Allied Boat Company was a small manufacturer of
fiberglass sailboats built in
Catskill, New York.
The first design was by Thomas Gillmer in 1960, the 30-foot Seawind. The first hull, Apogee became the first fiberglass boat to circumnavigate the globe in 1968.
The company officially formed on February 9, 1962. Until 1981, they built various designs from 30 to 42 feet by naval architects such as
Sparkman & Stephens
Sparkman & Stephens is a naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm with offices in Newport, Rhode Island and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA. The firm performs design and engineering of new and existing vessels for pleasure, commercial, and milita ...
,
Bill Luders
Alfred Edward "Bill" Luders, Jr. (December 31, 1909 – January 31, 1999) was an American naval architect, who designed all but one of the Sea Sprite Sailing Yachts.
Born in Stamford, Connecticut, Luders attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pe ...
, and Frank Maclear/Robert Harris. The company went out business four times during the later years. The level of finish below was known to vary in quality. Poor management contributed to their economic woes.
Boats
*
Greenwich 24
The Greenwich 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by George H. Stadel Jr. as a cruiser- racer and daysailer. It was first built in 1968.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 268. Intern ...
References
Allied Boat Company
{{US-manufacturing-company-stub