Cabo Rico Yachts
Cabo Rico Yachts is a small manufacturer of fiberglass, aft cockpit sailboats built in Costa Rica and designed by W.I.B. Crealock and Chuck Paine. The US headquarters are in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[1] Sizes range from 34 to 56 feet. In the 1960s, John Schofield started the company in the corner of a British Leyland assembly plant in San Jose.[1]
History
In the 1960s, John Schofield started building sailboats in the corner of a little known British Leyland assembly plant in Costa Rica.[1] In the early 1970s, their first boat was a 36-foot ketch designed by William Crealock. The 36's were typically poorly built. Crealock would later design the Westsail 32. In the late 1970s, the unpopular 36-foot design became the Cabo Rico 38.[2] Company literature credits Dennis M. Garrett general manager of the company Fibro Tecnica S.A. as the designer.[2] In 1981, the 38 retailed for $89,000 as transported to Newport Beach, CA.[2] In the mid 1980's, two Canadians Fraser and Edi Smith purchased the company.[3]. First, they introduced a smaller 34-foot Crealock designed sistership to the 38.[4]. This was the first new design in awhile and long anticipated.[5] They added a 38 pilothouse version in 1991.[6] The most recent 40/42 and 54/56 models are by Chuck Paine.[1]
Models
Cabo Rico produces 34/36, 38, 40/42, 45/47, and 54/56-foot designs along with Cambria sailboats and Northeast motorsailors.
| Model | Designer | Notes |
| 54/56 | Chuck Paine | In production, rare |
| 45/47 | William Crealock | In production, has Pilot version |
| 40/42 | Chuck Paine | In production, comes in Pilot [3] |
| 38 | William Crealock, Dennis Garrett [2] | In production, comes in Pilot version |
| 36 Tiburon | William Crealock | Out of production |
| 34/36 | William Crealock | In production |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cabo Rico Custom Yachts, caborico.com, http://www.caborico.com/, retrieved 2010-04-10
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Hinz, Earl (May 1981), "Cabo Rico 38", Unknown
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kretschmer, John, The Best Used Boat Notebook, pp. 139–143, 209–212
- ↑ Henkel, Steve (May 1989), "Cabo Rico 34", Sail Magazine
- ↑ Spurr, Dan (1989), "Cabo Rico 34", Cruising World
- ↑ Kretschmer, John (April 1991), "Cabo Rico Pilot 38: Joining Capable Sea-bot with Wheelhouse Comfort", Sailing Magazine
External links
- Cabo Rico Yachts - information from the manufacturer
