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Coastal Recreation, Inc
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.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. The company was founded in 1968 and remained in business until 1981. The American east coast sailboat builder, RK Industries, was a subsidiary company. History 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. 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. The company was purchased by Laguna Yachts, moved to Laguna's headqua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned, traded, exchanged privately, or Over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter. In the case of a closed corporation, there are a relatively small number of shareholders or company members. Related terms are closely-held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company. Though less visible than their public company, publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy. In 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for ($1.8 trillion) in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In 2005, using a substantially smaller pool size (22.7%) for comparison, the 339 companies on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RK 20
The RK 20 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Lyle C. Hess as a cruiser and first built in 1972.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 126. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. The RK 20 is a development of the Hess-designed Balboa 20, as is the Ensenada 20. Production The design was built by RK Industries, a subsidiary of Coastal Recreation, in the United States. It was built between 1972 and 1981, but it is now out of production. Design The RK 20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem; an angled transom; a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a swing keel or fixed fin keel. The swing keel version displaces and carries of ballast, while the fin keel version displaces and carries of ballast. Two cabin designs were available, a trunk cabin and a raised deck version. The fin keel-equipped version of the boat has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balboa 27 8
Balboa may refer to: Boats * Balboa 16, an American sailboat design * Balboa 20, an American sailboat design * Balboa 21, an American sailboat design * Balboa 22, an American sailboat design * Balboa 23, an American sailboat design * Balboa 24, an American sailboat design Places * Balboa, Cauca, a town and municipality in Colombia * Balboa, León, a Spanish village and municipality * Balboa, Panama, a port city in Panama ** Balboa District of Panamá Province in Panama * Balboa, Risaralda, a town and municipality in Colombia * Balboa (Los Angeles Metro station), on the Los Angeles Metro Orange Line * Balboa (lunar crater), located near the western limb of the Moon * Balboa High School (California), an American public high school of San Francisco, California * Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California, a harborside community in Newport Beach * Balboa Park (other), any of several * Balboa Peninsula, Newport Beach, California, a neighborhood of the city of Newport Beach * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Paz 25
The La Paz 25 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Lyle C. Hess as a motorsailer and first built in 1973.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 353. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. Production The design was built by Coastal Recreation, Inc of Costa Mesa, California, United States starting in 1973, but it is now out of production. Design The La Paz 25 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a port-side wheel and a fixed fin, shoal-draft keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard shoal-draft keel. The boat is fitted with a Pisces diesel engine of or another gasoline or diesel engine of . The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a doub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ensenada 20
The Ensenada 20 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Lyle C. Hess as a cruiser and first built in 1972.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 97. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. The Ensenada 20 is a raised deck development of the 1967 Balboa 20 by the same designer. Production The design was built by Coastal Recreation, Inc in the United States, from 1972 until 1981, but it is now out of production. Design The Ensenada 20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wooden trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, an angled transom, an optional pop-top cabin, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a lifting keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the keel extended and with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer. The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquarius 23-2
The Aquarius 23 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Peter Barrett and Stan Miller as a cruiser and first built in 1969.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 219. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. The design was developed into several derivative models, the Aquarius 23-2, the Aquarius 7.0 and the Balboa 23. Production The family of designs was built by Coastal Recreation, Inc in the United States from 1969 to 1981, when the company went out of business. Design The Aquarius 23 family are all recreational keelboats, built predominantly of fiberglass, with balsa-cored decks. The hulls all have a slightly raked stems, slightly angled transoms, rudders controlled by a tiller and cabin "pop-tops". The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balboa 26
The Balboa 26 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Lyle C. Hess as cruiser and first built in 1969. Production The design was initially built by Arthur Marine starting in 1969. It was then built by Coastal Recreation in the United States, between about 1972 and 1976, but it is now out of production. Design The Balboa 26 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. The boat is all solid laminate fiberglass, with the deck plywood cored. The boat has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly angled transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a lifting keel or optional fixed fin keel. The keel is actuated by a 12:1 mechanical advantage winch. The rudder can be removed from the transom from the cockpit. The boat displaces and carries of ballast. The fixed keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of , while the lifting keel-equipped version has a draft of with the keel extended and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balboa 23
The Aquarius 23 is an American Trailer sailer, trailerable sailboat that was designed by Peter Barrett (sailor), Peter Barrett and Stan Miller as a Cruising (maritime), cruiser and first built in 1969.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 219. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. The design was developed into several derivative models, the Aquarius 23-2, the Aquarius 7.0 and the Balboa 23. Production The family of designs was built by Coastal Recreation, Inc in the United States from 1969 to 1981, when the company went out of business. Design The Aquarius 23 family are all recreational keelboats, built predominantly of fiberglass, with balsa-cored decks. The hulls all have a slightly raked stems, slightly angled Transom (nautical), transoms, rudders controlled by a tiller and cabin "pop-tops". The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balboa 21
The Aquarius 21 is an American Trailer sailer, trailerable sailboat that was designed by Peter Barrett (sailor), Peter Barrett as a Cruising (maritime), cruiser and first built in 1969.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 81. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. The design was also sold in slightly modified form as the Aquarius Pelican from about 1978 and, later, the Balboa 21. Production The design was built by Coastal Recreation, Inc in the United States, but it is now out of production. Design The Aquarius 21 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a Fractional rig, fractional sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, an angled Transom (nautical), transom, a "pop-top" cabin, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a dou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquarius 23
The Aquarius 23 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Peter Barrett and Stan Miller as a cruiser and first built in 1969.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 219. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. The design was developed into several derivative models, the Aquarius 23-2, the Aquarius 7.0 and the Balboa 23. Production The family of designs was built by Coastal Recreation, Inc in the United States from 1969 to 1981, when the company went out of business. Design The Aquarius 23 family are all recreational keelboats, built predominantly of fiberglass, with balsa-cored decks. The hulls all have a slightly raked stems, slightly angled transoms, rudders controlled by a tiller and cabin "pop-tops". The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquarius 21
The Aquarius 21 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Peter Barrett as a cruiser and first built in 1969.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 81. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. The design was also sold in slightly modified form as the Aquarius Pelican from about 1978 and, later, the Balboa 21. Production The design was built by Coastal Recreation, Inc in the United States, but it is now out of production. Design The Aquarius 21 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, an angled transom, a "pop-top" cabin, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two quarter berths in the main cabin, under the cockpit. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Early 1980s Recession
The early 1980s recession was a severe economic recession that affected much of the world between approximately the start of 1980 and 1983. It is widely considered to have been the most severe recession since World War II. A key event leading to the recession was the 1979 energy crisis, mostly caused by the Iranian Revolution which caused a disruption to the global oil supply, which saw oil prices rising sharply in 1979 and early 1980. The sharp rise in oil prices pushed the already high rates of inflation in several major advanced countries to new double-digit highs, with countries such as the United States, Canada, West Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Japan tightening their monetary policies by increasing interest rates in order to control the inflation. These G7 countries each, in fact, had " double-dip" recessions involving short declines in economic output in parts of 1980 followed by a short period of expansion, in turn, followed by a steeper, longer period of econom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
