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Mark 25
The Mark 25 is an American Trailer sailer, trailerable sailboat that was designed by Canadians, Canadian George Harding Cuthbertson, as one of the first works under his new design firm Motion Designs Limited after he left C&C Design. The boat was intended as a Sailing (sport), racer-Cruising (maritime), cruiser and first built in 1984.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 356. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. Production The design was initially built under contract to Mark Yachts of Old Saybrook, Connecticut by Ontario Yachts in Canada, Sumner Yachts and Eli Laminates of Long Island, New York. Production started in 1984 and ended in 1991 after Mark Yachts had gone out of business, with production continued by Sumner Yachts. A total of 17 boats were completed and the design is now out of production. Design The Mark 25 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of solid fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a Fractional rig, fractional s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harding Cuthbertson
George Harding Cuthbertson (1929-2017) was a founding partner of Cuthbertson & Cassian yacht designers, one of four companies that in 1969 formed C&C Yachts, a Canadian yacht builder that dominated North American sailing in the 1970s and early ‘80s. His was the first “C” in C&C, with his design associate George Cassian, being the second. Cuthbertson would go on to be president of that company for many years, establishing plants in Rhode Island and Kiel, Germany, boat production in England and Italy, in addition to their existing Production Plant in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, and Custom Shop in Oakville, ON. In an article in Maclean's magazine in August 1970 George Cuthbertson was described as six-foot-four, weighing 220 pounds. He has a crewcut, his voice is deep, and he looks like a linebacker on his day off. He also had a couple of nicknames: When it comes to nicknames, sailing and the yacht business may be even cuter and more prolific than, say, golf and the golf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |