CL Sailboats is the most recent builder of the CL model of sailboats. The long history behind CL started in the early 50's when two gentleman named Croce and Lofthouse began work on a prototype boat that was 16' long.

Many sailors contributed to the design including Graham Dodd, the winningest CL 16 racer and revered old salt George Blanchard. The boat went into production using what was at the time a relatively new material to the industry, fibreglass. The success and reception of this construction was instant. Nearly every CL built is still out there on the water, and these tried, tested, and true methods of boat building are what we still use today.