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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Sailboat and canoe manufacturer |
Founded | 2009 in Golden, Colorado.[1] |
Founders | Gail[2] and Sal Glesser |
Defunct | 2020 |
Fate | Ceased operations |
Headquarters | Golden, Colorado |
Products |
![Sage Marine factory sign.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Sage_Marine_Factory.jpg/220px-Sage_Marine_Factory.jpg)
![Sage 17 sailboat on trailer in front of Sage Marine factory.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Sage_17_in_front_of_the_Sage_Marine_factory.jpg/220px-Sage_17_in_front_of_the_Sage_Marine_factory.jpg)
Sage Marine was an American company and manufactured trailerable pocket cruiser sailboats and canoes. The Sage 17, Sage 15 and SageCat were designed by Jerry Montgomery[3]. Robb White's Sport Boat design inspired the SageSport[4]. In 2020 production of all boats ceased and the company closed.
Manufacturing History
[edit]Sage 17 was conceived in 2009 with design work and fiberglass mould completed in 2010. The prototype's first public debut was during the 2011 Lake Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention[5]. A production prototype was completed June 2011 and full type production beginning in July. The last Sage 17 was completed in 2017[6] and production ceased in 2020.
![Sage 15s in production in the Sage Marine factory.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Sage_15s_under_production.jpg/220px-Sage_15s_under_production.jpg)
In answer to customer demand for a boat less expensive and smaller (therefore easier to trailer, rig, and launch) than the Sage 17 the Sage 15 was conceived. Development was over multiple years with the design maturing into two versions: a sloop Sage 15 and a catboat SageCat. Both variants have the same deck, hull, cabin and daggerboard; only having different sailplans. The prototype SageCat was finished September 2015[7] and the prototype Sage 15 June 2016[8]. Deliveries to customers begin mid-2017[9] with the last, a Sage 15, delivered mid-2018. Production ceased in 2020.
SageSport 160[10] expanded Sage Marine's products into non-sailing craft. Inspired by the Robb White Sport Boat[11] Sage's was made using fiberglass, carbon fiber and kevlar. Propulsion was by paddle, rowing with a fixed seat or a sliding seat, or using up to a six horsepower outboard. The prototype was completed mid-2018 and production ceased in 2020.
The building housing Sage Marine was torn down in 2022 with the expansion of Spyderco's manufacturing facilities[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Incorporation Records for Sage Marine LLC". State of Colorado Business Database Search. Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Incorporation Records for Sage Marine LLC". State of Colorado Business Database Search. Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Sage Marine". Sage Marine. Sage Marine. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Bit of old and the new". Sage Marine BLOG. Sage Marine. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Sage Marine BLOG 15 February 2011". Sage Marine BLOG. Sage Marine. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Busy at Sage Marine". Sage Marine BLOG. Sage Marine. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "26 September 2015". Sage Marine BLOG. Sage Marine. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Sage 15 Sloop is assembled!!". Sage Marine BLOG. Sage Marine. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Busy boat shop and June plans". Sage Marine BLOG. Sage Marine. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "The NEW SageSport 160". Sage Marine BLOG. Sage Marine. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Sport Boat Plans". Robb White. Estate of Robb White. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Glesser, Sal. "Re: Golden factory expansion". Spyderco Forum. Spyderco. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Archived version of Sage Marine's www-site from January 2018: https://web.archive.org/web/20180117141807/http://sagemarine.us/index.html
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