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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.
The wonderful stories and racing histories of these magnificent craft are important to the overall valuation of each vessels historical record, so please provide as much information as possibly including any home videos that you may have.
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance) – An important classification within each vessels profile that recognizes the dedicated stewardship, preservation, and celebrity of all the men and women that have cared for and sailed on these legendary vessels. All helping to preserve and add to the historical significance of these vessels for future generation to come.
Reunions – If you wish to be reunited with the vessel that you were once associated with, please let us know and we will do our best to reunite all for a special celebration. Please view the video “Banzai – A Celebration of Life” for one of our reunions. Banzai Reunion.
Wartime Registry of Civilian Sailing Vessels – Dedicated to the Men and Women of the Coastal Picket Patrol – “Semper Paratus,” where civilian sailing vessels and their civilian crews were commissioned into service to defend the front lines of American and European Shores. Wartime Registry.
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Database
There are currently 5 names in this directory beginning with the letter Y.
YaniraYanira - Yanira built in 1953 and launched in 1954, her first name was Ingeborg in honor of the wife and the daughter of Ragnar Appelgren, the Norwegian cosmetics Industrial who commissioned her construction. - LOA: 58.56′ / 17.85m - LWL: - Beam: 12.46′ / 3.80m - Draft: 8.53′ / 2.60m - Hull Number: - Designer: Bjarne Aas - Original - Owner: Ragnar Appelgren - Current Owner: - Year Built: 1953 - Built By: Fredrikstad (Norway) - Hull Material: Mahogony / Oak - Gross Displacement: 22 tons / 20,000 kg - Sail Number: ESP1257
YankeeYankee - Type: New York 70 - Four boats were constructed for members of the New York Yacht Club. They were lightly built, raced hard, leaked extensively and only two boats continued sailing after the first year. - LOA: 106′ 0″ - LWL: 70′ 0″ - Beam 19′ 4″ - Draft 14′ 0″ - Original Rig: Cutter - Hull Number: 529 - Designer: N.G. Herreshoff - Original Owner: Duryea / Whitney - Built: 1899 - Original Price: $32,594 - Status: Destroyed
Yankee - William F. StoneYankee - was built in 1906 and launched prematurely during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake at the Frank Stone Boatyard in San Francisco, where the St. Francis Yacht Club now resides. She was originally constructed as a gaff-rigged sloop and designed for the first offshore Farallones Race in 1907, which it won. Circa 1908, she was sold to bay sailor Charlie Miller who campaigned her for a while before converting her to a schooner. - Sail Number: K103 - Type: Gaff Schooner - LOA: 65’0” / 19.81m - LOD: 52’0 / 15.84m - LWL: 36’0” / 10.97m - Beam: 16’0” / 4.87m - Draft: 6’0” / 1.82m - Sail Area: 350 sqm - Hull material: Douglas Fir on White Oak Frames - Displacement: 16 tons - Ballast: Cast Iron - Designer: William Frank Stone - Built by: William Frank Stone Boatyard, San Francisco, CA - Original Name: Yankee - Original Owner: David Abbecassis - Current Owner: The Yankee, LLC - Year Built: 1906 - Engine:
Young MissYoung Miss - Type: Buzzards Bay 30 - Class: Vintage - French & Webb restored three BB 30s, Young Miss, Lady M, and Quakeress II, using materials, hardware & details specified in the original Herreshoff plans. Including double planking of cypress and fir with a bedding of thickened shellac between them. - LOA: 47′ 0″ - LWL: 30′ 0″ - Beam 10′ 10″ - Draft 5′ 3″ - Hull Number: 560 - Designer: N.G. Herreshoff - Original Owner: D. L. Whittemore - Built: 1901
Yvette Yvette - Was one of the last Fife to leave Scotland, and was built for the Donaldson family, who were among some of Fife's most important clients. Three sistership's were built to the same design, 1898
Mignon, 1899
Yvette and
Pierrette. The design was believed to be inspired by Sir Thomas Lipton's commission for his 1899 America's Cup challenger
Shamrock. - LOD: 27' 2" - LWL: 16' 6" - Beam: 6' 7" - Draft: 4' 5" - Hull Number: 449 - Rig: Sloop - Sail Area: 366 sq ft / 34 m2 - Designer: William Fife III - Built by: William Fife & Son - Original Owner: Donaldson - Year Built: 1899
