Herreshoff “Mistral” Specifications
LOA: 75′ 0″ * LOD: 63′ 6″ * LWL: 54′ 9″ * Beam: 15′ 0″ * Draft: 6′ 3″ * Ballast: * Displacement:
Sail Area: 1,972 * Design Number: 73 * Yard Number: * Hull material: Yellow pitch pine on oak ribs covered with 3 layers of sipo mahogany * Rig: Schooner * Designer: L.F. Herreshoff * Built by: Britt Brothers, West Lynn, MA * Year Built: 1937 * Restored By: 2006 to 2008 in the shipyard of M. Paulsen in Arnis at the river Schlei, Germany * Current Name: Mistral * Original Owner Theodore W. Little * Current Owner: Dieter Krügel * Sail Number: GER 73
Known Racing History: ?
Historical:
During the war MISTRAL was used by the US Coast Guard: As a yacht she moved around noiselessly and was used to patrol for U-Boats. Years later she even wrote US naval history: She was the first training ship of the US Navy to sail across the Atlantic under the command of a female captain to participate in the coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II.
Mistral is considered to be a refined updated version of “Joann” with a finer entry and clipper bow. Her easier to handle Marconi mainsail is less traditional and attractive than her counterpoint. A very fast comfortable boat at sea
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