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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 R.
Race Horse
Race Horse - Type: W - 37 Sport Classique - Class: Spirit of Tradition - Promotional Video Video - Like today’s current crop of cutting-edge race boats, the W-37 RACE HORSE is lightweight, relatively beamy, with a plumb stem and near-vertical transom. - LOA: 43ft 5in / 13.25m - LOA: 43ft 5in / 13.25m - LWL: 33’3″ / 10.13m - Beam 11’8″ / 3.56m - Draft 8’0” / 2.44m - Designer: Stephens / Waring & White Yacht Design - Original Owner: Donald Tofias - W-Class president - Current Owner: Donald Tofias - W-Class president
Year Built: 2010 - Built By: Brooklin Boat Yard (Brooklin, Maine) - Hull Material: Cold-Molded - Displacement: 8,520lbs (3,865Kg) - Sail Number: W37/US 1 - Sail Area: 886sq ft (82.3sq m) - SA/D: 38.7 - DL Ratio: 85
Year Built: 2010 - Built By: Brooklin Boat Yard (Brooklin, Maine) - Hull Material: Cold-Molded - Displacement: 8,520lbs (3,865Kg) - Sail Number: W37/US 1 - Sail Area: 886sq ft (82.3sq m) - SA/D: 38.7 - DL Ratio: 85
Rafale
Rafale - was designed by Ingenieur Lomakin and built by Chantier de la Liane in Boulogne France (near Calais) in 1935 for Monsieur L. Babin from Nantes under Lloyds requirements. - Sail Number: - Type: Cutter - LOA: 50’6″ / 15.54m - LWL: 31’8″ / 9.70m - Beam: 10’8″ / 3.25m - Draft: 5’7” / 1.74m - Build Number: 163 - Designer: Ingenieur Lomakin - Design Number: 1801935 - Original Owner: Monsieur L. Babin, Nantes - Current Owner: - Year Launched: 2.8.1935 - Built By: Chantier de la Liane, Boulogne France (near Calais) - Hull Material: Wood - Gross Displacement: 13.5 tons - Sail Area: 797 ft² / 74 m²
Ragamuffin
Ragamuffin - Type: S&S 48 - Has raced in 21 Rolex Sydney Hobarts, three Admiral’s Cups – 1969, 1971 and 1973
Legendary owner Syd Fischer has represented Australia internationally in 5 America’s Cup campaigns; self-funding all (a record shared with Sir Thomas Lipton). Lifetime Achievement Award from the Australian Yachting Awards 2013, Award for services to Yachting 2003, mentor to many of today’s sailors including Ian Murray, James Spithill.
In 1968 the first of Syd’s yachts named Ragamuffin hit the water. Syd built her in time for the Admiral’s Cup trials. She was the top point scorer at the ’68 Cup for Australia, with the team finishing 2nd overall.
The boat went on to win every major race it contested in Australia, with the exception of the Hobart race. As of 2010, she has sailed 25 Hobart races under the names of Ragamuffin, Margaret Rintoul II and Spirit of Koomooloo. – Current Name: Spirit of Koomooloo – ex, (1988) Margaret Rintoul II, ex (1968) Ragamuffin - LOA: 48′ 8″ - LWL: 36′ 0″ - Beam: 12′ 6″ - Draft: 7′ 9″ - Design Number: 1949 - Rig: Sloop - Displacement: 30,654 lbs - Sail Area: 1,050 sq ft - Sail Number: 70 - Designer: Sparkman & Stephens - Built By: Quilkey Brothers, Sydney, Australia - Original Owner: Syd Fischer - Current Owner: Mike Freebairn - Launched: 1968
Legendary owner Syd Fischer has represented Australia internationally in 5 America’s Cup campaigns; self-funding all (a record shared with Sir Thomas Lipton). Lifetime Achievement Award from the Australian Yachting Awards 2013, Award for services to Yachting 2003, mentor to many of today’s sailors including Ian Murray, James Spithill.
In 1968 the first of Syd’s yachts named Ragamuffin hit the water. Syd built her in time for the Admiral’s Cup trials. She was the top point scorer at the ’68 Cup for Australia, with the team finishing 2nd overall.
