Ron Moore (boat builder)
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Ron Moore is largely credited, along with George Olson and Bill Lee, to have given rise to the modern ULDB, or ultralight displacement boat. This yacht type revolutionized sailing as the modern world knows it, especially in downwind races as are common on California's West Coast. [1]
The first Moore 24 Grendel measured 24' long and weighed just over 2000 lbs., less than half of what similar length sailboats in the marketplace displaced. The next development was Summertime with various tweaks which became known as the Ultimate Wednesday Night Boat and proved itself repeatedly on the racecourse. The subsequent molds were taken from this boat, and the production Moore 24 was born.
Through a long and storied career in boatbuilding, Ron and his wife Martha ran a boatyard that embodied the California Lifestyle, complete with barbecues and a hot tub. Sailing ULDBs required agile, athletic sailors that would shun creature comforts in favor of high performance surfing on big waves in windy conditions. Really outstanding sailors like Will Baylis, John Kostecki, Morgan Larson, and others have gone on to achieve the highest levels in world championship sailing and the America's Cup. Others, like Dave Hodges and Jim Maloney, have been active at the grass roots level, and can be often be seen in the hazy fog enveloping the Santa Cruz harbor.
The Moores realised the diversity and excellence of the core sailing group in the Moore 24 class and supported the community at a grass roots level.
