AThflft-Pftffflfiflff Bffiftfl J/ATh 121the aid of a remote-controlled crane located on the side of the garage.
With ample space for diving and fishing equipment plus all of the
support items a modern superyacht needs, everything is secured once
the garage door is closed.
“Kuwait has a strong cultural link with the seafaring lifestyle that
stems back to the days of being a key trading and pearl fishing port for
Dhows,” says Gulf Craft Chairman and Founder Mohammed Hussein Al
Shaali. “Seafarers ventured throughout the Gulf and down the Arabian
Sea and Indian Ocean as far as Zanzibar. This heritage has been handed
down to modern-day Kuwaitis who still have a passion for the sea,
although these days instead of using sailing dhows it’s the latest state
of-the-art power boats that they favour, making Kuwait one of our key
markets. This makes the Kuwait Yacht Show a natural choice for Gulf
Craft to present its latest superyacht, the Majesty 122.”
To prove the seakeeping and reliability of the Majesty 122, the Gulf
Craft Chairman insisted on a shakedown trip to the Kuwait Yacht Show
from the Majesty Yachts Shipyard in Umm Al Quwain near Dubai in
the United Arab Emirates. It takes two days to cover the 500 nautical
miles, so Mohammed Al Shaali and his fellow Gulf Craft Partner Dr
Mohammed Hamdan Al-Shamsi made a point of being on the delivery
trip to check out the performance of the Majesty 122 and four other
smaller Gulf Craft vessels that made up the flotilla.
“We encountered rougher conditions than we anticipated with winds
gusting to 35 knots and wave heights up to 12 feet, despite this the
Majesty 122 handled the conditions very well and we were able to carry
out the trip without delay,” says Al Shaali.
Kuwait has an active leisure boating market with an estimated total
of 15,000 leisure boats over 5m in length, making it the Gulf ’s largest
boating market. Gulf Craft has been selling its boats and larger yachts
in Kuwait for more than 25 years and reliable estimates suggest that the
company has about 40% market share. Kuwait’s market is forecast to
see a growth in larger yacht sales with the opening of the new Sabah Al
Ahmad Sea City Marina complex. Gulf Craft is well positioned to take
advantage of the opportunities this presents.
The company has come a long way since delivering its first boat in- Initial offerings from the company were practical, small boats
used mainly for fishing – one of the most popular commercial and