The boat went on to win every major race it contested in Australia, with the exception of the Hobart race. As of 2010, she has sailed 25 Hobart races under the names of Ragamuffin, Margaret Rintoul II and Spirit of Koomooloo. – Current Name: Spirit of Koomooloo – ex, (1988) Margaret Rintoul II, ex (1968) Ragamuffin - LOA: 48′ 8″ - LWL: 36′ 0″ - Beam: 12′ 6″ - Draft: 7′ 9″ - Design Number: 1949 - Rig: Sloop - Displacement: 30,654 lbs - Sail Area: 1,050 sq ft - Sail Number: 70 - Designer: Sparkman & Stephens - Built By: Quilkey Brothers, Sydney, Australia - Original Owner: Syd Fischer - Current Owner: Mike Freebairn - Launched: 1968
Raider
Raider - In Olin Stephen’s words “We set out to design a good cruiser/racer with good all-around form, guided by the lines of Dorade, Stormy Weather and Edlu, and emphasized seaworthiness rather than around-the-mark agility.” - Type: NY-32 - LOA: 45’4″ / 13.81m - LWL: 32’0″ / 9.75m - Beam: 10’7″ / 3.22m - Draft: 6’6” / 1.98m - Design Number: 125 - Designer: Sparkman & Stephens - Original Name: Rampage II - Original Owner: Arthur W. Page - Current Owner: Hans J. Schultz - Year Built: 1936 - Built By: Nevins Yacht Yard Yacht Builders, City Island, NY - Contract Cost: $11,000 - Hull Material: Philippine mahogany on white oak frames - Gross Displacement: 27,000 lbs - Ballast: 12,000 lbs - Sail Area: Original 950 sq ft - Sail Number: NY-12, US 1661
Rainbow
Rainbow - Type: New York 70 - LOA: 106′ 0″ - LWL: 70′ 0″ - Beam 19′ 4″ - Draft 14′ 0″ - Original Rig: Cutter - Hull Number: 529 - Designer: N.G. Herreshoff - Contracted By: Cornelius Vanderbilt - Contract Date: 10/11/1899 - Original Price: $32,594 - Status: Destroyed
Rainbow J-Class
Rainbow J-Class - J-Class Rainbow is built in aluminum and designed according to the JCA (J Class Association) maximum performance rules, based on William Starling Burgess’ lines of the original 1934 America’s Cup winner. The hull is from Bloemsma Aluminiumbouw and she is finished at Holland Jachtbouw (HJB). Art deco interior design is by deVosdeVries Design. - Sail Number: J/H2 - Vessel Type: J-Class - LOA: 131′3″ / 40.00m - LOD: 131′3″ / 40.00m - LWL: 88’11” / 27.10m - Beam: 20′11″ / 6.37m - Draft: 15′9″ / 4.80m - Displacement: 175 tons - Ballast: - Sail Area: upwind 950 m2 / downwind 1500 m2 - Original Name: Rainbow - Year Launched: 2012 - Designed by: Dykstra Naval Architects - Built by: Freddie Bloemsma / Claassen Jachtbouw - Hull Material: Alustar Aluminum - Yacht Club: - Location: Marine traffic - Flag: United Kingdom (GB)
Ranger
Ranger - Construction of a replica of Ranger was started at Danish Yacht Boatyard (by Royal Denship) in early 2002 and was completed in late December 2003. The original designs were used as the basis for the new boat but were updated to conform to the latest safety regulations and the requirement of the owner to cross oceans in comfort. ( four extra inches to her freeboard, and the design team decided on a deck house rather than the original flush deck of the day racers.) - Sail Number: J/5 - Vessel Type: J-Class - LOA: 136′4″ / 41.55m - LOD: 136′4″ / 41.55m - LWL: 91’0″ / 27.73m - Beam: 21′1″ / 6.42m - Draft: 16′1″ / 4.90m - Displacement: 166 tons - Ballast: - Sail Area: - Original Name: Ranger - Current Owner: John Williams - Year Launched: 2004 - Designed by: Starling W Burgess – Paolo Scanu/Reichel-Pugh - Built by: Danish Yacht, Skagen, Denmark - Hull Material: Steel - Yacht Club: - Location: Marine Traffic
Rawhiti
