LOA: 31’8″ / 9.69m – LWL: 20’8″ / 6.33m – Beam: 7’0″ / 2.13m – Draft: 4’10” / 1.24m – Hull Number: – Designer: William Gardner – Original Owner: – Current Owner: – Year Built: 1920 – Built By: Henry B. Nevins Shipyard, City Island N.Y – Hull Material: Wood – Displacement: 2,900 lb / 1,315 kg – Ballast: – Rig: Marconi Rigged-Sloop
Historical:
Junius Spencer Morgan III, of West Island, Glen Cove, New York, the son of J. P. Morgan, the renowned financier, was instrumental in forming the Victory Class the year after World War I in the fall of 1919. Twenty yachtsman came forward through his efforts to build the vessel at Henry B. Nevins Shipyard in City Island N.Y. Launched in May of 1920, the raised fore-deck marconi rigged sloop proved to be a very fast dry capable yacht.
The class was formed to revive the sport of yachting after World War I with an affordable one-design class. They were named Victory-class in tribute to the yachtsmen who participated in World War I. Each boat was originally named after a phase of or reference to the war.
LOA: 38′ 0″ / 11.58m – LOD: 38′ 0″ / 11.58m – LWL: 26’6″ / 8.07m – Beam: 8′ 0″ / 2.43m – Draft: 5″ 2″ / 1.57m – Displacement: 11,000 lbs – Ballast: 4,000 lbs – Sail AreaL 538 sq ft – Hull material: Wood – Designer: Paul Kettenburg – Built by: Kettenburg Boat Works, San Diego, CA – Year Launched 1951 – Original Name: Echo – Original Owner: Russel H. Huff – Current Name: Blue Heron, Jr. – Current Owner: Thon Deboer
Historical
Echo was designed, built & launched.in 1951 by Kettenburg for Russel H. Huff, She is known now as Blue Heron, Jr., hull number 7 of 36 that were built.
Kettenburg Boat Works:
Thon DeBoer – Transplants from Pennsylvania, the Kettenburg family moved to the Point Lorna (now Point Loma) peninsula of San Diego, California in 1912. George Kettenburg, Sr. had sold his “electricity-generating” business in Pittsburgh and was able to retire in California at the age of 40, lucky B’tard! He had an interest in speedboats and before long he had started building a 22′ powerboat from a plan. His son, George Jr. was helping out at age 14 and soon showed a remarkable propensity and insight in ship design and he convinced his father to extend the boat from 22′ to 24′, under protest by the original designer. Soon, George Jr. had designed a 26-footer and was promptly built and fitted with a surplus WWI aircraft engine as well. After the third design by George Jr. the Kettenburgs started the “Kettenburg Boat and Engine Co.” in 1918 to concentrate fully on the designing and building of boats. Mostly powerboats at first but in 1926 the first 22′ Alden sloop was commissioned by a group of local yachtsmen and the Kettenburgs were on their way to become preeminent sailboat designers and builders.
Kettenburg Boat Works
The Kettenburgs moved their establishment to waterfront property in Point Lorna (Loma) in 1929 and changed their name to “Kettenburg Boat Works”. They were challenged by the San Diego Yacht Club to come up with a design that could race successfully against other, well-established classes, such as the 22-square meter and an R-boat. George Kettenburg, Jr. designed the PC prototype sailboat which easily won and the Kettenburgs had immediate orders for four more boats.
Unfortunately, the depression soon resulted in dried-up orders for the PC and George Jr. cast his eye to a scaled down version of the classic Star and developed the Starlet. The reduced size and simpler design made it more economical to build and buy. The keel was a simple steel plate that was simply bolted to angle irons on the hull bottom and it was also more easily righted in case of a knockdown. 30 of the Starlets were build for the San Diego Yachts Club and more were sold in later years.
After the depression the build up to World War II required a retooling of the Kettenburg Boat Works to be able to deliver the various boats they build for the military on time. They switched from the traditional “right side up” approach to a more modern production line utilizing inverted rigs and separated production zones. This new procedure and retooling allowed the Kettenburg Boat Works to turn out one rearming boat every four to five days and a fishing boat every ten days and the new manufacturing scheme was perpetuated after the war to produce sailing yachts, like the K38 and PCC.
The famous Lockheed P-38 Lightning World War II twin engine fighter which name was the inspiration for the K-38
George Jr. correctly sensed the pent-up demand after Word War II for more luxurious racer-cruisers and started the design of the Pacific Cruising Class, or PCC and the first PCC was launched in 1946.
