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Classic Yacht Register of Heritage
The Classic Yacht Register of Heritage is a database of the worlds Vintage, Classic and Grand Prix (Spirit of Tradition) sailboats. The Registry includes surviving, and destroyed vessels, and inclusion is either by vessel’s historical significance, invitation or request.
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Database
There are currently 19 names in this directory beginning with the letter E.
Easterner
Easterner - Built by Graves Yacht Yard, Marblehead, Massachusetts for the Chandler (Buss) Hovey, Jr family (partners at the New York investment banking firm White, Weld & Company and past owners of the J Class Rainbow and Weetamoe), she entered in the 1958, 1962 and 1964 defender trials for the America’s Cup. - Sail Number: US 18 - Type: 12 Metre (Third Rule AC) - LOA: 65’5″ / 19.94m - LOD: 65’5″ / 19.94m - LWL: 47’1″ / 14.35m - Beam: 12’0″ / 3.66m - Draft: 9’1″ / 2.79m - Displacement: 27.8 tons - Sail Area: 1,926.74 sq ft / 179 sq.m.) - Original Owner: Easterner Syndicate (Syndicate head Chandler (Buss) Hovey, Jr) - Original Home Port: Eastern YC, Marblehead, MA - Current Owner: Scott Bernard - Current Home Port: Annapolis, MD - Year Launched: June 27, 1958 - Designed by: C. Raymond Hunt, Assoc. - Built by: Graves Yacht Yard, Marblehead, MA - Hull Material: Wood - Coast Guard Certification:
Edlu
Edlu - named after daughters Edmee and Lucy, was designed and built for Rudolph J. Schaefer, Commodore of the Larchmont Yacht Club. - LOA: 56′ 2″ / 17.11m - LWL: 40′ 0″ / 12.19m - Beam: 13′ 0″ / 3.96m - Draft: 7′ 10″ / 2.38m - Design Number: 35 - Rig: Origin Cutter - Displacement: 47,100 lbs - Sail Area: 1,449 sq ft - Designer: Sparkman & Stephens - Built By: Henry B. Nevins, City Island, NY - Original Owner: Rudolph J. Schaefer - Current Owner: - Current Name: Orion - Launched: 1934 - Contract Cost: $25,000 - Sail Number:
Edlu II
Edlu II - Class: Vintage - CRF Rating: 48.0 - In the way of background, BLACK WATCH (formerly EDLU II) was built in 1938 for the Schaefer family of Larchmont , NY. Construction took place in City Island at the Nevins Shipyard to the design of Sparkman and Stephens. This was the first design that S & S tank tested. - LOA: 68' 0" - LWL: 48' 0" - Beam: 14' 7" - Draft: 9' 3" - Design Number: 218 - Rig: Yawl - Displacement: 76,700 lbs - Sail Area: 2,125 sq ft - Designer: Sparkman & Stephens - Built By: Henry B. Nevins, City Island, NY - Original Owner: - Current Owner: - Launched: 1938 - Sail Number:
Egeria
Egeria - Type: International 225 - In 1939 The Corinthian Yacht Club members, of Marblehead, Massachusetts, were looking for a spirited one-design club boat for Massachusetts Bay, having searched for a low cost, low maintenance solution they decided on and sponsored the Lawley 225. Further evolved and improved by C. Raymond Hunt and Frank C. Paine, “Egeria” was the first of the 225 class boats, known as 225/1. “Egeria” proved to be very fast, beating most of the class boats in Marblehead except the 30-Square-Metres. - LOA: 35’6″ / 10.85m * LOD: 35’6″ / 10.85m * LWL: 26′ 0″ * Beam: 5’11 / 1.55m * Draft: 5′ 00 / 1.52m * Ballast: 1,000 lbs * Displacement: * Original Sail Area: 225 * Yard Number: Prototype * Hull material: Weldwood Construction * Rig: Sloop * Designer: C. Raymond Hunt * Built by: George Lawley & Son, Neponset, Massachusetts * Year First Built: 1936 * Contract Cost: $1,000
Egret
