V agabond / H obie One / H older H istory 1975           Vagabond Sailboats, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA established 1982           Vagabond Sailboats is purchased by Coast Catamaran a division of                    the Coleman Company, Inc. and formerly known as Hobie Cat.                    Vagabond becomes a division of Coast Catamaran under the direction of                    Ron Holder,former Vagabond Sailboats, Inc. president. 1984           Coast Catamaran introduces the Holder 14 monohull 1986           Holder 14 updated and re-released as the Hobie One-14 1987           Hobie One-14 production moved from San Juan Capistrano to Oceanside,CA 1989           Tony Wilson purchases Coast Catamaran from the Coleman Company                    The company name is changed back to Hobie Cat. 1995           Last year of production for the Hobie One-14.   There appear to be some inconsistencies between this chronology and the sales literature. If you have insights into the VHH history we would appreciate hearing from you. Email: vagabondsailing (at) yahoo (dot) com Information extracted from the following articles and data: "A Short History of the Hobie Cat Company", Reprinted from Hobie Hotline Magazine, found at www.hobieworlds.com "The Hobie Era", Reprinted from Hobie Hotline Magazine, found at www.hobieworlds.com "HISTORY OF HOBIES", found at North American Hobie Class Association web page MIC information for VAG and CCM, USCG Manufacturers Identification Code Database