Capital Yachts

Capital Yachts Corporation, also called Capital Yachts, Inc. was an American boat builder based in Harbor City, California. The company operated as a division of Lindsey Plastics and specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats.[1][2][3][4]

Capital Yachts
TypePrivately held company
IndustryBoat building
Founded1971
FounderJon Williams and Bill Smith
Defunct1996
Headquarters
Harbor City, California
,
United States
Key people
President: Bill Smith
ProductsSailboats

History

The company was founded by Jon Williams and Bill Smith in 1971 when they purchased the tooling for the Newport series of boats from Elgin National Industries of New York, who owned Newport Boats. Capital Yachts put the Newport series back into production and also had new boats designed by American naval architect Gary Mull and the Canadian design firm of Cuthbertson & Cassian, famous for the C&C Yachts series.[1][5] Williams and Smith had their start as sailboat dealers in the area of Santa Monica, California, before moving into manufacturing.[6]

The company produced boats in three marketing lines: Gulf, Neptune and Newport, ranging in size from the 15.58 ft (4.75 m) Neptune 16 to the 41.00 ft (12.50 m) Newport 41.[1]

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel noted that the company was focused on low-price over quality construction using iron keels in place of lead ones.[2]

The company continued until business was suspended in 1996.[1][4]

Boats
Newport 20
Neptune 16

Summary of boats built by Capital Yachts:[1]

See also

References
  1. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Capital Yachts Corp. 1971 - 1996". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, pages 47 & 299. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
  3. Browning, Randy (2016). "Newport 20 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. Secretary of State of California (2021). "Capital Yachts Inc". bizapedia.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Lockley Newport Boats (USA) 1964 - 1988". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. John J. Quinn and Ken Wallace (2014). "Capital Yachts Corporation". capitalyachts.info/. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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