Lancer Yachts
sailboat manufacturer
The Lancer Yacht Corporation (usually called Lancer Yachts) was an American boat builder based in Irvine, California. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats.
The company was founded by Richard Valdes in 1974 and continued in business until 1986. Valdes was the company president and his longtime associate Maury Thrienen was executive vice president.
History
Valdez was the former president of Columbia Yachts when he launched Lancer Yachts, having founded Columbia in the late 1950s. Columbia built boats under contract for Islander Yachts. Valdez sold Columbia and then re-entered the sailboat business by forming Lancer Yachts. The new company worked in conjunction with the Endeavour Yacht Corporation, which had also been founded by Valdez and the two companies shared facilities. Some of the boats, including the Lancer 25, were actually built by Endeavor Yachts under contract to Lancer Yachts, at Endeavor's US east coast plant.
Many of the boats produced were designed as motorsailers and given a "PS" designation for "Power Sailer".
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