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Historical:

Designed by Bruce King, this cutter rigged 40m sloop was built by the Royal Huisman Shipyard in Holland. Her deck layout is arranged around two deckhouses with adjoining cockpits, and is stylized with a signature of oval shaping combined with an intricate array of spectacular details.

Her carefully arranged interior is a highly detailed classic style orientated towards family comfort. Mahogany furniture with rose wood floors help to create a hand crafted feel to the joinery.

Numerous awards include the prestigious 2004 Showboats Award for Best Sailing Yacht Interior.
International Superyacht Society Awards 2004
Best Sailing Yacht 36m+ Winner.

Bruce King Comments:

This design was based to a large extent on our previous design ALEJANDRA. ALEJANDRA seems to have become one of the most admired of our previous designs in this size range and was utilized as a starting reference for this yacht. While her traditional appearance speaks for itself, her underbody is more contemporary with a separated keel and rudder. V sections and moderate displacement provide for a fast hull, with sea kindly motions. The usual slamming into headseas and quick jerky motion of lighter displacement boats, particularly those having shallow flat sections, is nonexistent. The aft sections of the underbody are filled out to reduce flow separation and increase the prismatic coefficient. This reduces drag at the higher speed-length ratios, allowing greater speeds to be reached. As with all large sailboats, draft is a critical issue. In order to increase the effective draft, while maintaining the actual draft, the fin keel is fitted with winglets. A special effort was also made to reduce CLR shift with varying heel angle. This is in order to minimize the need for constant helm corrections in variable wind speeds. The result being, a boat that takes care of herself, without the need for intense concentration by her helmsperson (or autopilot).

Royal Huisman comments:

…a classic Bruce King design with long overhangs and a low freeboard to accentuate the classic sheer. The owner knew exactly what he wanted, who the designer would be and the man to do the interior. After a tour of various shipyards the trail stopped after the visit to the Huisman yard.

Everything was in place. Bruce King, for the design, Dick Young for the interior and the Royal Huisman Shipyard for the build. The design has settled at 40 m/130 ft as a cutter rigged sloop. Although the rig details have to be decided the owner likes uncomplicated sail handling configurations, but for sure Rondal will be on hand to provide the winch power and the deck hardware. One interesting feature of the accommodation layout is a clever arrangement for the owners suite. Traditionally placed aft the usual owners cockpit has been replaced with a small open-plan style doghouse which creates a two level suite. Family members can walk up into the doghouse and sit in comfort and privacy and away form the elements. RHS

Historical:

The longest Q ever built, CARA MIA was designed by Frank Paine and built by Lawley. Eighteen Qs were built for Marblehead racing which lasted for eleven years.

1948 Ole Karas converted her from a sloop to a yawl, gaining two hours of handicap, setting a Chicago-Mackinac corrected time record of 30 hours, three minutes and 21 seconds.

Known Racing History:

1945, ‘47, ’48 and ’49 — Chicago-Mackinac – Winner

Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):

Owner/Guardian: (1929) Harold S. Wheelock
Owner/Guardian: Leland L. (Ole) Karas, Chicago Yacht Club
Owner/Guardian: (1957) John Walch
Owner/Guardian: Otto Seifert
Owner/Guardian: Scott Pavelchik

Comments

James Cady – April 26, 2017

I sailed on the Cara Mia in about 1958, as my brother in law, Richard L. Vennell was the navigator, very experienced sailor, and good friend of the owner, Otto Seifert. Cara Mia was harbored at that time at the Chicago Yacht Club. I was with them in a race to Michigan City, but was too young and inexperienced to race to Mackinac. I slept in the right rear lazzerette. The whole experience is something I will never forget.

Marilyn Kinsey – June 6, 2018

I am working on a historical summary of the Escanaba Yacht Club from 1934 to 1959, with reference to the purchase of Cara Mia by John Walch in ~1957. The photo on this website is labeled as Cara Mia, but the boat shown does not look like a 53′ Q boat.

Sail Number: NY 14

Type: New York 30

Herreshoff NY30 “Cara Mia” Specifications:

LOA: 43′ 9″ / 13.33m – LWL: 30′ 0″ / 9.14m – Beam: 8′ 9″ / 2.66m – Draft: 6′ 4″ / 1.93m – Hull Number: 639 – Designer: N.G. Herreshoff – Original Owner: Stuyvesant Wainwright – Built: 1905 – Former name(s) Carmelta, Mispah, Fiji, Old Timer, Lightning – Restored By: Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railroad – Original Price: $4,200 – Boat Location: Newport, RI – Current Name: Cara Mia – Current Owner: Alfred Slanetz

Historical:

Eighteen boats were built for members of the New York Yacht Club, ownership was decided by lot and the contract price was set at $4,200 delivered.

All hulls were double-planked above the waterline, and single planked below on oak frames. All eighteen were delivered and equipped with 88 separate items, all of which were required to be on board for racing purposes except one anchor and rode, which was not required during racing.

Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):

Owner/Guardian: (1905) Stuyvesant Wainwright
Owner/Guardian: Alfred Slanetz

Comments

James Cady – April 26, 2017

I sailed on the Cara Mia in about 1958, as my brother in law, Richard L. Vennell was the navigator, very experienced sailor, and good friend of the owner, Otto Seifert. Cara Mia was harbored at that time at the Chicago Yacht Club. I was with them in a race to Michigan City, but was too young and inexperienced to race to Mackinac. I slept in the right rear lazzerette. The whole experience is something I will never forget.

Marilyn Kinsey – June 6, 2018

I am working on a historical summary of the Escanaba Yacht Club from 1934 to 1959, with reference to the purchase of Cara Mia by John Walch in ~1957. The photo on this website is labeled as Cara Mia, but the boat shown does not look like a 53′ Q boat.

Historical:

Eighteen boats were built for members of the New York Yacht Club, ownership was decided by lot and the contract price was set at $4,200 delivered.

All hulls were double-planked above the waterline, and single planked below on oak frames. All eighteen were delivered and equipped with 88 separate items, all of which were required to be on board for racing purposes except one anchor and rode, which was not required during racing.

Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):

Owner/Guardian: (1905) Stuyvesant Wainwright
Owner/Guardian: Alfred Slanetz

Historical:

The Bermudian yawl Capricia was built by Bengt Plym shipyard in Sweden, on a project by Sparkman & Stephens New York City (United States) (number 1645)

The vessel is entirely made of wood: white oak for the structure, mahogany for the planking, teak for the deck, Canadian spruce for the masts.

The original owner was Einar Hansen, Malmö, Sweden.

Capricia has a copal-varnished hull and brick red sails that make her instantly recognisable. Having won the Fastnet in 1965, she was purchased by Fiat boss Gianni Agnelli who held on to her until 1993 when he donated her to the Italian Navy.

The Agnelli family bought it in 1971 and the boat went through a thorough renovation of the interior, which included the creation of an unusual[clarification needed] bathroom with a large bathtub. The latter[who?] used Capricia as a training vessel, with cadets from the Italian Naval Academy in Livorno spending regular periods aboard. Each year she embarks on a training cruise which often includes calls to various classic sailing rallies and regattas.

Provenance. (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):

Owner/Guardian: (1963) Einar Hansen, Malmo Sweden
Owner/Guardian: (1971-1993) Gianni Agnelli and family
Owner/Guardian: (1993) Italian Navy.