Founded by Robert Poole, who had previously worked for Columbia Yachts. In addition to the companies own line, it was contracted to built or finish a number of Westsails after that firm had gone under. After the founders death, the molds and tooling were sold to Newport Offshore Yachts. \r\n\r\nAddress was:\r\nDown East Yachts Inc.\r\n700 East Alton Ave.\r\nSanta Ana, CA (USA)