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Type: Auxiliary Schooner
LOA: 76’0″ / 23.16m – LOD: 59’11” / 18.26m – LWL: 45’9″ / 13.94m – Beam: 14’4″ / 4.36m – Draft: 8’1″ / 2.46m – Displacement: 71,200 lbs / 32,296 kg – Sail Area: 1,702 sq2 – Original Name: Tradition – Original Owner: J. Rulon Miller,Jr., Baltimore, MD – Current Owner: – Year Launched: 1928 – Designed by: John G. Alden – Design Number: 357 – Built by: Hodgdon Brothers, East Boothbay, Maine. – Hull Material: Wood – Location: Hawaii
Historical:
John G. Alden Design No. 357. Originally commissioned as an ocean racer for the 1928 Bermuda Race. Built in 1928 by Hodgdon Brothers in East Boothbay, Maine.
As seen in the book “John G. Alden and His Yatch Designs” on page 152. “Tradition” is a study ocean racer once well known on the Chesapeake Bay. John G. himself sailed aboard in the 1928 Bermuda Race as navigator.
The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest:
Owner/Guardian: (1928) J. Rulon Miller,Jr., Baltimore, MD