Record #:

7186

Author(s):

Willis, Dail

Abstract:

In 1959, foul weather thwarted a fishing trip to Cape Hatteras by Willis Slane, a High Point hosiery-mill owner. That, plus a Florida ride on a fiberglass boat and a dare, led to the founding of New Bern-based Hatteras Yachts. Forty-six years later the company employs around 1,000 people, builds between sixty and seventy yachts a year in the $1 to $8 million range, and does not disclose annual sales, except to say that they exceed $100 million.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 25 Issue 5, May 2005, p52-59, il

Subject(s):

Hatteras Yachts (New Bern); Boating industry--New Bern; Yacht building--New Bern