Gulf States R. & D. Corp.

Gulf States R. & D. Corp., Tarpon Springs FL

Gulf States R. & D. Corp. was formed in the early 1960s, for the development of a new design of fiberglass trimaran, called the Corinthian 41. The company folded after building only a few boats but the work was carried on by a new company, called Corinthian Yacht Corporation and wholly owned by Carl Vossberg, Jr. The yard's output is said to have consisted of 27 41-foot sailing trimarans, but the Coast Guard registry only shows eight. The yard closed in the early 1970s and the site was essentially abandoned for about ten years, until Corinthian Yachts, Inc., now Corinthian Catamarans LLC, was formed. See it from the air on Google here: it's the unlabelled facility between Duckworth Steel Boats and Quality T-Tops. If anyone can add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 5 August 2014.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Vessel Type	GT	Ft.	Delivery	Disposition
Built by Gulf States R. & D.
	502188	Commander	Recreational	21	41	1966	Active
		Dawn Breaker	Recreational		41	1966
		Sherri Carol	Recreational		41	1966
	509142	La Roca	Recreational	21	41	1967	Now Sand Shark
12	509688	Native Dancer	Recreational	21	41	1967	Active
Built by Corinthian Yacht Corp.
		Flying Skate	Recreational		41	1966
		Great Eagle	Recreational		41	1966
		Yolo	Recreational		41	1967
	511726	Curmudgeon	Recreational	21	41	1967	Later Rivka, Almost There
	512893	Gypsy IV	Passenger	14	41	1968	Now Tri Pleasure
	514076	Roulette	Recreational	21	41	1968	Active
	516353	Blew-By-You	Recreational	14	41	1968	Active
	521118	Lily Pad	Recreational	21	41	1968	Now Tri Tri Tri Again
		Beautiful Horizons	Recreational		41	1968
		Manta Raya	Recreational		41	1968
		Flying Skate II	Recreational		41	1969

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