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Historical:

“Anitra” has been owned by the same family for 94 years and five generations have been sailing her. She has spent her lifetime on Lake Ontario. She was built for racing at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club and raced successfully for many years, and cruising in the Thousand Islands. She is still going strong for her age. Cypress Cedar on Oak, single plank. All spars and mast of sitka spruce. Honduras Mahogany trim.

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

• Guardian/Owner: (1926) – Montye Macrae
• Guardian/Owner: (current) – Jamie Macrae

Herreshoff NY30 “Anemone II” Specifications:

LOA: 43′ 9″ – LWL: 30′ 0″ – Beam: 8′ 9″ – Draft: 6′ 4″ – Original Rig: J&M – Sail Area: 1,085sq / 100.8sq m – Hull Number: 647 – Designer: N.G. Herreshoff – Design Number: 626-17 – Displacement: 17,696 lbs / 8,027 kg – Original Owner: John Murray Mitchell – Launched: May 6, 1905 – Original Price: $4,200 – Boat Location: Bristol, RI – Current Name: Anemone II – Current Owner: Herreshoff Marine Museum – Sail Number: NY 18 – Documentation / State Reg. No.: 201865

History:

One of eighteen NY 30s built during the Winter of 1904 for members of the New York Yacht, under a special amendment of the by-laws, which previously banned yachts of this size.

At the start of her inaugural season her commissioning owner passed and was afterwords acquired by Mr. Vanderbilt, who entered her in the three remaining races in Newport.

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

Owner/Guardian: (1905) – John Murray Mitchell, ex congressman, U.S. Representative from New York.
Owner/Guardian: (1905) – Alfred Gwinne Vanderbilt Family
Owner/Guardian: Herreshoff Marine Museum

Historical:

AMIGO, an auxiliary yawl, was built in 1953 by Heidtmann-Werft of Hamburg, Germany from designs by Sparkman & Stephens, Inc. Her original name was AMIGO and later names were GLEN GARRY in 1954 and then WHISTLER in 1957 and IROLITA in 1968.

The G classification designates that the vessel was built in Germany. A total of 9 vessels were constructed by Heidtmann Yacht Yard in Hamburg beginning in 1952.

Hosanna, Nugget, Skipaki, Bikini, Finali, Bagatelle, Carousel, Amigo, Loki, Sally R, Medora, Barunita & Chance

Amigo is currently cruising Pacific Northwest Coast.

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

Owner: (1953-1954) Dr. August Morris
Owner: (1954) John G. Jackson, Jr.
Owner: (1984-1992) Michael Rosso

Sail Number:

Type: Gaff Schooner

America (Recreation Number 3) Specifications:

LOA: 78’3″ / 23.85m – LOD: 67’11″ / 20.70m – LWL: – Beam: 18’08” / 5.70m – Draft: 8’10” / 2.70m – Design Number: – Designer: Nautica – Original Owner: – Current Owner: Sea Independent – Year Launched: 2005 – Built By: Nautica, Varna, Bulgaria – Hull Material: Steel – Gross Displacement: 55 tonnes – Sail Area: 377m² (topsail 14m²)

Historical:

Built 2003-2005 by shipbuilder Nautica in Bulgaria modeled after the famous yacht “America.”

Private yacht of the shipyard’s owner of Varna, 2007 sold to a hotel owner from Austria.2008 transfer from Black Sea to Germany. Based in Rostock, GER the ship is used for passenger sailing trips since 2009 for smaller groups, participation in the Hanse Sail Rostock

Sail Number:

Type: Gaff Schooner

America (Recreation Number 2) Specifications:

LOD: 105’0″ / 32.00m – LWL: – Beam: 24’09” / 7.54m – Draft: 10’0” / 3.04m – Design Number: – Designer: Recreation John Scarano – Original Owner: Ray Giovanni America 2.0, LLC – Current Owner: Troy Sears’s company Next Level Sailing – Year Launched: 1995 Port Albany NY – Built By: Scarano Boat Building – Hull Material: End-grain balsa core, sandwiched between two layers of Port Orford Cedar over wooden laminated frames – Gross Displacement: 92 tonnes – Sail Area:

Historical:

Established in 1976, Scarano Boat Building operates a vessel design and construction business, located in the Port of Albany in New York’s Capital Region, and Classic Harbor Lines runs a water vessel sightseeing business that operates in New York City; Rhode Island and Key West, Florida. With daily public tours and private excursions, the high demand for the company’s vessels warranted the construction of a new, larger boat so plans were made for the America 2.0.