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Sail Number: 2240

Vessel Type: Custom sloop

LOA: 36′9″ / 11.20m – LOD: 36′9″ / 11.20m – LWL: 28’6″ / 8.68m – Beam: 11′2″ / 3.40m – Draft: 5’7″ / 1.70m – Displacement: 19,250 lbs / 8731.65 kg – Sail Area: 660 sq ft / 61.31 m² – Original Name: – Original Owner: C.M. Wells – Current Owner: Thomas Kiley – Year Launched: 1968 – Designed by: K. Aage Nielsen – Built by: A. Walsted – Hull Material: Wood – Bridge Clearance: – Homeport: Rockport, ME

 

Historical:

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Aage Nielsen is regarded as one of the finest designers of his generation, and he produced some of the best cruiser/racers to be designed to the Cruising Club of America’s handicapping rule of years past. A number of these boats, such as the locally well-known Northern Crown and Snow Star, are double-enders graced with Nielsen’s interpretation of the Danish stern, an especially attractive form that is also seaworthy and serves as an appropriate terminus to the water flow around the hull, for speed.

 

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

Has been in the same family for 44 years

Owner/Guardian: – (1968) C.M. Wells
Owner/Guardian: – Thomas Kiley

 

Sail Number: 309

Type: Tumlaren Fractional 3/4 Sloop

Snow Goose Specifications:

LOA: 27’6″ / 8.38m – LWL: 21’7″ / 6.57m – Beam: 6’3″ / 1.90m – Draft: 4’6” / 1.37m – Hull Number: – Designer: Knud Reimers – Original Owner: Bill and David Low, RYCV – Current Owner: – Year Launched: 1949 – Built By: J. J. Savage – Hull Material: Wood – Gross Displacement: 3970 lbs./ 1801 kgs. – Ballast: 2040 lbs. / 925 kgs. – Sail Area: 215 ft2 / 19.97 m2

 

Historical:

Snow Goose was built by J. J. Savage after WW II to the order of Bill and David Low RYCV. There was special dispensation given due to the spruce top sides which were made thicker. In 1951-52 Snow Goose won the Victorian State Championships skippered by David Low.

In 1958 she was sold to Len Digby RYCV and renamed Yeoman and went on to win the Victorian State Championships for three consecutive years.

In 1977 she broke moorings at St Kilda during a SW gale and was washed ashore at Middle Park beach. Doug Jenkin retrieved her and restored her with the assistance of Bob French. She was then loaned to Selim Nurminem who in 1981/2 won the Victorian State Championships.

In 1995 she was bought ashore and put into storage for 18 years until 2013 when the current owner engaged Michael Hurrell Shipwrights to restore her to her original condition.

 

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

Owner/Guardian: Bill and David Low, RYCV

 

Sail Number:

Type: Yawl

Current Name: Skylark of 1937, ex Vryling

LOA: 53’0″ / 16.15 – LOD: 53’0” / 16.15 – LWL: 38’0″ / 11.58 – Beam: 12’0″ / 3.65 – Draft: 7’7″ / 2.31 – Design Number: 146 – Rig: Yawl – Displacement: 45,725lbs – Sail Area: 1,981 sq ft – Designer: Sparkman & Stephens – Built By: Pendleton Yacht Yard of Wiscasset, Me – Original Owner: – Current Owner: Tara Getty – Launched: 1937

 

Historical:

Skylark, design 146, was a further improvement of Stormy Weather (design 27), Avanti (design 85) and Sonny (design 94) In 1972 Skylark completed a 31,106 mile circumnavigation. 2013 Currently sailing and racing in the Med.

 

Known Racing History:

2013 – Argentario Sailing Week Race Winner
2013 – Les Regates Imperiales in Corsica Overall Regatta Win 2, 1, 1, 2
2013 – PUGS Regatta Saint-Tropez Winner
2012 – The Blue Bird Cup (the winner of a race between Skylark and a yacht she chooses to challenge in a head-to-head sailing competition) Wins over Argyll
2012 – Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Race Winner 1-2-2-1
1950 1951 – Newport to Ensenada Race Winner

 

Known Restoration History:

2003 Loughborough Marine Interests – substantial restoration, from the lead keel up, of a very miss-shapen, partially rotten or broken hull and deck structure. The interior, a portion of which being original 1937, was carefully removed along with the “gutting” of machinery and systems. Shipwright work began with stabilizing the existing structure, removal of multiple frames and planking, and lifting the hull off the lead keel. Working from lines plans and construction drawings, the original S&S design hull shape was reformed at each station with temporary ply bulkheads.

