Coronado Yachts

Coronado Yachts existed, during most of the years of it's operation, as an alternate brand to Columbia Yachts. Though it did have it's own independent origins as a company called Wesco, which began producing boats sometime around 1962. When Wesco ran out of money it was acquired by Frank Butler, who later founded Catalina Yachts. (Butler later described how he stepped in to finish his own yacht that he had ordered. Wesco still exists to this day (2009) as a supplier to Catalina.)
The AURORA and the VICTORY 21 were the first 2 models.
By 1965 the AVALON 25 and the CORONADO 25 (Butlers own design) were also being built followed 2 years later by the CORONADO 22 and 34.
In 1968 the company was sold to the Whittaker Corporation (which had previously bought Columbia Yachts.) and Butler left the company.
The original Coronado plant was in Costa Mesa, CA. Larger boats came from one of the two Columbia plants in Virginia.
By 1970 the AURORA, VICTORY 21, AVALON 25 and the CORONADO 22 were dropped. (Though the VICTORY 21, of varying iterations, continued to be built by Catalina for a number of years.)
The lineup at this time included the CORONADO 23, 25, 27, 30, and 34 with the CORONADO 35 added in 1971,(based on a Columbia version), and the CORONADO 41,(1972), a 'stretched' version of the 35, and the CORONADO 32 (1973).
1974 was the last year that Coronado's were built in a separate (from Columbia) plant, though boats with the Coronado name continued to be introduced (such as the CORONADO 45). All later boats were built by Columbia and many from Columbia molds. (The CORONADO 28 was based on an earlier Columbia hull.)
Columbia Yachts continued to use the Coronado nameplate until 1976. The last model built was the CORONADO 35.
Columbia Yachts continued to produce boats until the early 1980's.

Years in Business: 1964 - 1976

Sailboats Built By Coronado Yachts

(Dates indicate when boat was first built by any builder)

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MODEL LOA FIRST BUILT FAVORITE COMPARE
AURORA 21 21.00 ft / 6.40 m 1959
CORONADO 23 22.58 ft / 6.88 m 1969
CORONADO 23-2 22.58 ft / 6.88 m 1974
CORONADO 25 25.00 ft / 7.62 m 1966
CORONADO 27 26.67 ft / 8.13 m 1970
CORONADO 27 CB 26.67 ft / 8.13 m 1970
CORONADO 28 28.00 ft / 8.53 m 1974
CORONADO 30 29.92 ft / 9.12 m 1969
CORONADO 32 31.92 ft / 9.73 m 1973
CORONADO 34 34.65 ft / 10.56 m 1966
CORONADO 35 35.25 ft / 10.74 m 1971
CORONADO 35 MS 35.25 ft / 10.74 m 1971
CORONADO 41 40.50 ft / 12.34 m 1972
CORONADO 45 45.25 ft / 13.79 m 1974
OMEGA 14 13.75 ft / 4.19 m 1968
SUPER SATELLITE 14.00 ft / 4.27 m 1960
VICTORY 21 21.00 ft / 6.40 m 1959