Xtreme Sailing opened for business in 1993. Founding partners Tim Ross and Paul worked together and we're active sailors in Perth, Australia. Paul was sailing and coaching aboard the 420. Tim was also active in the 420 fleet.

Jimmy Koh, a native Singaporean, wanted to manufacture a few boats in Australia and then ship them up to Singapore for the growing sailing community there. After the first lot of Australian made boats, the conversation turned to manufacturing in Singapore or nearby Indonesia. The Singapore Sailing Federation was just making a huge commitment to the sport of sailing but they needed boats.

Molds were shipped to Singapore in 1993 and the company started manufacturing Optimists and 420's initially for the Seagames. Over the years, more boats were added as the international sailing community recognized the high quality of the Xtreme boats.

Milestones

1993 manufactured first 420's for class measurement and approval
1994 shipped 420 molds
1994 began manufacture of Optimist and 420
1997 began discussions with Bethwaite Design which led to manufacture of Tasar, 29er, Skud 18 and others
2002 added Club 420
2002 added 29er to the Xtreme production line
2004 added Cadet to production line
2004 added the F18 Carpicorn to the line
2006 added the Access dinghies to the line: Skud 18 and Access Liberty
2000 shipped a total of 200 boats for the year
2006 shipped 500 quality boats