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Jun 03, 1929 Brantford, Ontario, Canada Died on 05 Oct 2017 (aged 88) Gemini
George Harding Cuthbertson - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
George Harding Cuthbertson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Family, Facts, Age, Net Worth, Biography and More in FamedBorn.com
About George Harding Cuthbertson
- George Harding Cuthbertson was a founding partner of Cuthbertson & Cassian yacht designers, one of four companies that in 1969 formed C&C Yachts, a Canadian yacht builder that dominated North American sailing in the 1970s and early ‘80s.His was the first “C” in C&C, with his design associate George Cassian, being the second.
- Cuthbertson would go on to be president of that company for many years, establishing plants in Rhode Island and Kiel, Germany, boat production in England and Italy, in addition to their existing Production Plant in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, and Custom Shop in Oakville, ON. In an article in Maclean's magazine in August 1970 George Cuthbertson was described as six-foot-four, weighing 220 pounds.
- He has a crewcut, his voice is deep, and he looks like a linebacker on his day off.
- He also had a couple of nicknames: When it comes to nicknames, sailing and the yacht business may be even cuter and more prolific than, say, golf and the golf business.
- Cuthbertson is not only Big George, he's also Cumbersome.
- Cassian is not only Little George, he's also Casual.
- Get it? C & C Yachts.
