Sail Number: 75
Type: Masthead Cutter
LOA: 48’9″ / 14.85m – LWL: 37′ 00″ / 11.27m – Beam: 13′ 00″ / 3.96m – Draft: 5’6″ / 1.67m (Board up) 9′ 11″ / 3.02m (Centerboard down) – Ballast: – Displacement: 17 tons – Design Number: 720 – Hull material: – Wood construction – Rig: Masthead Cutter – Designer: Rhodes – Built by: Abeking and Rasmussen – Year Built: 1961 – Original Owner: Paul Hoffmann, Larchmont Yacht Club – Current Owner: Steve Ross – Former name(s) – Sail Area: 964 ft sq (1,489 sq. ft. of working sail area)
Historical:
Thunderhead was designed to be about the same size and character as the well known Hother, more interior accommodations, more cockpit facilities, with 6″ more beam and 9″ more draft.
Built in Germany at Abeking and Rasmussen, with laminated white oak frames and African Mahogony double planked hull, as a masthead cutter with 964 sq ft sail area. The owner Paul Hoffman changed the height of the mast by 8′, and at the time was not endorsed by the Rhodes Design office, or recommended. One year later the Rhodes office congratulated Hoffman on his decision, and admitted that the taller mast had been extremely effective.
Restoration:
1995, THUNDERHEAD was extensively upgraded and cared for many years by Rockport Marine
Known Racing History:
1968 – Storm Trysail Ocean Racing Trophy – First Overall
1968 – Stamford Ocean Racing Trophy – First Overall
1968 – De Coursey Fales Trophy – First Overall
1966 – Edlu Trophy Race – First Overall
1966 – Port Washington Two-Day Race – First Overall
1966 – Vineyard Race – First in Class
1966 – City Island Day Race – First Overall
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
Owner/Guardian: (1961) Paul Hoffmann, Larchmont Yacht Club
Owner/Guardian: Steve Ross
Comments
Sean O’Connell – January 17, 2019
Thunderhead’s original sail number was 75