Fairline Yachts's range includes the following models: The company started when Newington bought a series of gravel pits on the River Nene and built the Oundle Marina.

[3] When Newington's son Sam, a former Royal Air Force pilot and Columbia University MBA graduate, took over in 1971, the company employed fourteen people.

When Sam retired in 1996, the company expanded further by establishing Fairline Boats of North America Inc., creating a network of 35 dealers.

[8] Having suffered a series of trading difficulties since the 2008 global recession, in December 2015 Fairline Boats entered administration.

[10][11][12][13][14] In 2020, RiverRock European Opportunities Fund II announced it had purchased a majority stake in the company.