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"The idea came to me. I realized there is a
higher level of quality to which performance boats can be
manufactured. The customer will realize the difference in
performance and will actually be able to see the difference in the
end product. After all, customer satisfaction is what its all about."
--Craig Barrie, founder of Dragon Powerboats,
Inc., Summer 2001
Marine industry veteran Craig Barrie founded
Dragon Powerboats in early 2002 to make this statement a reality. By
combining a unique product design, an upscale manufacturing process,
and a centralized distribution system, Dragon Powerboats has developed
a precise formula to take high- performance boat building and
marketing to a new level. A level higher than anything found in
performance boating today.
The company will offer three versions of THE DRAGON™: Performance,
Factory II and Super Vee. Thus, THE DRAGON™ can be pure pleasure, pure
racing or a combination pleasure/race boat. American Power Boat
Association class requirements are built in.
Dragon Powerboats has teamed up with strategic partners that represent
the best in technology, high performance boat manufacturing and
customer service - NDL Wright, Inc. for tooling, Porta Products for
lamination and Mercury Marine’s Lake X for rigging. In addition to
Lake X, Mercury Marine has trained service centers throughout the
world which will ensure servicing of THE DRAGON™s to be timely and
accurate.
Dragon Powerboats has also teamed up with a strategic partner for its
distribution - Martin Marine, the nation’s leading high
performance boat dealer. This centralized distribution solution opens
the door for all dealers to service their customers and allows the
company to retain product and image control. |