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In November 1998, with Iain Smallridge as Managing Director, the first Pearl motor yacht was launched in Southampton - the Pearl 45. Over the next four years the Pearl 43 and Pearl 41 joined the range.

In January 2000 Pearl Motor Yachts relocated to Stratford-upon-Avon and in 2002 Tony Whittaker became the chairman. An engineer by profession and many years as a highly respected RYA instructor and boat owner, Tony and his wife Margaret brought with them the passion, knowledge and desire to take Pearl to the next level.. and beyond.

The new generation of Pearl Motor Yachts made waves in the industry, as renowned naval architect Bill Dixon came on board, joined by celebrated superyacht designer Evan Marshall. Together, this combination of highly regarded professionals with their individual experience and flair brought new levels of style, luxury and opulence to aft cabin motor cruisers. The Pearl 55 was the first in this groundbreaking new range, and became the star of the 2003 Southampton boat show.

The Pearl 60 appeared in 2005 and received similar acclaim from buyers and builders alike and the Pearl 50 bursts onto the scene at the 2006 Southampton boat show. The Pearl 50 sports model was the first open boat in the range, also making its maiden voyage in 2005 and maintaining the company's rising reputation for spaciousness using ingenious design and impressive value.

Over the years, Pearl has established a dealer network representing the company in France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Mallorca, Cyprus, and the UK.

Now in its 10th year, Pearl Motor Yachts is recognised as the fastest growing boat builder in the UK. The Pearl name has become synonymous with luxurious comfort and exhilarating performance. Our quality product has earned the company an enviable reputation as a first class builder of a range of multi-stateroom luxury motor yachts.

Pearl’s ability to provide personalised semi-customization gives them the ability to listen and respond to the needs of individual clients without the restrictions imposed by mass production. The resulting ‘limited editions’ serve to give Pearl boats some of the highest residual values in the industry.

It is the synergy of this flexibility, agility and empathy with clients, combined with decades of experience, and the ability to sustain high values in the used boat market that has made Pearl a force to be reckoned with.