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This is a list of notable sailboat designers and manufacturers, which are described by an article in English Wikipedia. Sailboat design and manufacturing is done by a number of companies and groups. Notable designers
Hake Yachts, also called Seaward Yachts, was an American boat builder based in Carmel, Indiana. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats. [1] [2] [3] The company was founded in 1973 by boat designer Nick Hake, a graduate of the Milwaukee School of Engineering. [1] [2] [4]
The company supplied completed, ready-to-sail boats and also kits for amateur completion. [2] To adapt the South Coast 21 to become a trailerable sailboat for that emerging market in the late 1960s, Metcalf and his chief engineer, James Munroe, made changes to the South Coast 21 to create the South Coast 22, introduced in 1968.
The West Wight Potter 19 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Herb Stewart as a cruiser and first built in 1971. [1] [2] [3] Stewart developed the boat from the West Wight Potter 14, a British design he had bought the US rights to. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the HMS 18. [1] [4]
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the South Coast Seacraft Owners' Association. [5] In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Hollis Metcalf, owner of South Coast Seacraft, was a southern gentleman who sold a South Coast 23 kit to my wife and me in 1964 ...
The Balboa 22 was originally designed for Coastal Recreation, but the company was bought out by Laguna Yachts in 1981 and many of its boat designs were adapted into new models. Designer W. Shad Turner drew boats for both California-based companies and did adaptations after the buy-out. [1] [2] [3] [5] [7]
The Sea Pearl 21 is a recreational dinghy or a keelboat, if fitted with the optional ballast tanks holding 360 lb (163 kg) of water.The boat is built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim and has forward decking.
The origins of the craft are not clear and remain a matter of conjecture. [3] A major spark in the revival of interest was the publication in 1983 of The Galway Hookers: Sailing work boats of Galway Bay (Richard J. Scott, d 24/01/08)—now in its fourth edition—in which for the first time detailed construction and sail plans were published.