| Coastal Recreation, Inc | |
| Type: | Privately held company |
| Founded: | 1968 |
| Defunct: | 1981 |
| Hq Location City: | Costa Mesa, California |
| Hq Location Country: | United States |
| Industry: | Boat building |
| Products: | Sailboats |
| Subsid: | RK 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]
The first design produced was the Balboa 20 and this was quickly followed by a series of Balboa and Aquarius boats, all small, cruising boats with an emphasis on road transport by boat trailer.[1] [2]
The company formed a subsidiary sailboat builder, RK Industries, on the US east coast at Strasburg, Virginia, which built the RK 20 and RK 21.[1] [2] [4] [5] [6]
The company was purchased by Laguna Yachts, moved to Laguna's headquarters in Stanton, California and became a subsidiary, before being shut down. Laguna Yachts itself went out of business in 1986, following the early 1980s recession.[1] [3] [7]
Summary of boats built by Coastal Recreation:[1] [3]