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Sea Ray is a brand of pleasure boats produced and sold around the world. The company currently operates as part of the Brunswick Boat Group, a division of the Brunswick Corporation.
History
It was founded as an independent company, Ray Industries, in 1959 in the U.S. city of Detroit by C.N. Ray. That company was bought by Brunswick for $350 million in 1986. At the same time Brunswick purchased the Bayliner brand, making Brunswick Corporation the largest pleasure boat producer in the world.
Overview
Sea Ray manufactures boats ranging from 17 foot power cruisers to over 60 foot yachts, including the well-known Sundancer brand. Sea Ray is based in Knoxville, Tennessee and operates one factory in Tennessee and one in Florida. Sea Ray designs and markets more than 40 models ranging in boats from 18 feet to 68 feet. Sea Ray's range of products was augmented even further in 1995 with Ray Industries' acquisition of a new subsidiary, Baja, the world's largest manufacturer of performance boats. Brunswick has since sold the Baja brand to another entity.
Sea Ray is the title sponsor for the annual AquaPalooza boating festival, a multi-location boating event expected to attract some 12,000 boats and 56,000 people to over 100 locations worldwide in 2009.
On Friday, March 11, 2011 announced that their 205 Sport is the best selling sterndrive bowrider over 20 feet.