Rawhiti - Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, Commodore C. P. Murdoch presented to Mr. Pittar, upon the launching ceremonies, the club’s burgee, and noting through his adjournment, at a champagne luncheon, a toast of” The Owner” saying that Mr. Pittar had done more than any other man in the colony to uphold New Zealand yachting, and the reputation of Auckland-built yachts in New Zealand and Australia, sparing neither money nor time in the interest of the sport. - LOA: 54′ 0″ / 16.5m * LOD: * LWL: 34.9′ / 10.6m* Beam: 9.8′ / 2.98 * Draft: 7′ 0″ / 2.13M * Ballast: * Displacement: 6.5 Tons * Sail Area Upwind: * Yard Number: * Hull material: Over Built For Passage Making, Diagonal Principle, Triple-Skin Kauri, All Boards Being the Full Length of the Hull * Rig: Gaff Rigged Cutter * Mast: Oregon Pine * Other Spars: Spruce * Designer: Robert Logan Snr * Built by: Messrs. Logan Bros., Auckland, Mechanics Bay (now filled in), New Zealand * Year Launched: 6th October 1905 * Christened By: Mrs A. Logan * Restored By: Brookes Boatbuilders of Waimauku * Current Name: Rawhiti (“Sunshine”) * Original Owner: Mr. A T Pittar, Sydney * Current Owner: Greg Lee and Sam Stubbs (brothers in law) * Sail Number: 6
Red Herring
Red Herring - Concept by Van Alan Clark Jr., designed by David Hubbard and built in 1980 by Eric Goetz, Bristol RI. The worlds first modern canting keel, and inspiration by L. Francis Herreshoff’s “sailing machine” in the Common Sense of Yacht Design. - LOA: 55’0″ / 16.76m - LWL: 51’0″ / 15.54m - Beam: 8’3″ / 2.51m - Draft: 6’0” / 1.82m – 9’0″ / 2.74m - Keel: Canting 35 degrees - Hull Number: 22 - Designer: David Hubbard - Original Owner: Van Alan Clark Jr - Current Owner: Steven H. Clark - Year Built: 1980 - Built By: Eric Goetz, Bristol RI - Hull Material: Composite - Gross Displacement: 9,500 lbs - Original Sail Area: 730 sq ft - Current Sail Area: 1,200 sq ft - Home Port: Bristol, RI - Sail Number: 121
Redwing Class
Redwing Class - The Bembridge SC and the Royal Victoria YC got together and discussed in 1896 the creation of a new inexpensive class to replace the half-raters. - 1937 Specs - LOA: 27′ 11″ / 8.26m – LWL: – Beam: 5′ 6″ / 1.67m – Draft: 3′ 4″ / 1.03m – Displacement: – Sail Area: – Hull Number: – Rig: – Designer: Charles E Nicholson – Built by: – Year Built: 1937
Revonoc II
Revonoc II - Revonoc II, inverse Conover, was designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built, launched and delivered by Bob Derecktor, June 1957. - Sail Number: - Type: Centerboard Yawl - LOA: 42′7″ / 12.97m - LOD: 42′7″ / 12.97m - LWL: 29′6″ / 8.99m - Beam: 11′9″ / 3.58m - Draft: 4’2″ / 1.27m (Draft 4-2″ (board up) 9-6″ (board down) - Displacement: 22,035 lbs / 9994.90kg - Ballast: 6,575 lbs / 2982.37kg - Sail Area: 889 ft² / 82.59 m² - Hull: Oak frames / double planked mahogany over cedar - Designer: Sparkman & Stephens - Design Number: 1252 - Built by: Robert E.(Bob) Derecktor, Mamaroneck, N.Y. - Original Owner: Harvey Conover, Sr., commodore of the Cruising Club of America - Original Name: REVONOC II - Year Delivered: June, 1957 - Status: Lost
Rita IV
Rita IV - King Christian X commissioned this beautiful design from Scotland’s William Fife III for building by English ship and boat builders John I. Thornycroft & Co’s boat, truck and engine building venture in Copenhagen’s Sydhavn, Thornycroft Scandinavia A/S, established in 1913. - Sail Number: 10/D1 - Type: International 10 Metre - LOA: 56’11” / 17.34m - LOD: 56’11” / 17.34m - LWL: 36’0” / 10.97m - Beam: 10’3” / 3.12m - Draft: 7’4” / 2.22m - Displacement: 14.10 tonnes - Lead Keel: 8 tonnes - Hull material: Wood - Designer: William Fife III - Built by: Thornycroft Scandinavia AS yard in Copenhagen - Year Launched: 17th April 1926 - Current Name: Rita IV - Original Owner: King Christian X of Denmark - Rita IV Book: Rita IV – The story of the restoration - FLAG: Switzerland (CHE) - Location: Lac Leman, Switzerland
