Five J – Class Yachts race for the first time in 76 years! With Hanuman, Lionheart, Rainbow, Ranger, and Velsheda, the afterguard on board on Hanuman , the replica of Endeavour II, proved to be to much for the rest of the fleet. Helmed by Ken Read, navigated by Juan Villa with Richard Branson and …
Herreshoff “Tioga II” Specifications LOA: 71′ 11″ * LOD: * LWL: 65′ 10″ * Beam: 16′ 0″ * Draft: 7′ 9″ * Displacement: 108,288 lbs * Ballast 30,750 lbs * Sail Area: 2,897 sq ft * Design Number: 66 * Yard Number: * Rig: Ketch * Designer: L.F. Herreshoff * Built by: Quincy Adams YT, …
Reimers “Tumlaren” Specifications: LOA: 27’3 / 8.31m * LOD: 27’3 / 8.31m * LWL: 21’10 / 6.65m * Beam: 6’3 / 1.91m * Draft: 4’4 / 1.32m * Ballast: 2,040 / 925 kgs * Displacement: 3,970lbs / 1,801kgs * Sail Area: 215.3 ft2 / 20 sqm * Yard Number: * Hull Material: Composite with Steel …
ex Edlu II, ex Tabor Boy Black Watch Specifications: LOA: 68’0″ – LWL: 48’0″ – Beam: 14’7″ – Draft: 9’3″ – Hull Number: 218 – Designer: Sparkman & Stephens – Contract Date: 1938 – Built: Henry B. Nevins, City Island, NY – Displacement: 76,700 – Ballast: 33,000 lbs – Sail Area: 2,125 sq ft. …
Johan August Anker (June 26, 1871 – October 2, 1940) was a Norwegian sailor and yacht designer In 1905 he bought in to a small boat building yard named Jensens Yard. It later changed names and became the famous Anker & Jensen Yard. As a sailor, Johan competed in the 1908, 1912, and the 1928 …