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South Coast 22
The South Coast 22 is an American Trailer sailer, trailerable sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg, James Monroe (naval architect), James Monroe and Hollis Metcalf as a pocket cruiser and first built in 1968.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 204. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. The design is a development of Alberg's South Coast 21, with Monroe and Metcalf modifying the boat by adding a larger cabin, lengthening the boat slightly and employing a swing keel. It was later developed into the Northbridge Eclipse. Production The design was built by South Coast Seacraft in United States, starting in 1968. It became the company's most popular product, with over 3,000 completed, but it is now out of production. Design The South Coast 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, an angled Transom (nautical), transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
