonataHunter SonataThe Hunter Sonata 7 is a small racer-cruiser yacht built in Britain from 1976 to 1990 by Hunter Boats Limited . The twin-keeled version is known as the Hunter Duet....
- Hunter 701