The Umm Al Quwain-based boat builder Gulf Craft has one of the widest product ranges in the industry from 27 foot at about Dh200,000 up to 155ft at Dh100m, a range that allows customers to grow with the brand and upgrade.
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Erwin Bamps, CEO of Gulf Craft, aboard a Majesty 135 yacht. Sarah Dea / The National
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Yachts being built from scratch in the production warehouse of the Gulf Craft factory in Umm Al Quwain. Sarah Dea / The National
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A yacht is lifted to be serviced at the Gulf Craft factory in Umm Al Quwain. Sarah Dea / The National
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The living room of a Majesty 135 yacht at the Gulf Craft factory in Umm Al Quwain. Sarah Dea / The National
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Workers sand off old paint on a yacht at the Gulf Craft factory. Sarah Dea / The National
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Workers in the production warehouse at the Gulf Craft factory in Umm Al Quwain. Sarah Dea / The National
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A worker consults a work order in the production warehouse at the Gulf Craft factory. Sarah Dea / The National
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Erwin Bamps, CEO of Gulf Craft, aboard a Majesty 135 yacht. Sarah Dea / The National
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Yachts being built from scratch in the production warehouse of the Gulf Craft factory in Umm Al Quwain. Sarah Dea / The National
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A yacht is lifted to be serviced at the Gulf Craft factory in Umm Al Quwain. Sarah Dea / The National
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The living room of a Majesty 135 yacht at the Gulf Craft factory in Umm Al Quwain. Sarah Dea / The National
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Workers sand off old paint on a yacht at the Gulf Craft factory. Sarah Dea / The National
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Workers in the production warehouse at the Gulf Craft factory in Umm Al Quwain. Sarah Dea / The National
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A worker consults a work order in the production warehouse at the Gulf Craft factory. Sarah Dea / The National
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Erwin Bamps, CEO of Gulf Craft, aboard a Majesty 135 yacht. Sarah Dea / The National
In pictures: Creating a superyacht in the UAE
Julie Nicholson
26 July, 2014
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