Seafarer Yachts

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Seafarer Yachts
Type Privately held company
Industry Boat building
Founded1950s
Defunct1985
Headquarters
Huntington, New York
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United States
Products Sailboats

Seafarer Fiberglass Yachts, Inc. (usually called Seafarer Yachts) was an American sailboat importer, distributor and boat builder based in Huntington, New York. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats. [1] [2]

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The company was founded in the 1950s as an importer, started building its own sailboats in 1965 and went out of business in 1985, following the early 1980s recession in the United States and the downturn in the sailboat market. [1] [2]

History

The company started off in the 1950s as an importer and distributor of sailboats built in Amsterdam, Netherlands by DeVries Lentsch. The company then set up its own manufacturing operation in a building in Huntington, New York that had been built as a supermarket and starting building sailboats in 1964. Many of the boats built were designed by James A. McCurdy and Philip ("Bodie") H. Rhodes of McCurdy & Rhodes, like the Seafarer 22, although some boats were by Sparkman & Stephens, like the Sailmaster 22. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Boats

Summary of boats imported or built by Seafarer Yachts: [1]

See also

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The Seafarer 22 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by McCurdy & Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1976.

The Seafarer 23 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by McCurdy & Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1976.

The Seafarer 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by McCurdy & Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1974.

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The Swiftsure 33 is a Dutch sailboat that was designed by American naval architect Philip Rhodes as cruiser and first built in 1959.

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The Seafarer Bahama 35 MS is a Dutch sailboat that was designed by American naval architect Philip Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1960. It was Rhodes' design #702.

The Seafarer 45 is an Dutch sailboat that was designed by Americans Sparkman & Stephens as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1961. The sloop version was S&S design #1618 and the yawl version design #1618.1.

The Rhodes Ranger 29 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Philip Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1960. The boat is Rhodes' design #437.

The Seafarer 31 Mark I is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr., with design development by McCurdy & Rhodes, as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1968.

The Seafarer 31 Mark II is an American sailboat that was designed by McCurdy & Rhodes as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1974.

The Seafarer 48 is an American sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1969. It is S&S design #1956.

The Seafarer 26 is an American sailboat that was designed by McCurdy & Rhodes a cruiser and first built in 1977.

The Seafarer 34 is an American sailboat that was designed by McCurdy & Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1972.

The Seafarer 23 Challenger is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by McCurdy & Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1978.

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McCurdy & Rhodes is an American naval architecture design firm, originally based in Cold Spring Harbor, New York and now located in nearby Oyster Bay, New York. The company specializes in the design of fiberglass sailboats.

The Seafarer 37 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by McCurdy & Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1980.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Seafarer Yachts 1965 - 1985". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Seafarer Yachts". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "McCurdy & Rhodes". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 133, 197. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  6. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Seafarer 22 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  7. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Sailmaster 22 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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