Douglass & McLeod

Douglass & McLeod

Company type	Privately held company
Industry	Boat building
Founded	1951
Founder	Ray McLeod and Sandy Douglass
Defunct	1971
Headquarters	Grand River, Ohio , United States
Products	Sailboats

Douglass & McLeod was an American boat builder based in Grand River, Ohio. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass racing sailboats.^[1][2]

The company was founded by Ray McLeod and Sandy Douglass in 1951. Charles Britton later became a partner in the company.^[1][2]

History

The company was founded to do subcontract finishing work on the wooden plywood hulls of International 14s. Douglass was a boat designer and created the Highlander and the Thistle for production by the new company, as they concentrated on one design racing boats. His Flying Scot followed in 1958.^[1][2]

In 1961 the company commissioned Sparkman & Stephens to design the Tartan 27, which was a commercial and racing success. In 1971 Sparkman & Stephens designed the D&M 22 International Offshore Rule Quarter Ton class racer as a smaller keelboat for the company line, but it was to be the last boat the company would produce.^[1][2]

In 1971 the company plant burned down and the company went out of business. Britton bought the remains and founded Tartan Marine to continue production of the Tartan boats.^[1]

Boats

Summary of boats built by Douglass & McLeod:^[1]

• Great Lakes 21 1951
• Highlander (dinghy) 1951
• Thistle (dinghy) 1951
• Flying Scot (dinghy) 1958
• Tartan 27 1961
• Tartan 27 Yawl 1961
• C-Lark 1964
• Black Watch 37 1965
• D&M 22 1971

See also

• List of sailboat designers and manufacturers

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Douglass & McLeod 1951 - 1971". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
2. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 166. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0