The history of Saga Boats AS was born in 1960. The Drageseth brothers had been running a shirt factory for 14 years and got the idea to start building boats in the new material of glass-reinforced polyester. A 10 foot jolly-boat was produced and soon the production of three new models was started. New buildings were required and the new factory was located on the unsheltered shore of Western Norway facing the North Sea, perfect for testing and maintaining Saga quality and seaworthiness.
Saga 20 was born in 1967 and was an immediate success in Norway as well as abroad. 200 copies were produced yearly and were exported to large parts of Europe. In order to meet the great demand, the production plant and workforce were considerably increased. This was exceedingly necessary when Saga 27, the new generation of family boats, was introduced in 1970. Saga 27 was named The Greatest Norwegian Motorboat of All Time in 2005 and is for many the very symbol of Sagas rich boatbuilding traditions. Its enormous popularity is reflected on the channels in the Netherlands where double-enders generally are referred to as a Saga. Saga 20 and Saga 27 became one of the Norwegian pleasure boat industrys greatest successes of all time. The market grew considerably and own importers could be found in most European countries. In the 1970s more than 700 motorboats were produced yearly and the factory employed approximately 130 persons. In spite of great growth and expansion, we never deviated from building quality boats with local traditions, good craftsmanship and the best possible seaworthiness. This led to Saga becoming the quality product we know today.
Saga 24 with sail, first of its kind in Norway, was launched in 1974. In 1976 the developement of semi-planing boats with a greater speed potential was initiated, and thereafter semi-planing boats has been the core of the Saga model range. Saga Craft 35/39 was launched in 1980 and in 1990 Saga 32 was born. The emphasis on larger semi-planing boats with a straight shaft has since led to today's popular range consisting of Saga 310 and Saga 315. The new Saga 385 to be launched in 2008 will also be based on the same concept.
Saga Boats focus on emphasising the Saga design and quality in order to ensure the customer the best product possible. More than 45 years of experience together with traditions and a high level of expertise give our customers the safety and security they expect when purchasing a Saga boat.
   
 
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