The Flying 25 was the largest of Uffa’s Flying series of open keelboats. She is reputed to have been so fast she frightened some of the crew! Uffa designed a range of small keelboats based around the popular Flying 15. They ranged from the Flying 10 (14ft) to this the biggest – the Flying 25 …
Dorade Specifications: LOA: 52’0″ LWL: 37′ 3″ Beam: 10′ 3″ Draft: 7′ 7″ Design Number: 7 Designer: Sparkman & Stephens Contract Date: 1929 Contract Owner: S&S flagship Built: Minneford Yacht Yard of City Island, New York Contract Price: $28,000 Stephens “With Dorade, I only had intuition to guide me,” When Dorade was launched she floated …
The Stuart Knockabout is a splendid example of her pedigree. She is exceptionally fast and, therefore, a joy to sail. She also has surprising power, considering her modest sail plan, and is not slowed perceptibly by an oncoming sea. She is comfortable and forgiving, and with every unnecessary piece of complicated gear absent, what is …
Herreshoff “Araminta” Specifications LOA: 33′ 0″ * LOD: * LWL: 28′ 3″ * Beam: 8′ 6″ * Draft: 5′ 0″ * Ballast: 5950 lbs * Displacement: Sail Area: 582 * Design Number: 89 * Yard Number: * Rig: Ketch * Designer: L.F. Herreshoff * Built by: Norman Hodgdon of Boothbay Harbor, Maine * Year Built: …
27 DECEMBER 2012: MAJOR REFIT FOR CLASSIC SAILBOAT ‘ALERT’ Claasen Shipyards is an experienced yard with a well-filled order portfolio. One of its current projects is the refit of the classic sailboat Alert, which was first launched in 1948. This is a unique project due to the yacht’s rich history and emotional value to the …