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7186
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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.
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28014
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Hatteras Yachts is recognized as the world leader in engineering and construction of luxury fiberglass yachts. The company was founded in High Point, North Carolina by Willis Slane, Jr., a textile manufacturer who enjoyed angling and boating. Today Hatteras Yachts has its corporate headquarters and manufacturing site in New Bern.
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