Rhodes “Carina II” Specifications:
LOA: 53’6″ * LOD: * LWL: 36′ 03″ * Beam: 13′ 00″ * Draft: 6′ (Board up) * Ballast: * Displacement: * Sail Area: 1,194 sq ft * Yard Number: 635 * Hull material: Wood construction * Rig: Centerboard Yawl Rig * Designer: Rhodes * Built by: H. Heidtmann, Hamburg, Germany (4 months) * Year Built: 1955 * Restored By: * Current Name: * Original Owner: Richard Nye * Contract Price: * Current Owner: Destroyed 2004 * Sail Number:
Known Racing History:
1957 – Fasnet Race – Won
1957 – Transatlantic Race – Winner
1957 – Edlu Cup – Winner
1956 – Bermuda Race – Third in Fleet
1955 – Fasnet Race – Winner
1955 – Cowes Week – Won Brittania Cup, Sir Walter Preston Trophy, New York Yacht Club Challenge Trophy
1955 – Transatlantic Race – Won on both elapsed and corrected time
Known Restoration History:
Destroyed in 2004 (neglect)
Historical:
Built in Hamburg, Germany by H. Heidtmann, in a record four months. Upon completion Carina was shipped to Kretzer Boat Works of City Island, New York for finishing touches. Twelve days later, Carina entered the 1955 Transatlantic Race to Sweden. She won the race on both elapsed and corrected time.
Carina II was consider to be Phil Rhodes’ all-time favorite yacht.