Egret - During the ninetieth century in South Florida there were far more people in Key West (about 15,000) than the rest of the Keys and modern day Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties combined (about 550) While Miami became officially incorporated on July 8th, 1896, most were dependent upon Biscayne Bay for survival as agriculture was limited. - Sail Number: - Type: Sharpie - LOA: 28’2” / 8.60m - LOD: - LWL: 22’8” / 6.90m - Beam: 7’2” / 2.20m - Draft: Board up 1’0” / .30m – Board down 3’6” / 1.06m - Designer: Ralph Middleton Munroe - Design Number: - Current Name: - Original Owner: Ralph Middleton Munroe - Current Owner: - Year Built: 1886 - Built by: A.C. Brown & Son, Tottenville, S.I., NY - Hull material: Wood - Displacement: 4,058 lbs - Engine: Oars
Eilean
Eilean - Type: Bermudian ketch - Class: Vintage - So it was that in 1937 a boat was launched into the sea from the Fife boatyard in Fairlie, a 22-metre yacht called Eilean, which in the Scottish means “little island”. The boat, design number 822, was conceived by the then eighty-year-old William Fife III, alongside his nephew Robert Balderton Fife who had only recently joined the family business. According to the Lloyds Register of 1938, both names appeared among the designers of the boat. Also specified in the Register, apart from the main dimensions, were the Bermudian ketch sail-plan, which remains unchanged up to the present day, the presence of a 4-cylinder paraffin engine and a sail set made by sail-makers Ratsey of the Isle of Wight. - LOA: 72.83 / 22.20m - LWL: 50.91' / 15.52m - Beam: 15.25' / 4.65m - Draft: 10.66' / 3.25m - Displacement: 50 tons - Sail Area: 301m2 - Built: William Fife & Son, Fairlie Scotland - Year Built: 1937
Elbe No.5
Elbe No.5 - was designed by Gustav Junge and built as the pilot schooner by H.C. Stülcken & Sohn shipyard in Hamburg, GER in 1883. - Sail Number: 5 - Vessel Type: Pilot schooner - LOA: 121′ 5″ / 37.00m - LOD: 83′ 1″ / 25.32m - LWL: - Beam: 19′ 6″ / 5.95m - Draft: 12′ 0″ / 3.66m - Displacement: - Ballast: - Built By: H.C. Stülcken & Sohn shipyard in Hamburg, GER - Sail Area: 5295.84 ft² / 492 m² - Designed by: Gustav Junge - Original Owner: - Original Name: Elbe - Launched: 1885 - Hull Material: Wood - Engine: General Motors 471 Diesel - Home port: Hamburg
Elena
Elena - In the fall of 1910 Morton Plant placed an order with the Herreshoff Construction Company for a new yacht. Plant’s design request was simple, “Build me a schooner that can win!” and so the choice was made to copy, and where possible, improve upon the design of the S/Y Westward that Herreshoff had built the year before. The Westward was another benchmark yacht that swept the field at every race she took part in her first year racing and, with continued success, became one of the most famous and successful racing schooners of all time. - LOA: 180′ 5″ * LOD: 136′ 6″ * LWL: 96′ 0″ * Beam: 26′ 8″ * Draft: 17′ 0″ * Ballast: * Displacement: 216 Tons * Sail Area Upwind: 1.180 m2 * Yard Number: 706/Y103 * Hull material: Steel * Rig: Schooner * Designer: N.G. Herreshoff * Built by: FACTORIA NAVAL DE MARIN Galicia, Spain * Year Built: 2009 * Restored By: * Current Name: Elena * Original Owner: * Current Owner: * Sail Number:
Elena of London
Elena of London To resurrect this maritime legend, today's engineers and designers not only had hundreds of hand-drawn plans donated by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, MA. but were also provided with the resources of Herreshoff Design Office located in Bristol, RI which is overseen by Halsey Herreshoff, the grandson of Nathaniel Greene Herreshoff ’s. - LOA: 180′ 5″ / 55.00m - LOD: 136’ 6” /41.60m - LWL: 96′ 0″ / 29.60m - Beam: 26’ 8” / 8.14m - Draft: 17′ 0″ / 5.20m - Yard Number: #706/Y103 - Rig: Schooner - Displacement: 215 tons - Sail Area Upwind: 1.180 m2 - Designer: Nathanael G. Herreshoff Replica / ACUBENS Naval Architects Madrid - Built By: FACTORIA NAVAL DE MARIN Galicia, Spain - Original Owner: - Current Owner: - Launched: 2009
Eleonora
