William Fife “Mignon”
Fife “Mignon” Specifications: LOA: 28′ 0″ LOD: LWL: 17′ 8″ Beam: 6′ 6″ Draft: 4′ 0″ Hull Number: 427 Rig: Cutter Sail Area: Designer: William Fife III Built by: William Fife & Son Year Built: 1898
“National Whaleboat Project”
Whaleboat Specifications: As the Charles W. Morgan nears her 38th voyage to several ports in New England in 2014, 10 whaleboats are being built by nine organizations in seven states. To learn more, or to support the Charles W. Morgan restoration click here LOA: 28′ 6″ * Beam: 6′ 5″ * Draft: 6′ 6″ * …
William Fife “Mikado”
Fife “Mikado” Specifications: LOA: 42′ 0″ * LOD: * LWL: 30′ 0″ * Beam: 8′ 7″ * Draft: 6′ 7″ * Ballast: 4000 kilograms * Displacement: 7.7 tonnes * Sail Area: * Yard Number: 509 * Hull material: Mahogany and Pitch Pine * Rig: Bermudan Cutter * Designer: William Fife * Type: 1904 Clyde Linear …
April 2013 SAILBOAT OF THE MONTH
2013 APRIL CLASSIC SAILBOAT OF THE MONTH: HERRESHOFF BUZZARDS BAY 18 Artisan Boatworks recent launching, 2011, 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 18 in 1903, …
ELF Classic Yacht Race
May 18th, 2013: Third Annual ELF Classic Yacht Race, Eastport Yacht Club Annapolis to the Chesapeake Maritime Museum, in St Michaels, MD. Race begins on shore, 1880s style, rowing out to your moored boat, then setting out to St Michaels, reversing the process, then logging in at the Tolchester bandstand. Also a best-dressed ship competition, …