Evolution Non-BR
Discount Sails
Boater’s Closet Non-BR
Hull: Fin Keel
Fin Keel
Photo by David Harding.
The Crescent, one of the earliest fiberglass sailboats built in the US, took its name from the Crescent Sail Yacht Club on Lake St. Clair in Michigan, USA.
It began as a garage project by Richard Hill, an artist and auto industry model maker. The initial mold was made of plaster using an existing wood, hard chined racing sloop of unknown design as a plug. The resin used was actually called Vibrin, and was not available in large quantities at the time.
After building a few boats for friends, production was turned over to Custom-Flex, a Toledo Ohio boat builder. A new, mold was made and a few additional boats were turned out in the mid-1960’s.
(rb-5/2008); (ed. 11/2013).
Dimensions are those shown in a magazine ad for Paceship Yachts in 1965.
The HUMMINGBIRD 30 shares the same hull as the ELIZABETHAN 30 but with a different deck and larger coachroof.
Derived from an earlier boat called the NAUGUS 30, originally built in 1967 by Naugus Fiberglass Industries, (Marblehead, MA) (6 built). The tooling was later sold to Cape Dory Yachts and renamed CAPE 30. Thanks to NAUGUS 30 owner Ben Smith for providing extra information.
Most were imported to the US by Seafarer Yachts. It is thought that about 25 were built. Some were rigged as yawls (SA 633 sf.).
Bruntons
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