G. Prout & Sons
Designer / manufacturer of the Shearwater III and of cruising catamarans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
G. Prout and Sons of Canvey Island, Essex, in the United Kingdom, was initially a builder of folding dinghies, canoes and kayaks founded in 1935. In the 1950s, the company moved to the construction of small sailing catamarans with Shearwater I and later Shearwater III, which the National Maritime Museum describes as the first production catamaran in the world.[2] The company then developed from small catamarans to larger cruising vessels. G. Prout & Sons was dissolved in 2002.[3]
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Boatbuilding |
Founded | 1935; 89 years ago (1935) in Canvey Island, United Kingdom |
Founders | Geoffrey Prout, Roland, and Francis Prout, |
Defunct | 2002; 22 years ago (2002) |
Fate | bankrupt |
Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
Products | Initially folding dinghies, canoes and kayaks, then sailing catamarans[1] |
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