Herreshoff 121 ft Two Masted Topsail Gaff Schooner 1903 - Sandeman Yacht Company Limited [2012, PDF]

Herreshoff 121 ft Two Masted Topsail Gaff Schooner 1903

Year: 2012
Language: English
Author: Sandeman Yacht Company Limited
Genre: Catalog
Publisher: Sandeman Yacht Company Limited
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 25
Description: With the fleet of large classic yachts growing every year the scene for schooner racing is becoming one of the most attractive and exciting in the
Mediterranean,. Here you will find MARIETTE, ELENA, ELEONORA, ORION and ALTAIR among others. INGOMAR was not designed to any rating rule
and Herreshoff was therefore not restricted in hull shape or sail plan. The result was the quintessential hybrid between a winning racing schooner and a fast
cruising yacht. Hence in today’s classic fleet she fits right in; on deck slightly shorter than ELEONORA but her sparred length and sail area exceeding that
of her bigger sister. Her relatively low displacement with large sail plan will undoubtedly make her the ultimate light air flyer of the fleet; light airs the
prevailing wind condition in the Med. INGOMAR is no one dimensional racing yacht however; Charlie Barr himself having extolled her cruising virtues -
and that is the concept on which Ed Kastelein has modelled this re creation. His fourth large schooner, he has put all and everything he knows went into
this project. The hull is strong and among the fairest ever built. A wonderfully elegant and comfortable interior design for guests and crew includes a large
galley to cater for them aboard as well as for shore side parties. She could embark on a successful charter career and with the traditional, authentic yet
simple to operate rig, she can be manned with a deck crew of up to eight