Sail Number: NY 14
Type: New York 30
Herreshoff NY30 “Cara Mia” Specifications:
LOA: 43′ 9″ / 13.33m – LWL: 30′ 0″ / 9.14m – Beam: 8′ 9″ / 2.66m – Draft: 6′ 4″ / 1.93m – Hull Number: 639 – Designer: N.G. Herreshoff – Original Owner: Stuyvesant Wainwright – Built: 1905 – Former name(s) Carmelta, Mispah, Fiji, Old Timer, Lightning – Restored By: Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railroad – Original Price: $4,200 – Boat Location: Newport, RI – Current Name: Cara Mia – Current Owner: Alfred Slanetz
Historical:
Eighteen boats were built for members of the New York Yacht Club, ownership was decided by lot and the contract price was set at $4,200 delivered.
All hulls were double-planked above the waterline, and single planked below on oak frames. All eighteen were delivered and equipped with 88 separate items, all of which were required to be on board for racing purposes except one anchor and rode, which was not required during racing.
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
Owner/Guardian: (1905) Stuyvesant Wainwright
Owner/Guardian: Alfred Slanetz
Comments
James Cady – April 26, 2017
I sailed on the Cara Mia in about 1958, as my brother in law, Richard L. Vennell was the navigator, very experienced sailor, and good friend of the owner, Otto Seifert. Cara Mia was harbored at that time at the Chicago Yacht Club. I was with them in a race to Michigan City, but was too young and inexperienced to race to Mackinac. I slept in the right rear lazzerette. The whole experience is something I will never forget.
Marilyn Kinsey – June 6, 2018
I am working on a historical summary of the Escanaba Yacht Club from 1934 to 1959, with reference to the purchase of Cara Mia by John Walch in ~1957. The photo on this website is labeled as Cara Mia, but the boat shown does not look like a 53′ Q boat.