James Turner

Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Vision Yachts

James Turner is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Vision Yachts.

Vision Yachts is a Knysna builder of blue-water sailing catamarans, best known for the Vision 444, launched in 2019. Turner began as a yacht delivery skipper before building the company.

In the job

  1. Vision Yachts set up an offshore sales and servicing network, with a United States office and a planned European office in Mallorca. Source

  2. The Vision 444 won Cruising World's Best Catamaran under 50 feet award, after Vision announced an upgraded facility on the back of a solid order book. Source

Career before

  1. Offshore yacht delivery skipper and multihull crew

Education

Studied engineering at the University of Cape Town

Sources

  1. marinebusinessnews.com.au
  2. acumenmagazine.co.za
  3. boatingsouthafrica.co.za
  4. boatingsouthafrica.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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