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Skene Boats was a Canadian boat builder based in Gloucester, Ontario, now part of the city of
The company was founded by Donald Skene in 1968. Two years later, in 1970, he sold the company to F. Wallis White and George Carlyle. They sold the company to Carl Strike and his partners in 1979 and the company closed in 1992.
The business was located in a small industrial park at 2793 Fenton Road.
The company produced four different designs of small sailing dinghies, including the
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
. The company specialized in the manufacture of fibreglass sailboats. It was founded in 1968 and went out business in 1992.
History
The company was founded by Donald Skene in 1968. Two years later, in 1970, he sold the company to F. Wallis White and George Carlyle. They sold the company to Carl Strike and his partners in 1979 and the company closed in 1992.
The business was located in a small industrial park at 2793 Fenton Road.
The company produced four different designs of small sailing dinghies, including the Phoenix 18
The Phoenix 18 is an American catamaran sailing dinghy that was designed by Dick Gibbs and Rod Macalpine-Downie and first built in 1964.
The boat is a smaller variant of the Shark 20 and a development of the Thai Mark IV.
The boat was name ...
catamaran
A Formula 16 beachable catamaran
Powered catamaran passenger ferry at Salem, Massachusetts, United States
A catamaran () (informally, a "cat") is a multi-hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal size. It is a geometry-stab ...
, Albacore one design racer and the Echo 12
The Echo 12 is a Canadian rowboat, motorboat and sailing dinghy that was first built in 1979.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 14-15. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.
The Echo 12 is ...
. The George Hinterhoeller-designed Cygnus 20
The Cygnus 20 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat that was designed by George Hinterhoeller and first built in 1963.
Production
The design was initially built in 1963 by Hinterhoeller Yachts in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada and also by Clark ...
was produced as both a centreboard boat and a keelboat.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 14-15. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.
Boats
Summary of boats built by Skene Boats: * Albacore *Cygnus 20
The Cygnus 20 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat that was designed by George Hinterhoeller and first built in 1963.
Production
The design was initially built in 1963 by Hinterhoeller Yachts in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada and also by Clark ...
*Echo 12
The Echo 12 is a Canadian rowboat, motorboat and sailing dinghy that was first built in 1979.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 14-15. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.
The Echo 12 is ...
*Phoenix 18
The Phoenix 18 is an American catamaran sailing dinghy that was designed by Dick Gibbs and Rod Macalpine-Downie and first built in 1964.
The boat is a smaller variant of the Shark 20 and a development of the Thai Mark IV.
The boat was name ...
See also
* List of sailboat designers and manufacturersReferences
External links
* {{Skene Boats Skene Boats