Over the years, many American families have owned Chris-Crafts. Among them are the Vanderbilts, the Fords, the Firestones, the Sloans and the Morgans. There is no greater accolade than the fact that two U.S. presidents have also bought Chris-Crafts. Both Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy used our boats to escape and relax with their families.

The first movie star to buy a Chris-Craft was Helen Morgan in 1928. Since then, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Henry Ford, Katharine Hepburn and, even Elvis Presley, have all been customers. Today, Chris-Craft boats are still bought by stars; but they are also stars in their own right and have been featured in countless films and have even been written about in novels.

The story of Chris-Craft is the story of the American dream. In the 130 years since the Company has been in existence, it has built more than 250,000 boats. Countless families have experienced the innovation and quality that are Chris-Craft hallmarks, not just in the USA but across the world.

Our journey finishes in Sarasota, Florida, where Chris-Craft is now headquartered. Chris-Smith's legacy is an approach to building boats that combines craftsmanship with efficiency, beauty with practicality, performance with comfort, style with elegance, reliability with longevity, traditional with modern, and most important of all, quality with innovation.