John G. Alden NOR’EASTER IV

Photo Credit: George Bekris Photography (website)

Sail Number: Q 10

Type: Q-Class

LOA: 49’11″ / 15.21m – LWL: 33’6″ / 10.21m – Beam: 8’5″ / 2.56m – Draft: 6’11” / 2.10m – Design Number: 281 – Designer: John G. Alden – Original Owner: Grafton Smith, Boston, MA – Current Owner: Ted & Shelia Graves – Yacht Club: Indian Harbor Yacht Club – Year Built: 1926 – Built By: George F. Lawley & Son, Neponset MA – Hull Material: Carvel, Double Planked/Steam Bent Frames – Displacement: 20480 / 9309kg – Ballast: 12400 / 5636kg (Cast Lead) – Drawings: Mystic Seaport Collections & Research – SP.38.176 – Sail Area: 915 sq ft


 

Historical:

NOR’EASTER IV (built 1926), design #281 by John G. Alden and re-rigged by L. Francis Herreshoff. Dates on plans range from 03-22-1926 to 1946

 

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

  • Owner/Guardian: (1926) Grafton Smith, Boston, MA
  • Owner/Guardian: Arthur J. Santry, Jr.
  • Owner/Guardian: (1958) John White Winston Churchill, Vineyard Haven
  • Owner/Guardian: Ted and Shelia Graves

 

 

Comments

 

Jacob B. Christophersen – March 6, 2017

Hi,
Fantastic yacht – love it…!
Best regards
/ Jacob

 

Shelia – July 10, 2017

Tks! – She is amazing. We are looking for her next owner. Tks! Shelia G.

 

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