Skene Boats Explained

Skene Boats Limited
Type:Privately held company
Founded:1968
Founder:Donald Skene
Defunct:1992
Hq Location City:Gloucester, Ontario
Hq Location Country:Canada
Industry:Boat building
Products:Sailboats

Skene Boats was a Canadian boat builder based in Gloucester, Ontario, now part of the city of Ottawa. The company specialized in the manufacture of fibreglass sailboats. It was founded in 1968 and went out business in 1992.[1] [2]

History

The company was founded by Donald Skene in 1968. Two years later, in 1970, he sold the company to F. Wallis White and George Carlyle. They sold the company to Carl Strike and his partners in 1979 and the company closed in 1992.[1] [2]

The business was located in a small industrial park at 2793 Fenton Road.[1] [2]

The company produced five different designs of small sailing dinghies, including the Phoenix 18 catamaran, Albacore one design racer and the Echo 12. The George Hinterhoeller-designed Cygnus 20 was produced as both a centreboard boat and a keelboat.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Boats

Summary of boats built by Skene Boats:[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skene Boats Ltd.. 14 April 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20200629211914/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/skene-boats-ltd-can . 29 June 2020 . live.
  2. Web site: Skene Boats Ltd. 1968 — 1992. 14 April 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220414145725/https://sailboat.guide/skene. 14 April 2022. live.
  3. Web site: Cygnus 20 sailboat . 27 August 2020. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20200827161538/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cygnus-20. 27 August 2020. live.
  4. Web site: George Hinterhoeller. 27 August 2020. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20200616234200/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/hinterhoeller-george. 16 June 2020. live.
  5. Web site: Echo 12 sailboat . 29 June 2020. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20200629210157/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/echo-12. 29 June 2020 . live.
  6. Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 14-15. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.