This complete, began the significant project of minor repairs to the wood keel and stern post and the total replacement of the stem and horn timber in oak. From there completely reframed the hull with steamed oak laminations, templated and installed all new bronze floors, then placed the ‘hull’ back onto the lead keel with all new bronze bolts.

The next phase was to re-plank the hull, tight seam above the waterline and caulked seam below, with pattern grade mahogany, bronze riveted onto the frames. After replacing the stringers, and the substantial work of replacing the shelf, clamp, fairing the sheer line, and installing new bulkheads, work began laminating up new fir and oak deckbeams, followed by two layers of plywood, a layer of glassfibre and finished with hand laid teak.

2008 East Passage Boatwrights – EPB built and installed deck joinery, hatches and cap rails and the galley. EPB managed and assisted in the installation of systems including the auxiliary propulsion, plumbing and electrical systems. EPB also constructed a new box section boom. In 2011, she was sold to her current owner who changed her name to SKYLARK of 1937. EPB was tasked with the customization of the interior including constructing a bunk and hanging locker in the fo’c’sle, new refrigeration in the galley, and a refit of the head. The steering system was changed from tiller to a wheel. EPB assisted in the design and installed the stunning white bronze steering pedestal with matching skylight binnacle manufactured by Historical Arts & Casting of West Jordan, Utah and manufactured the ship’s wheel.

 

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

Owner/Guardian: Tara Getty

 

 

Swede 55 Registry of Yachts:

Sail Number:

Type: Swede 55 class

 

Vortex Specifications:

LOA: 52’6″ / 16.00m – LWL: 39′ 0″ / 11.88m – Beam: 9’7″ / 2.92m – Draft: 6’5” / 1.95m – Hull Number: – Designer: Knud Reimers – Original – Owner: Steve White – Current Owner: Steve White – Year Built: 1990 – Built By: Brooklin Boatyard – Hull Material: Cold Molded – Gross Displacement: 16534 lbs – Ballast: 6283 lbs – Sail Area: 694 sq ft / 55m² – Sail Number:

 

Historical:

Knud Reimers originally designed the Swede 55 in 1975 to be built out of fiberglass, so when Steve White contacted Reimers in the mid 1990s he told him he wanted to build the Swede 55 out of wood. Reimers made changes to the original design including deepening the keel and incresing her ballast. After 7,000 hours of labor, VORTEX was launched in 1990

 

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

Owner: (1990) – Steve White

 

 

Swede 55 Registry of Yachts:

Sail Number:

Type: Swede 55 class

 

LOA: 52’6″ / 16.00m – LWL: 39′ 0″ / 11.88m – Beam: 9’7″ / 2.92m – Draft: 6’5” / 1.95m – Hull Number: – Designer: Knud Reimers – Original Owner: – Current Owner: – Year Built: 1977 – Original Built By: Fiskastra Varb Shipyard, Sweden – Hull Material: Fiberglass – Gross Displacement: 16534 lbs – Ballast: 6283 lbs – Sail Area: 694 sq ft / 55m² – Sail Number:

 

Historical:

Designed by Knud Reimers, best known for his design of square meter class yachts and the Udell International, at request of some of members of the KSSS Stockholms Royal Swedish Yacht Club.

Reimers designed the Swede 55 as a cruising ocean racing square meter yacht. The Swede 55’s design has an elevated freeboard, a comfortable center-cockpit, a nominal sail area of 55 square meters and additional volume below deck. She was inspired by Rolly Taskers “Siska”, a Knud Reimers 40 square meter boat modified for the Sydney-Hobart Race.

 

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

Owner/Guardian: (1977) Beverly/Massachsetts USA