Whaling Ship “Charles W. Morgan”

The Charles W. Morgan is named for her original owner, a Quaker whaling merchant who ordered its construction from the shipbuilders Jethro and Zachariah Hillman of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The ship’s maiden voyage began on September 6, 1841, with a journey around Cape Horn and across the Pacific Ocean. Following Charles W. Morgan’s initial three-year, …

CLASSIC YACHT “PASHA”

PeripheralHD – This beautiful classic yacht was designed by American naval architect William C. Frank of Offshore Yacht Design to be his own yacht and was built by Global Yachts (the Howdy Bailey yard) with high grade marine aluminum in Norfolk, Virginia. The designer wanted a strong, fast and comfortable yacht which would benefit from …

J-CLASS YACHT ATLANTIS

jclassatlantis – Popular in the 1930’s, the J Class Association has seen a rebirth over the past decade. This video shows the build of the new Frank C Paine ‘A’ design yacht named “ATLANTIS”. This yacht has been commissioned for a Dutch owner from original lines plans for a ‘Super J’, designed by Frank C …

SPARKMAN & STEPHENS DESIGN No.7 “DORADE”

Dorade, a 52 foot yawl built in 1929, raced from Newport to Bermuda in 2012, 80 years after her winning this classic bluewater race. Follow along with narrator John Burnham who sailed as part of Dorade’s crew, competing against a modern fleet as well as the Stephens brothers, who set a time for the race …