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Carl Alberg
Carl Alberg (11 April 1901 – 31 August 1986) was a Swedish born naval architect known for his influence in early fiberglass boats. Career Alberg moved to the United States in 1925 where he began working as a rigger then later as a spar maker. Alberg was then hired by John Alden as a designer. His successful career and current fame as a designer however can be linked back to his partnership with Pearson Yachts and early fiberglass yacht construction. Their first collaboration was the Pearson Triton, a 28 foot fiberglass yacht which today is still frequently seen sailing oceans around the world. Alberg later designed several other models for Pearson yachts. He also designed the first model for Bristol yachts. One of his most famous and popular designs is also one of his earliest, the Alberg 30 which was built by Whitby Boatworks in Canada as a one design club racer. This boat had a record breaking production run of over 750 boats spanning 22 years and proved a good platf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US One-Design
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Coast 23
The South Coast 23 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a daysailer and cruiser and first built in 1965.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 255. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. Production The design was built by South Coast Seacraft in the United States, starting in 1965. A total of 250 were completed, but it is now out of production. While many boats were delivered complete and ready-to-sail, South Coast Seacraft also supplied some boats as kits for amateur completion. The South Coast 23 design was developed into the Kittiwake 23 in 1966 by the Kenner Boat Company, by taking one extra hull and using it to build a new mold, slightly lengthening it and changing the cabin top shape. Kenner was the contractor to South Coast that built the early South Coast 23 hulls and the Kittiwake 23 was developed when South Coast moved hull production away from Kenner. Design The South Coast 23 is a recreation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Coast 21
The South Coast 21 is an American Trailer sailer, trailerable sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a daysailer and first built in 1965.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 140. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. The boat was later developed into the slightly longer, swing keel South Coast 22. Production The design was built by South Coast Seacraft in the United States, between 1965 and 1979, with 300 boats completed, but it is now out of production. The boat was produced complete and ready-to-sail and also as a kit for amateur completion. Design The South Coast 21 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a Fractional rig, fractional sloop with of sail area or with an optional masthead sloop rig and of sail area. The hull has a spooned, raked stem; a raised counter, angled Transom (nautical), transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
