Nauticat Yachts Oy
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Nauticat Yachts Oy is a manufacturer of yachts. They make traditional ketch
rigged motorsailers and the pilothouse
sailing yachts. They are based in Finland
, and were originally owned by Siltala Yachts, but the name changed in 2005 to Nauticat which was the name given to their major yacht range. They have so far manufactured over 2500 yachts ranging in size from 33 to 51 feet. They are renowned for their quality and go anywhere ability.
Ketch
A ketch is a sailing craft with two masts: a main mast, and a shorter mizzen mast abaft of the main mast, but forward of the rudder post. Both masts are rigged mainly fore-and-aft. From one to three jibs may be carried forward of the main mast when going to windward...
rigged motorsailers and the pilothouse
Pilothouse
A pilothouse or pilot-house is a glass-enclosed room from which a ship is controlled by the ship's pilot. The pilothouse also is known as the wheelhouse....
sailing yachts. They are based in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, and were originally owned by Siltala Yachts, but the name changed in 2005 to Nauticat which was the name given to their major yacht range. They have so far manufactured over 2500 yachts ranging in size from 33 to 51 feet. They are renowned for their quality and go anywhere ability.