Fife “Mikado” Specifications:
LOA: 42′ 0″ * LOD: * LWL: 30′ 0″ * Beam: 8′ 7″ * Draft: 6′ 7″ * Ballast: 4000 kilograms * Displacement: 7.7 tonnes * Sail Area: * Yard Number: 509 * Hull material: Mahogany and Pitch Pine * Rig: Bermudan Cutter * Designer: William Fife * Type: 1904 Clyde Linear 30 class * Built by: W Fife Fairlie * Year Built: 1904 * Restored By: * Current Name: Mikado * Original Owner: Sir William Corry * Current Owner: Sir Michael & Beverley Briggs * Sail Number: 6
Known Racing History:
2013 – The Fife Regatta – Class 2: Winner
2011 – British Classic Week – Overall Winner
One design racing – In her second season Mikado achieved a total of 6 firsts, 3 seconds and thirds out of 36 starts, placing her third place overall out eight 30 footers.
Known Restoration History:
Historical:
William Fife built Mikado for Sir William Corry as a ‘Clyde 30’ at a time when the rules were in a state of flux, allowing him to do more or less as he wished. Originally a Gaff Cutter, Mikado was converted in 1924 into a cruiser racer with a Bermundian rig.
