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dates unverified · Santa Cruz, California

Ron Moore

Boatbuilder — Santa Cruz

Ran a Santa Cruz yard called The Reef with his wife Martha, rescued the Grendel mould, and turned it into the Moore 24 — described as America's first production-line ultralight.

Yard
The Reef, off Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, with Martha Moore
Moore 24
Prototype 1968, built by George Olson; developed into a production line
Also
Built El Toro dinghies in production from 1997; associated with the Moore 33
  • from 1968Moore 24 — America's first production-line ULDB
Sourcing notes & unresolved questions
  • No birth or death year found. He may still be living, which would explain the absence of a death date, but this was not confirmed either way.

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