After winning the 2014 North American Panerai Classic Yacht Challenge for Best Overall “Vintage Division” the 1905 Herreshoff NY 30 CARA MIA’s owner Alfred Slanetz has commissioned Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railroad (G&B) in Vineyard Haven, MA to undertake a thorough refit this Winter season. Reprinted from G&B – “We enjoy the opportunity for a …
Nygren “Alca” Specifications: LOA: 45.93′ / 14m * LOD: 45.93′ / 14m * LWL: 29.52′ / 9m * Beam: 9.51′ / 2.9m * Draft: 6.56′ / 2m * Ballast: * Displacement: 8 tons * Sail Area: * Yard Number: * Hull material: Wood * Rig: Mast-Head Yawl * Mast: * Designer: Axel Nygren * Type: …
Water Tribe races are Extreme Sporting Events – by definition are activities that have a high level of inherent danger. The organizers of these events and it’s members go by tribal names, such as Runs with Beer, and Excitable Boy. Water Tribe events are long, grueling races that are extremely demanding, both physically and mentally, …
Herreshoff “Ben My Chree” Specifications: LOA: 28’0″ – LWL: 22’10” – Beam: 6’11” – Draft 2’9″ – 5’6″ – Displacement: 4,000 lbs – Sail Area: 265 sq ft – Ballast 2,400 lbs – Designer: L. Francis Herreshoff Restored by Ballantines Boatshop
Soundings Magazine Reports on Flat Sailing Interest – For the past decade the number of U.S. residents who sail at least once and seven times a year has remained unchanged at around 4 million to 1.2 million people respectively. Once the dream to buy a sailboat and to sail off into the sunset, the aging …