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William Crealock
William Ion Belton Crealock (23 August 1920 – 26 September 2009) was a yacht designer and author. He was one of the world's leading yacht designers from the 1960s through the 1990s, and his yachts were owned by the famous and wealthy, including Walter Cronkite and William Hurt. Early years Crealock was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England in 1920. He attended the Glasgow University where he studied naval architecture and worked at the Glasgow shipyard during World War II. "Vagabonding Under Sail" In 1948, Crealock and three friends pooled their money, purchased an old cutter, and set out "to study the behavior of boats at sea." Crealock arrived in the United States after "an unhurried two-year journey" in a small sailboat. Crealock wrote about his adventures sailing with his friends in his first book, "Vagabonding Under Sail." Crealock's second book, "Towards Tahiti" (published elsewhere as "Cloud of Islands") relates the story of a lengthy cruise from Panama, via the Galap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Crealock
William Ion Belton Crealock (23 August 1920 – 26 September 2009) was a yacht designer and author. He was one of the world's leading yacht designers from the 1960s through the 1990s, and his yachts were owned by the famous and wealthy, including Walter Cronkite and William Hurt. Early years Crealock was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England in 1920. He attended the University of Glasgow, Glasgow University where he studied naval architecture and worked at the Glasgow shipyard during World War II. "Vagabonding Under Sail" In 1948, Crealock and three friends pooled their money, purchased an old cutter, and set out "to study the behavior of boats at sea." Crealock arrived in the United States after "an unhurried two-year journey" in a small sailboat. Crealock wrote about his adventures sailing with his friends in his first book, "Vagabonding Under Sail." Crealock's second book, "Towards Tahiti" (published elsewhere as "Cloud of Islands") relates the story of a lengthy cruise fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Conner
Dennis Walter Conner (born September 16, 1942) is an American yachtsman. He is noted for winning a bronze medal at the 1976 Olympics, two Star World Championships, and three wins in the America's Cup. Sailing career Conner was born September 16, 1942, in San Diego. He competed in the 1976 Olympics together with Conn Findlay and took the bronze medal in the Tempest class. Conner also took part in the 1979 Admiral's Cup, as helmsman on the Peterson 45 named ''Williwaw''. America's Cup Conner has won the America's Cup three times, successfully defending the Cup in 1980, and 1988 and winning as the challenger in 1987. His 4-3 loss in 1983 to Australian Alan Bond's controversial wing-keeled challenger '' Australia II'' was the first Cup defender to be defeated in the 132-year history of the race, simultaneously ending a run by the New York Yacht Club that began with the first contest. Following the loss Conner formed his own syndicate, the Sail America Foundation, through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronado 23
The Coronado 23, also called the Sailcrafter 23, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by William Crealock as cruiser- racer and first built in 1969.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 226. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Coronado 23, but a new and unrelated design was also introduced as the Coronado 23 in 1974 and replaced the original in production. The 1974 design is now usually referred to as the Coronado 23-2 to differentiate it from the earlier boat. The Coronado 23 is a development of the Crealock-designed Columbia 22, but with a different deck and coach house roof. Production The design was built by Coronado Yachts in the United States between 1969 and 1973, but it is now out of production. A number of boats were sold as kits for amateur construction, under the name of Sailcrafter Custom Yachts. Design The Coronado 23 is a recreational keelb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia 36
The Columbia 36 is an American sailboat that was designed by William Crealock and first built in 1967. Production The design was built by Columbia Yachts in the United States. The original Columbia 36 design was built from 1967 to 1972, with 400 completed, while the Mark II was produced from 1970. Design The Columbia 36 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. The design has a hull speed of . Variants ;Columbia 36 :This model was introduced in 1967. It has a length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Palmer M-60 gasoline engine. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . ;Sailcrafter 36 :Kit built version of the Colombia 36, for amateur construction. ;Columbia 36 Mark II : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest * Columbia River, in Canada and the United States ** Columbia Bar, a sandbar in the estuary of the Columbia River ** Columbia Country, the region of British Columbia encompassing the northern portion of that river's upper reaches ***Columbia Valley, a region within the Columbia Country ** Columbia Lake, a lake at the head of the Columbia River *** Columbia Wetlands, a protected area near Columbia Lake ** Columbia Slough, along the Columbia watercourse near Portland, Oregon * Glacial Lake Columbia, a proglacial lake in Washington state * Columbia Icefield, in the Canadian Rockies * Columbia Island (District of Columbia), in the Potomac River * Columbia Island (New York), in Long Island Sound Populated places * Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia 22
The Columbia 22 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by William Crealock and first built in 1966.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 161. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. The Columbia 22 design was developed into the Coronado 23, with the addition of a new coach house roof design. Production The design was built by Columbia Yachts in the United States from 1966 until 1972, with 1,541 boats completed, but it is now out of production. A number of boats were sold as kits for amateur construction, under the name of Sailcrafter Custom Yachts. Design The Columbia 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a slightly raked stem, a nearly-plumb transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or optional stub keel and centerboard. The stub keel/centerboard model was only produced in small numbers. It displaces a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clipper 23
