Type: 12mR
Anker “Sibyllan” Specifications:
LOA: 64′ 1″ / 19.53m – LOD: – LWL: 41′ 10″ / 12.52m – Beam: 10′ 11″ / 3.08m – Draft: 7′ 10″ / 2.16m – Sail Area: 2,809 sq ft / 260.96 sq m – Design Number: – Rig: Sloop – Designer: Johan Anker – Built by: Anker & Jensen – Original Owner: Carl D. Danielsson – Year Built: 1913 – Boat Location: Italy – Current Name: 2013 Desiree – Current Owner: 2013 Terje & Rolf Thoresen – Sail Number:
Historical:
Very little survives of the original International 12-metre Class Sybillan, now the two-master Desirée. Built to comply with the very first version of the International Rule, she remained intact until 1922. Over the years, she has changed names several times, from Sirocco to Marisetta and Valeria. Today she’s known as Dux as it is thought that she was once used by Benito Mussolini, although this has never been proven. She also sank in Venice in 1939. After several trips to the Carlini yard of Rimini, Desirée underwent a radical overhaul at the Delta yard in Fiumicino, just outside Rome. In the 1980s, she was used for training cruises by skipper Leonardo Bagni. The ketch finished second in her class at the 2004 Argentario Sailing Week and remains a fine example of the design skills of architect Johan Anker, the pen behind numerous highly successful racing yachts.
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