Hughes Columbia Columbia 29 Defender For Sale & Buying Center

"The following specifications and photo came from Mike Keers. I should note that the forward deadlight in the picture is actually a pair of small deadlights covered by a single piece of lexan. The original deadlights are shaped like what you see in the picture, but a little shorter in height and, obviously, a little shorter in length.

Mike and I have had a long discussion about the original Columbia 29, the C-29 Mk II, and the C-29 Defender. Sparkman & Stephens designed the Columbia 29 in 1962. The model was so well received that the company, Glas Laminates, decided to sell all their boats under the Columbia name, thus Columbia Sailing Yachts was born.

All the specifications we have seen - LOA, LWL, beam, draft, displacement, ballast, and sail area - are identical for all three of these models. Floor plans vary by year and model, but it is pretty certain that the Mk II is a cosmetically modernized version of the original S&S design, and that all three share the same hull and sail plan."