Copy Write 10/11/1996 Updated
every now and then
| A long, long time ago
in a harbor far, far away John Garrison
set up a message board for South Coast
Seacraft Owners. The site was a first and
a great venue to share the love of
sailing and talk about our South Coast
Sailboats with other owners. Later a
Yahoo site was formed and others
followed. Eventually all the free South
Coast message boards (those not requiring
approval) merged into one great site South Coast Sailor talk. That site tries to keep the
focus on sailing, which is the reason for
the message board. A back-up message
board (a lifeboat so to speak) is hosted
by TrailerSailor.com. They have filters in place
that keep trouble makers out of all their
message boards. |
The South Coast Seacraft Owners' Association is
dedicated to the dissemination and sharing of
information about South Coast sailboats and the
experiences of South Coast owners, as well as
providing a forum for communication between South
Coast sailors and other interested persons. The
South Coast Seacraft Company of Shreveport,
Louisiana began production of two classic Carl
Alberg designs in 1965, the SC 23 and the SC 21.
Hollis Metcalf was the founder and chief
designer. Hoping to carve a niche in the emerging
trailerable cruising boat market, Metcalf and his
chief engineer, James Monroe, redesigned the SC
21 to include larger accommodations and a swing
keel. The SC 22 was by far the most successful of
the South Coast line of boats.
Hollis' son, Warren, was groomed to take over
the company, but he died tragically in a diving
accident before he had finished designing the SC
25. Hollis sold the company in 1975 to three
individuals from Chicago. The company's finances
declined quickly and the plant closed in June of
1981. Over 4,000 South Coast sailboats were
produced, over 3,000 of which were the versatile
SC 22.
This page is
maintained by John Garrison and Wayne Yeargain with permission by Rory W.
Stauber, who is responsible for originating this
website.
Rory was graciouse enough to transfer the html
files and associated jpegs to continue the
website that has helped so many
South Coast Owners. It is both our hopes that the
page continues. Thanks Rory!
Stories from Owners:
Rory's First Trip to the Islands of Lake Erie
Don't You Hate it When the Tiller Creaks?
Tips
on Rigging and Launching the SC 26A
A SC
21 Almost Dismasted
SC 22
Rudder Lost at Sea!
SC 22
"Reluctant" Gets a Slip (and almost a
Tornado)
Rory
races on a Sabre 28 in the Islands Race on Lake
Erie
John
and Katie Bixby win Christmas decorating award
with their SC 22 Eclipse "Carpe Diem"
Removing, refurbishing and reinstalling a SC 22 swing keel by Wayne Yeargain
Growing up with
a Southcoast 22 by Frank Johan Coumou
"First Passage" by
David Richmond
Replacing a SC22
Kickup Rudder with a MacGreggor Ruddger by Dennis
Crabtrey
Photo credits
clockwise from top left: SC 22 by Bob Zannowicz;
SC logo by Ray Swords; SC 23 by Jerry Ewing; SC
21 race fleet by Ray Shull
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