please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . march 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message element yachts type private industry boatbuilding headquarters erin ontario area served worldwide products element line of express cruisers parent element corporation subsidiaries view all subsidiaries website www.elementyachts.com element yachts is a second generation canadian boatbuilding company located in erin ontario . the company is currently producing the element line of express cruiser boats with the first model of the series the 27 foot 8.2 m element 270 exc beginning production in 2005 . element yachts focuses primarily on the powerboat sector of the boating market and sells its products worldwide . contents 1 group structure 2 history 3 external links 4 references group structure edit element yachts is a subsidiary of the element corporation which consists of the following companies element yachts express cruiser powerboats element composites composite structures for commercial and military use element power center engine replacement services with modern fuel efficient engines element yachts and the other element corporation subsidiaries operate from a 20 000 square foot 1 900 m2 facility on 4 acres 16 000 m2 of land in erin ontario . this facility has the capacity to produce composite boats and structures up to 75 ft 23 m x 15 ft 4.6 m x 15 ft 4.6 m in size . history edit element yachts originally began life as the p.c. mould company . p.c. mould produced the historic dragonfly sailboat under license and re formed in their present location as contour yachts . contour yachts produced the unique and well regarded contour line of sailing trimarans throughout the 1980s and 1990s . these 3 hulled sailing craft offer excellent stability and speed compared to mono hull or catamaran sailboats . contour yachts produced boats in sizes from 30 feet 9.1 m to over 50 feet 15 m in length and many continue to sail on the great lakes and around the world today . the construction and build quality of the contour boats have been a key feature in the magazine reviews of the day . contour is a historical name and fixture in the canadian yachting and boating industry . their efforts helped develop the trimaran as a serious sailing vessel which are now recognized as stable and high speed platform for lake and ocean sailing . when the founder retired the rights to the contour sailboat line was sold off and the 2nd generation took over and reformed the company as element yachts . the founder and family have been very active in the boating and sailing industry in canada for many years and actively race on historic 8 metre keelboats and have patented a method of sailboat mast manufacturing . external links edit element yachts site . retrieved march 14 2007 . newport harbor new boats 2006 . retrieved march 22 2007 . sailing magazine contour yachts 34sc . archived from the original on august 14 2007 . retrieved march 22 2007 . references edit retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title element yachts & oldid 601736039 categories canadian boat builderscompanies based in ontariomanufacturing companies of canadahidden categories orphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articlesarticles lacking reliable references from march 2007all articles lacking reliable referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 29 march 2014 at 00 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view