The classic 1930s ocean-racing yacht Bloodhound, owned by Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip in the 1960s and aboard which Prince Charles and Princess Anne learned to sail, was purchased by The Royal Yacht Britannia Trust in 2010. She is now on display alongside Britannia in Edinburgh as part of the Royal Sailing Exhibition. …
Brooklin Boat Yard December Update Two Eggemoggin 47 cockpits are being assembled and the house for Eggemoggin 47 (hull #3) is nearing completion. the completed hull for Eggemoggin 47 (hull #3) with bulkheads and longitudinal girders installed has been moved out of the Main Shop to the Paint Shop where as of this writing the …
Herreshoff Design 1903 – LOD 29′ – WL 18′ – 4,430lbs – Sail Area 472ft2 Artisan Boatworks recent launching of the recreated Buzzards Bay 18. Alex Brainerd talks about the Herreshoff design from an except of his blog. “The Buzzards Bay 18 is yet another design, of which no original example survives. Herreshoff designed the …
White Dolphin wins trans-Atlantic boat race 12/24/2012 White Dolphin and its seven-member crew sailed away as champions of the prestigious Panerai Transat Classique, ending their 20-day sail across the Atlantic on Saturday in the Bridgetown Careenage. White Dolphin had passed the finish line, just off the south-coast, at 3:49 p.m., and sailed into the inner …
2012 Panerai Classic Yacht Challenge The 1929 Fife 8 meter sloop Quest had successes at the 2012 Classic Yachts Challenge events, winning the Opera House Cup, and the MoY Classic Yacht Regatta. However, the overall winner of the North American Circuit was 12 Meter Valiant. 40th Opera House Cup Overall Winner “Quest” Winds: 050 at …