Sail Number: 260
Type: Centerboarder yawl
LOA: 38′ 6″ / 11.76m – LOD: 38′ 6″ / 11.76m – LWL: 27′ 6″ / 8.41m – Beam: 11′ 3″ / 3.44m – Draft: 5′ 10″ / 1.55m – Design Number: 1054 – Rig: Bermudan Yawl – Displacement: 18,640 lb / 8,455 kg – Ballast: 6,160 lb / 2,794 kg – Sail Area: 713 ft2 / 66.24 m2 – Designer: Sparkman & Stephens – Built By: Seth Persson, Old Saybrook, Connecticut – Original Owner: Carleton Mitchell – Designed: 1954
Historical:
Finisterre was built by Seth Persson of Old Saybrook, Connecticut and launched in 1954. The owner chose Sparkman & Stephens in great part due to his relationship with Rod Stephens with whom he had sailed with quite a bit on Rod’s NY32, Mustang. As Mitchell himself said “Although it was my privilege to sail with many of the top sailors of that era, I don’t think anyone else combined knowledge of deck layout, rigging and sails. ” Olin Stephens’ innovative design genius, as exemplified by such diverse vessels as Dorade, which revolutionized ocean racing, and the super-J boat, Ranger, and it was easy to see why S&S was the go-to team.”
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
Owner/Guardian: (1954) Carleton Mitchell