Ferretti, Italy's biggest yacht builder, does about 20 percent of its business in the United States.
European yacht builders have made their deepest mark in the American market for sailboats, but they are running to catch up with powerboats as well.
It was Arthur Kadey, a marine engineer and yacht builder who approached the design firm with the idea for the 42-footer.
Thirty-five Finn boats were built by a Melbourne firm of yacht builders.
Ferretti, a big Italian yacht builder that has been an investor favorite, is off 15 percent.
European yacht builders have made their deepest mark in the American market for sailboats, which is a small fraction of the huge market for powerboats.
European yacht builders have traditionally been small, family-owned yards, but as the industry expands and goes global, consolidation is setting in.
Royal Denship was a Danish multi-facility conglomerate ship and yacht builder.
The yacht builder was killed in a supposed accident.
Feadship was founded in 1949 by Dutch yacht builders as an export association with the intention of selling to American clients.