Norman R. Wright & Sons

Our award winning 12m XLW Class Patrol vessels just got a new big brother - the 20m XLW Patrol - now in production!

The monthly RQYS Topic Talks is coming up for August! Join us in the RQYS Auditorium on August 20th at 7:30pm to hear from Bill Wright ⛵️ Bill is a third-generation member of the renowned Norman R. Wright & Sons boatbuilding family. Come along to hear stories from over 45 years in the industry!

RSVP now: https://www.rqys.com.au/event/topic-talks-designing-building-and-skippering-timber-boats-with-bill-wright/ 🔗

With 5 new builds under contract, you'd think we wouldn't have time for refit and maintenance. Not so! The last couple of months have seen a stream of diverse Norman Wright builds in for annual maintenance and refit works - from our 2025 carbonfibre Autonomous Drone "Reefcat " to our timber classics Bali Hai and South Pacific II.

We're hiring again! With a number of exciting new builds commencing, we are looking for quality shipwrights and composite technicians to work at our Brisbane River yard. See our yard and contact us here: https://www.wrightsons.com.au/contact-us/

Last week we launched "Taubar II" another of our 14.2m XLW Class Pilot Vessels for PNGPCL. With 3 new builds launching in the last few months, we've almost emptied the shed!

From the Archive. Quay St Yard. Year? Boats? No prizes, just kudos.

Another one of our 14.2m XLW Pilot Vessels exported to PNG last week. Safe travels!

We’re excited to announce we have signed a contract with the Commonwealth of Australia to supply a number of our award winning 12m XLW Class Patrol Vessels. This agreement strengthens our relationship with the Commonwealth and their goals of maritime protection of Australian interests, and further establishes our 12m XLW Class as a premium product of choice across a number of state and federal agencies.

Lightning strikes twice! At last year's Australian Marine Industry Awards, we were honoured to receive the award for the Commercial Project, Design or Manufacturer of the Year for our 12m XLW Class Patrol Vessel. On Tuesday night this week we were totally floored to take the win again!! this time for our extensive refit of the iconic South Pacific II, a vessel we launched in 1962.

The two projects could not be more different - one an advanced composites high speed modern patrol boat, the later a long range traditional timber motor yacht with refined interiors. They bookend the range and depth of experience at Wrights and we greatly appreciate that recognition.

We accept this award on behalf our team and long term subcontractors and suppliers who worked on SPII project, but mostly on behalf of the owner and skipper who put their trust in us.