Windy Boats AS was established in 1966 by Hugo Vold. His father was a fisherman, and his family had many anxious moments as storms raged in the Skagerrak Channel.
All his father’s boats were called ‘Vindy’, and he brought every one of them safely back to port. Hugo Vold, with his deep respect for the sea and the weather, became a boat-builder who wanted his vessels to be known for their seaworthiness and high quality.
He called his boats ‘Windy’ in honour of his father’s trusty fishing boats.
All our models are hand-built by skilled craftsmen. The fine woodwork and exclusive textiles are important distinguishing features of a Windy in just the same way as the modern technology involved in the construction materials, and the control and propulsion systems.
Pride in craftsmanship is something that has been handed down through centuries of Norwegian boat building. Windy boats are built in an area which is at the very heart of the Norwegian boat building tradition, in Arendal on the south coast of Norway.
It was in this same town that the first wooden pleasure boats were built for the country's prosperous sailing-ship masters and owners. In these waters, kings and princes competed in yacht races in their beautiful metre boats. This is where fibreglass boats first appeared nearly 40 years ago.
