Morgan Yachts
1963 - 1992
Charles Morgan was already well known as a designer of one particularly successful racer, 'Paper Tiger', when he started building another of his designs, the TIGER CUB, on his own. But it wasn't until 1965 when he joined forces with long time friend, Bruce Bidwell, and began to build the successful MORGAN 34. This was followed, most notably, by the MORGAN 24, 30, 41, and 45.
The OUT ISLAND 41, introduced in 1970, became legendary as a no-frills, center-cockpit standard, especially in the charter trade.
Charles Morgan's involvement in the company ended in 1972.
Since that time, the company was passed from one corporate entity to another, until it came into the hands of Catalina Yachts in 1984. Catalina continued with a few models, including the OUT ISLAND 41, before the Morgan name was retired.
Sailboats Built By Morgan Yachts
(Dates indicate when boat was first built by any builder)
| Model | LOA | First Built |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN 42-1 | 42.00 ft / 12.80 m | 1968 |
| MORGAN 42-2 | 42.00 ft / 12.80 m | 1969 |
| MORGAN 43 | 43.00 ft / 13.11 m | 1985 |
| MORGAN 44 (CATALINA) | 44.00 ft / 13.41 m | 1988 |
| MORGAN 45 | 45.67 ft / 13.92 m | 1966 |
| MORGAN 45-2 | 45.00 ft / 13.72 m | 1978 |
| MORGAN 45-3 | 45.00 ft / 13.72 m | 1982 |
| MORGAN 45-4 | 45.33 ft / 13.82 m | 1983 |
| MORGAN 452 | 45.00 ft / 13.72 m | 1978 |
| MORGAN 46 (SCHEEL) | 46.00 ft / 14.02 m | 1979 |
| MORGAN 461/462 | 46.50 ft / 14.17 m | 1979 |
| MORGAN 54 (MARAUDER) | 53.50 ft / 16.31 m | 1969 |
| MORGAN 60 | 59.92 ft / 18.26 m | 1980 |
| MORGAN OUT ISLAND 28 | 28.42 ft / 8.66 m | 1973 |
| MORGAN OUT ISLAND 30 | 29.83 ft / 9.09 m | 1977 |
| MORGAN OUT ISLAND 33 | 33.00 ft / 10.06 m | 1973 |
| MORGAN OUT ISLAND 33 MS | 33.00 ft / 10.06 m | 1980 |
| MORGAN OUT ISLAND 36 | 35.82 ft / 10.92 m | 1973 |
| MORGAN OUT ISLAND 37/372 | 37.00 ft / 11.28 m | 1976 |
| MORGAN OUT ISLAND 41 | 41.25 ft / 12.57 m | 1971 |
| MORGAN OUT ISLAND 41 CLASSIC | 41.25 ft / 12.57 m | 1986 |
| MORGAN OUT ISLAND 415 | 41.00 ft / 12.50 m | 1975 |
| MORGAN OUT ISLAND 416 | 41.25 ft / 12.57 m | 1981 |
| MORGAN OUT ISLAND 49 | 49.00 ft / 14.94 m | 1976 |
| MORGAN OUT ISLAND 51 | 51.50 ft / 15.70 m | 1974 |
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