The Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta is a unique event in the international classic yachting calendar for its participants, atmosphere, scenery and racing conditions. In April of every year, four days of racing mark the end of the classic sailing season in the Caribbean, bringing together dozens of classic and vintage ketches, sloops, schooners and yawls, …
Perry “Sliver” Specifications: LOA 61’11”; LWL 55’4”; Beam 9’10”; Displacement 17,718 lbs.; Sail Area 976; SA/D 22.97; D/L 46.72; L/B 6.32; Auxiliary Yanmar 39-hp; Fuel 40 gals.; Water 50 gals. 62 foot double ended daysailor under construction at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock, Washington. Known as the “Sliver Project” she is …
Mercury Class Specifications: LOA: 15′-0″ LWL: 13′-10″ Beam: 5′-5″ Draft Centerboard Model: 0′-6″ (board up) 3′-10″ (board down) Draft Fixed Keel Model: 3′-3″ Weight Centerboard Model: 470 lbs Weight Fixed Keel Model: 730 lbs Ballast (Fixed Keel Model): 300 lbs Sail Area: 119 sq ft The Mercury Class design was developed in 1939 as a …
Lightning Class Specifications: Design Number: 265 LOA: 19′-0″ LWL: 16′-0″ Beam: 6′-6″ Draft: 4′-11″ Displacement: 700 lbs Sail Area: 177 sq ft The Lightning was designed in 1938. She’s a hard chined centerboarder capable of planing. From her humble beginnings the boat has evolved in to a fairly technical racing boat. Over 15,000 boats have …
Finisterre Dimensions LOA 38′-6″ LWL 27′-6″ Beam 11′-3″ Design Number: 1054 Year Built: 1954 Builder: Seth Peterson, Old Saybrook, Connecticut Draft 3′-11″ (board up) 7′-4″ (board down) Displacement 18,640 lbs Ballast 5,860 lbs (outside) 300 lbs (inside) Sail Area 713 sq ft Original Owner: Carleton Mitchell Finisterre was built by Seth Peterson of Old Saybrook, …