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Volume 31
Number 17
September 2005
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Columbia 30

The new Sport Sailer from Columbia Yachts is an avowed attempt to bridge the gap between performance cruisers and purpose-built racers.

The Columbia 30 is being constructed and marketed by Columbia Yachts under the direction of Vince Valdes, son of Dick Valdes, who formed the original Columbia Yacht company in 1958. At age 25, Valdes the elder, partnered with Maurice Thrienen to form Glass Laminates for the purpose of building fiberglass sailboats. To satisfy investors' needs to keep cash rolling in, they also built fiberglass camper tops, shower stalls, and chemical toilets. The company's name was eventually changed to Glass Marine Industries and, with the introduction of the Sparkman & Stephens designed Columbia 29, to Columbia Yachts.…
 
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