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Doral

Canada's flagship name in powerboat building: Doral stands for the boatbuilding tradition of a nation that is at home on the water like hardly any other.

A traditional boatbuilder on the rise

Canada is vast and offers endless "playgrounds" on the water. Yet only a few Canadian yards have made a name for themselves internationally. The one with the longest tradition among them: Doral!

Competition from the USA

Shipyards in Canada don't have it easy. They have always faced overwhelming competition from their neighbor, the USA. With their boats and yachts, American yards apparently hit the taste of Canadian buyers exactly. On top of that comes a mostly favorable exchange rate, which makes US imports more attractive to Canadians in purely price terms than domestic boats.
Accordingly, there are only a few Canadian yards that have managed to "hold on" over a relatively long period – the list of failed boat and yacht builders in Canada is long.

Fiberglass used early on

Doral is the laudable exception. The yard has officially operated under this name since 1972, but its roots go back much further. As early as 1935, canoes and smaller leisure boats made of wood were built at what was then the St. Jean des Piles site.
In 1956, the yard, then trading under the name Moise Cadorette, began experimenting with fiberglass as a boatbuilding material. Almost incidentally, it also became the first boatbuilder in Canada to use fiberglass for the construction of its boat hulls. This in turn led local businesspeople to invest in the yard, although they insisted on a new name: Doral.
Business went very well to outstandingly well, and the company grew steadily. In 1989, production facilities were moved to Grand Mère near Quebec and merged with the Canadian yards Thundercraft and Canot Cadorette.

Runabouts, Bowriders, cabin cruisers

Over the decades, Doral established itself on the national and international market as a premium boat and yacht builder. The motto: if we can't compete on price with "normal" boats, then we'll set the tone in the high-end market.

Today, Doral has long been an internationally recognized brand with distribution channels in the most important customer countries. The model range extends from Runabouts to Bowriders and cabin cruisers. Workmanship, equipment and functionality are flawless, and the design is often described as European-influenced.

A likeable detail: Doral has every new model tested for weeks and months by employees and their families on vacation and in their free time. Only once the insights gained in this way have been incorporated into the boat does it go into series production.