Eleonora - is an exact replica of the schooner Westward. Westward was launched on March 31, 1910 as hull number 692 at the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. She was arguably one of the most famous and best known racing schooners in the world. - Type: Big Class - Eleonora Specifications: - LOA: 162’5″ / 49.50m - LOD: 136’2″ / 41.50m - LWL: - Beam: 26’8″ / 8.12m - Draft: 17’1” / 5.20m - Hull Number: 692 - Hull material: Steel - Designer: N.G. Herreshoff - Last Owner: Private - Year Built: 2000 - Built By: Van der Graaf, NL - Gross Displacement: 214 tons - Engine: Baudouin 6R 124SR 460 HP - Website: Schooner Eleonora - Flag: United Kingdom (GB) - Location: Marine Traffic
Enchantress
Enchantress - was designed by Cary Smith & Ferris, and built by Lawley & Son Corp. for Mr. William E. Iselin, who sold his previous yawl “Vigilant,”in order make way for this magnificent vessel. Designed for off-shore cruising and built to Lloyd’s rules 100 A.I. representing the latest advance in yacht construction. - Sail Number: - Wartime Designation: YAG-6 - Type: (Schooner) - LOA: 136’0″ / 41.45m - LOD: - LWL: 100’0″ / 30.48m - Beam: 27’0″ / 8.22m - Draft: 15’0″ / 4.57m - Designer: A. Gary Smith - Original Owner(s): William E. Iselin, New York (NYYC) - Year Launched: 1911 - Built By: George Lawley & Son Corp., Neponset, Massachusetts - Hull Material: Steel - Displacement: 191 tons - Former name(s) - O.N. 208667 - Original Winter Birth: Greenport, New York
Endeavour
Endeavour Type: J-Class - A 130-foot J Class sloop, was commissioned by Sir T.O.M. Sopwith and built by Camper & Nicholson at Gosport England to challenge for the America’s Cup in 1934. Having prepared his campaign in Shamrock V, Sopwith was keen to ensure that this yacht was the most advanced design possible. With his experience designing aircraft Sopwith applied aviation technology to Endeavour’s rig and winches and spared nothing to make her the finest vessel of her day. From launching in 1934 shecontinued her preparation by competing against Shamrock V (then owned by Sir Richard Fairey) and the newly launched Velsheda (owned by W.L Stephenson). She swept through the British racing fleet and into the hearts of yachtsmen the world around, winning many races in her first season. Like many before her, Endeavour did not win the Cup but she came closer to doing so than any other challenger.
Erica
Erica - Designed and built by Camper & Nicholsons in 1938 for Ronald Teacher (of Teacher’s Whisky) of Rhu on the Clyde, especially for the British-American Cup Races later that year. After the war she appeared occasionally on the Clyde before being sold to Canada. - Sail Number: K 57 (original sail no.) - Type: 6 Metre Class - LOA: 36’2” / 11.02m - LOD: 36’2” / 11.02m - LWL: 23’6” / 7.16m - Beam: 6’0” / 1.83m -Draft: 5’4” / 1.63m - Designer: Charles Nicholson - Original Owner: Ronald Teacher, Rhu on the Clyde - Current Owner: Private - Year Launched: 1938 - Built by: Camper & Nicholson, - Gosport, England (no. 457) - Hull material: Wood - Sail Area: - Displacement: 5 tonnes - Engine: - Flag: - Club:
Erna Signe
Erna Signe - 1911 William Fife III designed and Neglingevarvet in Stockholm, Sweden built “12mR Erna Signe” for Nils Person, Sweden. - LOA: 62’0″ / 18.90m
LWL: 39’2″ / 11.94m - Beam: 11’3″ / 3.43m - Draft: 7’0” / 2.13m - Hull Number: 594 - Designer: William Fife III - Original Owner: Nils Persson - Current Owner: - Year Built: 1911 - Built By: Stockholms Batbygyeri Aktiebolag (Plym) - Hull Material: wood on steel frames - Gross Displacement: 28 tons - Sail Area: 166 sq.m. (1948) - Erna Signe: Video - Sail Number: E 8
LWL: 39’2″ / 11.94m - Beam: 11’3″ / 3.43m - Draft: 7’0” / 2.13m - Hull Number: 594 - Designer: William Fife III - Original Owner: Nils Persson - Current Owner: - Year Built: 1911 - Built By: Stockholms Batbygyeri Aktiebolag (Plym) - Hull Material: wood on steel frames - Gross Displacement: 28 tons - Sail Area: 166 sq.m. (1948) - Erna Signe: Video - Sail Number: E 8
