Donald Tofias, founder of W-Class Yachts, has purchased Sparkman & Stephens (S&S) moving its headquarters to Newport Rhode Island. Tofias, as president will be focused on preserving the great legacy of S&S, while expanding the firms brokerage and crew charter business. W-Class Yachts will now be marketed by S&S and we wish him all the …
The 1935 Sparkman & Stephens designed “Sonny” wins the first regatta of the North American Panerai Classic Yacht Challenge series. Once again the Corinthian Yacht Club of Marblehead, Massachusetts served as the gracious host of this wonderful event. Forty-eight yachts competed during the Corinthian Classic Yacht Regatta under challenging conditions. The magnificent yacht “Altair,” the …
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Eggemoggin Reach Regatta Award Winners 2018 08/06/2018 With 105 vessels entered, the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta remains one of the best attended Classic Yacht Race this side of the Atlantic. Organizer Steve White along with Frank Hull of Brooklin Boatyard first envisioned the race as an opportunity for wooden boat owners to get to together and …
Castine Celebrates Maine Builders Castine, Me. — Marilee, a 49’ Herreshoff NY-40 built in 1925 sailed by Andrew Parente, led the fleet in the nineteenth annual Castine Classic Yacht Race to Camden sponsored by the Castine Yacht Club. The Castine event kicked off three days of classic boat racing, culminating in the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta. …
Bristol Channel pilot cutters are generally seen as the most successful fore and aft rigged boats built during the age of sail. Read also “Pilot Cutters Under Sail” (Tom Cunliffe, Seaforth Publishing 2013)