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The Canberra Yacht Club was formed in 1959 in anticipation of the creation of Lake Burley Griffin in the centre of Canberra, Australia, which happened in the 1960s. It is located on the shore in the suburb of Yarralumla .
Also in July 2009, Silky Oaks Lodge was purchased by Australian-based Gondwana Resorts Pty Ltd. September 2009 saw the sales of Bedarra and Dunk Islands to Hideaway Resorts Pty Ltd. In November 2009, the Lizard Island, Heron Island, Wilson Island and King's Canyon Resort interests were sold to Delaware North. [5]
In 1995 Century was purchased by Yamaha, which had purchased Cobia Boats a few months earlier; the new company was called C&C Boats. Yamaha sold Cobia in March 2005 and stated it would concentrate on the "one brand, one vision" concept. In 2007 alone, Century sold one thousand boats and employees thought that things were on an upswing.
The boat has a draft of 5.09 ft (1.55 m) with the standard keel fitted. [1] The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 1GM diesel engine of 7.5 hp (6 kW). The fuel tank holds 7 U.S. gallons (26 L; 5.8 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 18 U.S. gallons (68 L; 15 imp gal). [1]
Yr. Launched Launched Name Designer Builder; AUS 01: KA–1: 1962: Gretel: Alan Payne: Lars Holvorsen Sons. Pty. Ltd. [1]AUS 02: KA–2: 1966: Dame Pattie: Warwick J ...
Production for the Coronado '25 began in 1964. It was the first boat with a one piece interior, making the boat stronger, lighter, and less expensive than previous models. In 1968, Butler sold Coronado to Whittaker which already owned Columbia Yachts which was purchased from Dick Valdes in 1967. They also had acquired several power boat ...
By 1964 company sales passed $2.5 Million. In 1965, GMI changed its name to Columbia, and introduced the Columbia 50, at the time the world's largest fiberglass production sailboat. The classic beauty, exceptional comfort, and race performance made this design a success. During the mid sixties Columbia produced a few motor yachts.
The Columbia lines of sailboats were renamed as Hughes-Columbia and were produced in addition to the Hughes sailboat line. Boats were produced finished and ready-to-sail, or as kits for builder completion. New models introduced under the Hughes-Columbia brand included the Hughes-Columbia 36, 8.3, 8.7, 10.7, 11.8, 42 and 48. [1] [2]