Vandestadt and McGruer Limited

Vandestadt and McGruer Limited
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryBoat building
Founded1965
FounderFraser McGruer and Hubert Vandestadt
Defunct1988
FateOut of business
Headquarters
Owen Sound, Ontario
,
Canada
ProductsSailboats
Number of employees
48

Vandestadt and McGruer Limited (sometimes styled as Vandestadt & McGruer) was a Canadian boat builder based in Owen Sound, Ontario. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fibreglass sailboats.[1]

The company was founded by Fraser McGruer and Hubert Vandestadt in 1965. Vandestadt was the main designer for the company and also the nephew of naval architect E. G. van de Stadt, a pioneer of 20th century sailboat design.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Vandestadt and McGruer Ltd. (CAN)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Hubert Vandestadt". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "E. G. Van de Stadt". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2020.