Roseway
Roseway - was designed as a fishing yacht by John James and built in 1925 in his family’s shipyard in Essex, Massachusetts. Father and son worked side by side on Roseway, carrying on a long New England history of wooden shipbuilding. She was commissioned by Harold Hathaway of Taunton, Massachusetts, and was named after an acquaintance of Hathaway’s “who always got her way.” - Wartime designation: - Type: Gaff-rigged schooner - LOA: 137′ 0″ / 42.00m - LOD: 112’0″ / 34.00m - LWL: 90’0″ / 27.00m - Beam: 20′ 7″ / 6.27m - Draft:13′ 0″ / 4.00m - Displacement: - Sail Area: 5,600 sq ft / 520 m2 - Original Owner: Harold Hathaway of Taunton, Massachusetts - Original Name: Roseway - Year Launched: 24 November 1925 - Designed by: John James - Built by: John F. James & Son - Hull Material: Wood - In service: Out of service: - National Register Number: 97001278
Roxane III
Rozinante
Rozinante - This is one of the most popular small cruising boat designs, and with good reason. She features a relatively light and very sleek hull form compared to English canoe yawls, and her hull lines are regarded by many as some of the most beautiful ever drawn - LOA: 28′ 0″ * LOD: * LWL: 24′ 0″ * Beam: 6′ 4″ * Draft: 3′ 9″ * Displacement: 6,600 lbs * Ballast: 3,360 * Sail Area: 348 * Design Number: 98 * Yard Number: * Rig: Canoe Yawl * Designer: L.F. Herreshoff * Built by: * Year Built: 1956 * Restored By: * Current Name: * Current Owner: * Sail Number:
Rugosa II
Rugosa II - Type: New York 40 - Class: Vintage - LOA: 59′ 0″ - LWL: 40′ 0″ - Beam: 14′ 6″ - Draft: 8′ 2″ - Original Rig: Marconi Yawl - Hull Number: 983 - Designer: N.G. Herreshoff - Original Owner: Russell Grinnell - Built: 1925 - Original Price: $32,500 - Boat Location: Bristol, RI - Current Name: Rugosa - Current Owner: Halsey Herreshoff - Sail Number:
Rum
Rum - A High Tech Gaff Rigged Day Racer built with modern techniques to the Godinet rule from 1892: - Type: D&D 43 (One Design) - Rum Specifications: - LOA: 43’0″ / 13.13m - LOD: 42’0″ / 12.81m - LWL: 30’6″ / 9.30m - Beam: 7’4″ / 2.25m - Draft: 8’4” / 2.56m - Construction: Strip Plank - Designer: Theo Danel, Danel Design - Original Owner: - Current Owner: - Year Built: 2012 - Built By: - Gross Displacement: 8,917lbs / 4,045kg - Mainsail: 699.65 sq ft / 65sq meters
Ruweida V
Ruweida V - LOA: 38.00′ / 11.58m – LOD: 38.00′ / 11.58m – LWL: 25’00” / 7.62m – Beam: 7’03” / 2.21m – Draft: 5’08” / 1.73m – Ballast: – Displacement: – Sail Area Original: 591 sq ft / 55m2 – Yard Number: – Hull material: Double Planked, Mahogany on Cedar with White Oak Frames – Rig: Sloop – Mast: – Designer: Starling Burgess – Type: R-Class – Built by: George S. Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA – Year Built: 1926 – Restored By: IYRS – Current Name: Ruweida V – Original Owner: Corinthian Yacht Club Commodore Mr. Boggs – Current Owner: – Sail Number: R3
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I am in the process of having my moms Lawley 15 being restored and we are looking for pictures of the rigging or better yet a lawley 15 that might have the rigging. MY email is eppa@aol.com phone is 352 613 4478 please reach out or point me in a direction may encounter this boat.
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