Watkins 36
The Watkins 36, also known as the W36 and W36AC (for "aft-cockpit"), is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr and the Watkins brothers, first built in 1981. The Watkins 36 is a development of the Portman 36 and was developed into the center cockpit Watkins 36C. == Development == The silent partner in Auroraglas purchased the rights to the center-cockpit Tripp-designed Coronado 35 and Columbia 36 designs from Columbia Yachts and the tooling was modified to become the aft-cockpit Portman 36.