Sail Number:
Type: Twin-masted schooner
Ex: Kebyar, Janeen, Gee Gee Iv, Cleopatra’s Barge Ii, Le Voyageur, Guinevere, Evening Star, and Mariette
LOA: 138’0″ / 42.06m – LOD: 110’0″ / 33.52m – LWL: 80’0″/ 24.38m – Beam: 23’9″/ 7.23m – Draft: 14’9″/ 4.49m – Sail area: 11,119 sq ft / 1,033m2 – Engine: Twin 150hp Caterpillar 3208 diesel engines, – Hull material: Steel – Designer: N.G. Herreshoff – Built by: Herreshoff Manufacturing, Co. – Year Launched: 1915 – Original Name: Mariette – Original Owner: Jacob Frederick Brown – Current Name: Mariette of 1915 – Hull Number: 772 – Location: Antibes, France
Historical
Mariette of 1915, named after the wife of the original owner – the American industrialist Jacob Brown. Mariette was launched from the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. slipway in Bristol, RI, in 1916. Her designer was at the peak of his career and at 109′, Mariette was the largest sailing yacht built in America that year.
Restoration
Mariette of 1915 first visited the Pendennis Falmouth facility in February 2010 for a pre-summer refit and returned for minor works in Spring 2012 to prepare for the Pendennis Cup.
The beautiful schooner arrived back in Falmouth in autumn 2017 for a more extensive refit season which was carried out in close partnership with the crew. The on-deck and external scope of work saw her deck and sub deck replaced entirely, reinforced throughout and beams re-faired. Upstands were replaced with stainless steel and all but two deckhouses were removed, re-varnished and put back into position. Metal repairs to the hull and structure involved re-fairing and anti-fouling works while the crew re-varnished the mast and spars.
Internally the saloon saw a new flue installed for the wood burner and headlining fully replaced while the guest and owner’s cabin were renewed with carpet throughout, including an update of all electrical fixtures. The new engine room layout was the result of modifications to allow for better access and drainage. Full navigational and communications systems were upgraded along with new fresh water tanks, fuel, bilge lines and fire mains.
Working in close partnership with the crew, the crew area was given a complete overhaul that saw all internal steel surfaces painted and the AC, domestic fresh water and grey systems replaced. The captain’s cabin and galley were given a complete re-design including refurbishment of all deck head panels throughout.
Mariette of 1915 was redelivered in spring 2018 when the Pendennis team bid a fond farewell to her Owner and crew, bringing an end to her most comprehensive refit to date.
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
Owner: (1916-1928) – Jacob Frederick Brown, Boston, MA
Owner: (1928-1944) – Francis Crowninshield, renamed Cleopatra’s Barge II
Owner: (1942) – WW 2 Service
Owner: (1960-1974) – Walter Boudreau, Saint Lucia, renamed La Voyageur, renamed Janeen
Owner: (1975-1979) – Carlo Monzino, La Spezia, Italy, renamed Kebyar
Owner: (1979-1988) – Alberto Rizzoli, La Spezia, Italy, renamed Mariette
Owner: (1988-1995) – Wolf Chitis, Naples, Italy
Owner: (1995-2005) – Thomas Perkins, Mediterranean
Owner: (2005) – Tropica Shores, LTD, France
Captain: Charlie Wroe