Paul Kettenburg had re-joined the Kettenburg Boat Works in 1943 after having left the company to go work for General Electric in the lean depression years and by 1949 Paul was convinced there was a place in the lineup for a sloop between the 42′ PCC and the 32 ‘ PC hull for about 60% of the cost and water displacement. Together with Charlie Underwood, who had joined the company that year, Paul developed the lines and layout of what would become the Kettenburg K-38 while Charlie saw to the styling and George Jr. oversaw the production. The name K-38, while obviously referring to being a Kettenburg 38-foot sloop also was chosen because it resembled the the famous aircraft designation P-38 which resonated very well with the postwar, aviation conscious Californians.
The K-38 was a hit from the start. A half-dozen people that dropped by to see the half finished K-38 were so impressed with its look that they signed up for buying one of the eventually 36 built hulls right there and then.
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
Owner/Guardian: (1951) – Russel H. Huff Owner/Guardian: Malcom “Micky” Warde Owner/Guardian: Donna Anderson/Arlon Johnson Owner/Guardian: (2001) – Frank Weis Owner/Guardian: (current) – Thon Deboer
LOA: 132’0 / 40.20m – LOD: – LWL: 84’0″ / 25.63m – Beam: 20’3 / 6.09m – Draft: 14’4″ / 4.39m – Sail Area: 480 sq.m – Hull material: Wood construction – Displacement: – Ballast: – Designer: Camper & Nicholson – Built by: Camper & Nicholsons Yard of Gosfort, England – Year Built: 1899 – Restored By: Piano Velico, di Coperta – Original Owner: Major Selwin Calvery – Club: Porquetol
Known Restoration History:
1999/2002 – Piano Velico, di Coperta – Most of the bottom planking was renewed and the whole deck structure carefully reconditioned. She received a complete new set of spars and rigging and the two original engines were rebuilt, as well as all technical, electrical and plumbing equipment.
Historical:
Black Swan” (originally: “Brynhild”) was designed by Charles E. Nicholson, built by the Camper & Nicholson Yard in Gosport (UK) in 1899, and commissioned by John Selwyn Calverley, who was married to Sybil Disraeli. He had 3 daughters Sybil, Kitty and Frances.. Sadly Calverley did not enjoy her very long, he died on Dec 28th the next year.
The vessel is based in Sète, France, and will soon resume the circuit of the classic Mediterranean regattas.
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Notable Guest, and Reunion Information):
Owner/Guardian: (1899) – Major Selwin Calvery Owner/Guardian: Sir James Pender Owner/Guardian: Amedeo Matacena Owner/Guardian: (2019) – Edouart Poullain, Sète, France Skipper: Vincent Lyoen
Edouard Poulain is the the current owner, the last known skipper aboard is Vincent Lyoen. Best regards.
Natacha – December 19, 2021
Dear all, I allow myself to bring you a correction, Edouart Poullain is the current owner and Vincent Lyoen the skipper. The ship is based in Sète, France, and will soon resume the circuit of the classic Mediterranean regattas. Regards.
Natacha – December 22, 2021
Thank you for the changes you have made. Note that the correct spelling of the skipper LYOEN.
Type: Northeast Harbor 30 (Forty Square Metre Type)
Ex Jajay, Makai (1950s), Sakonnet II, Makai (1960s-1970s), Fleet Angel (2000s)
LOA: 47’2″ / 14.37mm – LWL: 30’0″ / 9.14m – Beam: 7’10” / 2.38m – Draft: 5’6” / 1.67mm – Official Number: 993924 – Designer: Nicolas Potter – Original Owner: J. Andrews Harris III – Year Launched: 1933 – Built By: Herreshoff Mfg. Co Hull Number: 1228 – Hull Material: Wood – Displacement: 12,000 lbs / 5,443 kg – Sail Area: 560 sq ft
Historical:
The last remaining example of the revered Northeast Harbor 30 class. Designed in 1932 by Nicholas Potter and A. Sidney Herreshoff for yachtsmen of the Mount Desert Island Community in Maine, the Northeast Harbor 30s were built by Herreshoff Manufacturing Company and are probably better suited to contemporary ownership than many other classic designs of that era.
HMCo. was a business in transition during the 1930s; their market was changing rapidly and the Depression posed considerable challenges to their survival. At this time, HMCo. began advertising several classes of boats — the “Herreshoff Squadron” — in an attempt to broaden their market beyond one-off custom yachts for high-end patrons, and build upon the one-design concept that had previously served the Company so well. The 1930s “squadron” boats were reasonably affordable and versatile in their design: they could be family boats, comfortable cruisers, lively racers, or all three.
The Northeast Harbor 30 was one such class intended to appeal to a wider audience. Northern European meter boats were the inspiration for a sleek hull that is long (47′ LOA), narrow (7′ 9″ beam) and easily driven with a conservative spread of canvas. But they are also surprisingly handy cruisers that can sleep four, boast full standing headroom and a small galley, and carry a rig designed for easy single-handing.
