Watkins Yachts

Watkins Yachts
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryBoat building
Founded1973
FounderWatkins brothers
Defunct1989
Headquarters
United States
ProductsSailboats
OwnerMcLaughlin Body Company

Watkins Yachts and Marine was an American boat builder, based in Clearwater, Florida. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats.[1][2]

The company was founded by the four Watkins brothers, Redford, Richard, Robert and Gary in 1973 and ceased operations while a division of the McLaughlin Body Company in 1989.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Watkins Yachts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Watkins Yachts 1973 — 1989". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.