A display advertisement in the May 1966 issue of Yachting Magazine, p. 238 for the Corinthian sailboat shows the manufacturer as Sailstar Boats, 1 Constitution St., Bristol, RI 02809

Douglas Axtell writes in the Bristol Corinthian 19's portion of the Bristol Owners' Page that the Corinthian, produced from 1966 to 1980, was built by Sailstar Boats, a division of Bristol Yachts.

Steve Mitchell, writing in an issue of "Good Old Boat" Magazine, quotes Bristol Yachts founder Clint Pearson as stating that when he left Pearson Yachts in 1964, he bought Sailstar Boats in West Warwick, RI and moved the company to Bristol, RI. Pearson states he changed the company name to Bristol Yachts, and the name Sailstar gradually faded away. Daniel Spurr in his new book, "Heart Of Glass: Fiberglass Boats And The Men Who Made Them", also describes this relationship between Bristol and Sailstar.

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