Coastal Recreation
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Boat building |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Defunct | 1981 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Sailboats |
| Subsidiaries | RK Industries |
Coastal Recreation, Inc was an American boat builder based in Costa Mesa, California. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats designed by well-known naval architects, including Lyle C. Hess, Peter Barrett and W. Shad Turner.[1][2][3]
The company was founded in 1968 and remained in business until 1981. The American east coast sailboat builder, RK Industries, was a subsidiary company.[1]
History
[edit]The first design produced was the Balboa 20 and this was quickly followed by a series of Balboa and Aquarius boats, all small, cruising boats with an emphasis on road transport by boat trailer.[1][2]
The company formed a subsidiary sailboat builder, RK Industries, on the US east coast at Strasburg, Virginia, which built the RK 20 and RK 21.[1][2][4][5][6]
The company was purchased by Laguna Yachts, moved to Laguna's headquarters in Stanton, California and became a subsidiary, before being shut down. Laguna Yachts itself went out of business in 1986, following the early 1980s recession.[1][3][7]
Boats
[edit]Summary of boats built by Coastal Recreation:[1][3]
- Balboa 20 - 1968
- Aquarius 21 - 1969
- Aquarius 23 - 1969
- Balboa 21 - 1969
- Balboa 23 - 1969
- Balboa 26 - 1969
- Aquarius 23-2 - 1970
- Ensenada 20 - 1972
- RK 20 - 1972
- RK 21 - 1972
- La Paz 25 - 1973
- Balboa 27 8.2 - 1976
- Balboa 22 - 1977
- Balboa 16 - 1981
- Balboa 24 - 1981
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Coastal Recreation Inc. 1968 - 1981". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, pages 68, 81, 84, 97, 126, 214, 219, 273, 353. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
- ^ a b c Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Coastal Recreation, Inc". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "RK 20". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "RK 21". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Ensenada 20". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Laguna Yachts 1973 - 1986". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.