1964 Columbia Sailboat Model C-29
The model was so well received that the company, glas laminates, decided to sell all their boats under the columbia name, thus columbia sailing yachts was born. click here to see an early ad for the columbia 29. it appears that there isn't much difference between the original columbia 29 and the columbia 29 mkii.. 1964 columbia yacht sailboat prices and values select columbia yacht sailboats models below invented from a company known for producing camper tops and chemical toilets, their knowledge of fiberglass construction led to the columbia yacht being created in 1961.. Later columbia created this version with a trunk cabin and some cruising amenities which is called the sabre. a similar model (scorpion 32) was also built by ericson yachts, probably from this same mold..
Building what will become a considerable range of sailboats, columbia yacht grew quickly into a profitable marine company. columbia yacht went out of business in 1982 after building more than 30,000 sailboats. in 2004, the spirit of the sailboat company was re-launched as columbia yacht corporation.. The columbia 24 is a nice boat for single handing, day sailing, and weekend trips. the previous owner of my boat said it, "sleeps two and drinks six." i have expanded the definition slightly noting that is sails four quite well. and here she is in her slip on launching day, 30 april 1998.. The columbia 29 was successful enough for the company to form columbia yachts corporation and adopt the columbia name for its entire line of subsequent boats, the company eventually became the highest volume producer of fiberglass yachts by 1967..
