Sail Number: 596
Type: Nevins-40 (Type A)
LOA: 40’4″ / 12.29m – LWL: 27′ 6″ / 8.38m – Beam: 11’3″ / 3.42m – Draft: 3’11” / 1.19m – 7’9″ / 2.36m – Hull Number: 1068 – Designer: Sparkman & Stephens – Current Owner: David Puchkoff – Year Built: 1956 – Built By: Henry B. Nevins, City Island NY – Hull Material: Carvel Planked Mahogany/steam bent oak frames – Gross Displacement: 10 tons – Engine Brand: NANNIDIESEL – Engine Model: N3-30 – Cruising Speed: 6.5 knots @ 3400 RPM – Sail Area: 535 sq ft – Sail Number: 596
Historical:
Class winner of the 1989 Marion-Bermuda Race, is one of eleven S&S Nevins-40 “Type A” centerboard yawls built by the master yacht builder Henry B. Nevins in City Island. S&S modeled the series after Carlton Mitchell’s Finisterre, the only three time Bermuda Race winner (1954, ‘56, ’58), considered by some as the perfect combination of a fast racer and a comfortable cruiser.
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
Owner: (1956-1977)
Owner: 1977-1985) – Anthony A. Cooper
Owner: (1986)- David Puchkoff