About Corrival

William Crealock

Corrival is a Columbia Yachts C-28 who came to life in Costa Mesa, California in 1968.  At that time Columbia Yachts was the largest manufacturer of fiberglass sailboats.  The company had a very successful beginning, but suffered due to a changing economy and, probably, bad management in the 1980's and finally went out of business in 1982.

Columbia's designers were trailblazers in their day.  Many went on to other companies and are considered today as some of the best in the world.  Among those designers were Sparkman & Stevens, Charles Morgan, William H. Tripp, Jr., Alan Payne, and probably the most renowned and well respected of them all, William Crealock.

The Columbia C-28 and her sister ship the C-36 were among the first production models ever designed by William Crealock.  He later designed such successful and well regarded blue water cruisers as the Westsail 32 and 42, the Pacific Seacraft 31, 34, 37, and 44, and the Cabo Rico 45.

Stats (from www.Columbia-Yachts.com):
 
Columbia built and sold 553 C-28's.  Corrival is number 103.

               9/69 option list      Brochure*        Ad
LOA                   27'  7"         27'  7"      27'  7"
LWL                   21' 10"         21'  8"      21'  8"
Beam                   8'  6"          8'  6"       8'  6"
Draft                  4'  7"          4' 10"       4'  4"
Displacement        6,500 lbs       6,800 lbs    6,500 lbs
Ballast             3,000 lbs       3,000 lbs    2,800 lbs
Material                 lead                         lead
Sail Area           343 sq ft       359 sq ft    343 sq ft
Vertical Clearance                    35'  3"      35'  3"
Water                 18 gals         18 gals      18 gals
Fuel                                               12 gals
Headroom                                            5' 10"
CCA Rating                                            24.4
Designer               William B. Crealock
Price                  $8,995 (price printed on     $8,995 (less sails)
                               on list includes
                               dacron main and
                               working jib.)

*In my experience, the figures in the "Brochure" column are the most accurate.