The Clipper 23, also called the Clipper Marine 23, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by William Crealock and first built in 1976.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 160. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. Production The design was initially built by Clipper Marine of Santa Ana, California, United States, starting in 1976. After that company went out of business in 1976 a twin-keel version was built by Sawyer Marine in Canada starting in 1984, but it is now out of production. Design The Clipper 23 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a clipper bow, a reverse transom, a transom-hung, non-folding rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable swing keel or twin keels. It displaces and carries of cast iron ballast. The boat has a draft of with the swing keel extended and with it retracted, allowing ground transportation on a trailer. The twi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clipper 21
The Clipper 21, also called the Clipper Marine 21 and the Clipper Mark 21, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by William Crealock and first built in 1971.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 93. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. Production The design was built by Clipper Marine of Santa Ana, California, United States, from 1971 to 1977, but it is now out of production. Design The Clipper 21 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop or optional masthead sloop rig, a clipper bow, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable swing keel. It displaces and carries of cast iron ballast. It has foam flotation, making it unsinkable. A version with a flush deck was also built. The boat has a draft of with the keel extended and with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. The boat is normally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Cabo is Spanish, Portuguese and Galician for cape. It may refer to: * Cabo San Lucas, a resort city in Baja California Sur, Mexico * Cabó, a municipality in Alt Urgell, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain Other places * Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica * Cabo Corrientes (municipality), a municipality in Jalisco, Mexico * Cabo Delgado, a province of Mozambique * Cabo Frio, a Brazilian municipality * Cabo Orange National Park, Amapá, Brazil * Cabo Polonio, a hamlet in the Rocha Department, Uruguay * Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, a municipality situated on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico * Cabo Verde, the Portuguese name for Cape Verde * San José del Cabo, a city in Baja California Sur, Mexico, part of Los Cabos with Cabo San Lucas Capes: * Cabo Branco Lighthouse, a cape in the extreme est of the entire Americas. Joao Pessoa, Brazil * Cabo Catoche, the northernmost point on the Yucatán Peninsula * Cabo Corrientes, Chocó, a cape on the Pacific coast of Colombia * Cabo Corrientes, Cuba, a cape in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Cabo is Spanish, Portuguese and Galician for cape. It may refer to: * Cabo San Lucas, a resort city in Baja California Sur, Mexico * Cabó, a municipality in Alt Urgell, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain Other places * Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica * Cabo Corrientes (municipality), a municipality in Jalisco, Mexico * Cabo Delgado, a province of Mozambique * Cabo Frio, a Brazilian municipality * Cabo Orange National Park, Amapá, Brazil * Cabo Polonio, a hamlet in the Rocha Department, Uruguay * Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, a municipality situated on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico * Cabo Verde, the Portuguese name for Cape Verde * San José del Cabo, a city in Baja California Sur, Mexico, part of Los Cabos with Cabo San Lucas Capes: * Cabo Branco Lighthouse, a cape in the extreme est of the entire Americas. Joao Pessoa, Brazil * Cabo Catoche, the northernmost point on the Yucatán Peninsula * Cabo Corrientes, Chocó, a cape on the Pacific coast of Colombia * Cabo Corrientes, Cuba, a cape in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Cabo is Spanish, Portuguese and Galician for cape (geography), cape. It may refer to: * Cabo San Lucas, a resort city in Baja California Sur, Mexico * Cabó, a municipality in Alt Urgell, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain Other places * Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve, Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica * Cabo Corrientes (municipality), a municipality in Jalisco, Mexico * Cabo Delgado Province, Cabo Delgado, a province of Mozambique * Cabo Frio, a Brazilian municipality * Cabo Orange National Park, Amapá, Brazil * Cabo Polonio, a hamlet in the Rocha Department, Uruguay * Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, a municipality situated on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico * Cape Verde, Cabo Verde, the Portuguese name for Cape Verde * San José del Cabo, a city in Baja California Sur, Mexico, part of Los Cabos with Cabo San Lucas Capes: * Cabo Branco Lighthouse, a cape in the extreme est of the entire Americas. Joao Pessoa, Brazil * Cabo Catoche, the northernmost point on the Yucatán Peninsula * Cabo Corrient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlsbad, California
Carlsbad is a coastal city in the North County region of San Diego County, California, United States. The city is south of downtown Los Angeles and north of downtown San Diego. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 114,746. Carlsbad is a popular tourist destination and home to many businesses in the golf industry. History Carlsbad's history began with the Luiseño people (the Spanish name given to them because of their proximity to Mission San Luis Rey), as well as some Kumeyaay in the La Costa area. Nearly every reliable fresh water creek had at least one native village, including one called Palamai. The site is located just south of today's Buena Vista Lagoon. The first European land exploration of Alta California, the Spanish Portolá expedition of 1769, met native villagers while camped on Buena Vista Creek. Another Luiseño villages within today's city of Carlsbad was a village at the mouth of the San Marcos Creek that the Kumeyaay called 'Ajopunq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
