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Douglass was a boat designer and created the Highlander and the Thistle for production by the new company, as they concentrated on one design racing boats. His Flying Scot followed in 1958. [1] [2] In 1961 the company commissioned Sparkman & Stephens to design the Tartan 27, which was a commercial and racing success.
The Highlander is a large (20 foot LOA) high performance one-design racing dinghy, also used for day sailing, popular in the United States. It was designed by Gordon K. (Sandy) Douglass in 1949, to be a more comfortable alternative to the Thistle. [1] The Highlander was the last boat built by the Douglass & McLeod company. It was later built by ...
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
The Flying Scot is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass with a balsa core. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars. The hull has a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard that weighs 105 lb (48 kg) and is raised with a 6:1 mechanical advantage assist.
Pages in category "Sailboat types built by Douglass & McLeod" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Highlander (dinghy) T. Tartan 27;
Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 4, Number 1, January/February 2001. Sail magazine, August 2004, pages 54–57. Heart of GLASS: Fiberglass Boats And The Men Who Made Them by Daniel Spurr, pages 244–250. The World's Best Sailboats Volume II, by Ferenc Máté. Albatross Publishing House, 2003. Best Boats to Build or Buy, by Ferenc Máté ...
For example, the M-19 can mount a 40 horsepower (30 kW) outboard, the M-26-X can mount a 50 horsepower (37 kW) outboard and the M-26-M can mount a 60 horsepower (45 kW) outboard. With these large engines, the boats are capable of speeds of over 20 knots (37 km/h), and the M-26-M brochure shows a picture of the boat pulling a waterskier.
Cabo Rico Yachts is a small semi-custom manufacturer of fiberglass sailboats located in Costa Rica and designed by W.I.B. Crealock and Chuck Paine. [1] [unreliable source?] Sizes range from 34 to 56 feet. In 1965, the company started building boats in the corner of a British Leyland assembly plant in the San José area. [1]