Sail Number: GER 73
Vessel Type: Schooner
LOA: 75′ 0″ / 22.86m – LOD: 63′ 6″ / 19.35m – LWL: 54′ 9″ / 16.68m – Beam: 15′ 0″ / 4.57m – Draft: 6′ 3″ / 1.90m – Displacement: 43 tons – Sail Area: 2,099 ft² / 195 m² – Design Number: 73 – Hull material: Pitch pine on oak – Designer: L.F. Herreshoff – Built by: Britt Brothers, Saugus, MA – Year Built: 1937 – Current Name: Mistral – Engine: NANNI DIESEL T4.155 from 2009 – Original Owner Theodore W. Little – Current Owner: Dieter Krügel (1995)
Historical:
During the war MISTRAL was used by the US Coast Guard as a sailing vessel that patrolled in silence for German U-Boats. Years later she even wrote US naval history as 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
RestorationProvenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
Owner: (1937) – Theodore W. Little
Owner: (1995) – Dieter Krügel
References:
Photo Credit: Kai Kreisler – Website