N.G. Herreshoff ATREVIDA

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Vessel Type: Staysail Schooner

LOA: 105′ 0″ / 32m – LOD: 91’8″ / 28m – LWL: 65′ 7″ / 20m – Beam 19′ 7″ / 6m – Draft 13′ 1″ / 4m – Hull: Steel – Displacement: 84 tons – Hull Number: 891 – Sail Area: 4,154sqft / 386msq – Designer: N.G. Herreshoff – Built By: Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, R.I. – Contract Date: 12/13/1922
Original Price: $ 76,000 – Former name(s) ex, Wildfire – Boat Location: Santos, Brasil
Flag: Brazil (BR)


 

Historical:

Launched in 1923 as WILDFIRE was one of the last yachts built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co, of which was sold a year after her commissioning.

In 2002, saving her from the scrap mills, Gilberto Miranda, purchased her and she underwent a full refit and build at the MCP Yachts Shipyard.

 

Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):

Owner/Guardian: (1922-1950) – Charles L. Harding – New York Yacht Club Commodore
Owner/Guardian: (1950-1957) – Jorge Bhering de Matos – Rio de Janeiro
Owner/Guardian: (1957-2002) – Dircea Fortouta
Owner/Guardian: (2002-XXXX) – Gilberto Miranda

 

 

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