Escapade
Escapade - “Queen of the Lakes” Designed for Henry G. Fownes, Stamford, Connecticut, who wanted the largest boat that could fit under the size limit for the Bermuda Race, but shallow drafted enough to travel down the Intracoastal Waterway. - LWL: 54′ 00″
Beam: 17′ 00″ - Draft: 7′ 10″ (Board up) - Ballast: * Displacement: 110,00 lbs - Sail Area: 2,630 sq ft - Yard Number: - Hull material: Wood construction - Rig: Double-head Yawl Rig - Designer: Rhodes - Built by: Luders Construction Company, Stamford CT - Year Built: 1937 - Restored By: - Current Name: - Original Owner: Henry G. Fownes - Contract Price: $40,000.00 - Current Owner: - Sail Number:
Beam: 17′ 00″ - Draft: 7′ 10″ (Board up) - Ballast: * Displacement: 110,00 lbs - Sail Area: 2,630 sq ft - Yard Number: - Hull material: Wood construction - Rig: Double-head Yawl Rig - Designer: Rhodes - Built by: Luders Construction Company, Stamford CT - Year Built: 1937 - Restored By: - Current Name: - Original Owner: Henry G. Fownes - Contract Price: $40,000.00 - Current Owner: - Sail Number:
Esperanza
Esperanza - Nygren “Esperanza” Specifications: - LOA: 50.95′ / 15.53m - LOD: 50.95′ / 15.3m - LWL: - Beam: 10.66′ / 3.25m - Draft: 6.56′ / 2m - Displacement: - Sail Area: - Hull material: Wood - Rig: Cutter - Designer: Axel Nygren - Type: SK150 - Built by: Stockholm Boatbuilding AB
Year Built: 1897 - Restored By: - Current Name: Esperanza - Original Owner: Carl Wicander “Cork Wicander” - Current Owner: - Sail Number: 150-S3
Year Built: 1897 - Restored By: - Current Name: Esperanza - Original Owner: Carl Wicander “Cork Wicander” - Current Owner: - Sail Number: 150-S3
Ester
Ester - In 1901, Gunnar Mellgren was assigned the task of drawing a boat to race against Finland and defend the Tivoli cup. He created something both beautiful and unique. That year, the Finnish boating magazine Frisk Bris wrote that Ester was a very strange phenomenon and one of the most beautiful yachts created. She retained Sweden’s hold on the Tivoli Cup and went on to race very successfully throughout Sweden. - Sail Number:- Type: Gaff Cutter - LOA: 50′ 0″ / 15.24m - LOD: 50′ 0″ / 15.24m - LWL: 26′ 5″ / 8.05m - Beam: 9′ 9″ / 2.97m - Draft: 6′ 6″ / 1.98m - Displacement: 3.6 tons - Year Launched: 1901 - Sail Area: 108.4 sqm - Designed by: Gunnar Mellgren - Original Owner: - Current Owner: Bo Eriksson and Per Hellgren - Built by: - Hull Material: Wood - Former name(s): Britta -Website: https://www.ester1901.se/ - Location: Hyeres, France
Et Toi
Et Toi - James H. “Sham” Hunt on sailing on the International 410 Et Toi – “CRH and I only..age 13…raced in the New London to Marblehead Race in 1949 and won by such a large margin that the committee called the Canal to see if we had taken a short cut through it..no of course. - LOA: 35’10 7/8″ / 10.70m - LWL: 28’3″ / 8.62m - Beam 6’10 3/4″ / 1.86 - Draft 5’9″ / 1.79m - Hull Number: - Designer: C. Raymond Hunt - Original Owner: Ray Hunt - Current Owner: - Year Built: 1947 - Built By: Marblehead Yacht Yard - Hull Material: “Harborite” Plywood Construction - Gross Displacement: - Sail Number:
Eva
Eva - EVA was designed by William Fife III in accordance with the regulations of the second Linear Rating Rule, the last yacht built by William Fife & Sons under this formula. - LOA: 57’6″ / 17.50m - LOD: 42’6″ / 13.0m - LWL: 29’6″ / 9.0m - Beam: 9’10” / 3.0m - Draft: 6’7” / 2.0m - Hull Number: - Designer: William Fife III - Original Owner: F Glenn Mac Andrew, of Knock Castle Largs - Current Owner: - Year Built: 1906 - Built By: William Fife & Sons, Scotland - Hull Material: Mahogany / Teak - Gross Displacement: 9 tons - Sail Number:
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