Columbia 7.6
The Columbia 7.6 is an American/Canadian trailerable sailboat that was designed by Australian Alan Payne as a cruiser and first built in 1976.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 335. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. Production The design was built by Columbia Yachts, part of the Whittaker Corporation, in the United States and later by Hughes Boat Works and Aura Yachts in Canada, with production from 1976 to 1986. Some boats were supplied as kits for amateur construction. Design The designer described the goals for the boat, "as with the other Supercruisers, the design was planned to suit the real and practical needs of America's cruising families. Consequently, the balance of qualities in the 7.6 retains the stability and controllability needed to give confidence and security in strong winds and rough seas, while the lines have been adjusted to suit smooth waters and light breezes. In the design, we have used wide beam and a heavy ...
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Alan Payne (naval Architect)
Alan Newbury Payne Order of Australia, AM (11 December 1921, London – 20 June 1995, Sydney) was a naval architectAlan Payne
Australian National Maritime Museum, accessed 26 December 2013 born in England but who worked in Australia. His yacht designs were readily built by both professionals and amateurs, and remain well represented in the ocean-going and coastal yacht fleet.Used Alan Payne boats for sale
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Payne was born in London, England in 1921, but moved as part of his family ...
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