Coastal Recreation

Coastal Recreation, Inc
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryBoat building
Founded1968
Defunct1981
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, California
,
United States
ProductsSailboats
SubsidiariesRK Industries

Coastal Recreation, Inc was an American boat builder based in Costa Mesa, California. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats designed by well-known naval architects, including Lyle C. Hess, Peter Barrett and W. Shad Turner.[1][2][3]

The company was founded in 1968 and remained in business until 1981. The American east coast sailboat builder, RK Industries, was a subsidiary company.[1]

  1. ^ a b McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Coastal Recreation Inc. 1968 - 1981". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, pages 68, 81, 84, 97, 126, 214, 219, 273, 353. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
  3. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Coastal Recreation, Inc". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.