These boats are, in the author's opinion, of historical significance and outstanding examples of the naval architect's art.   Truly boats to be loved and admired.   As time permits, names will be added to the Roll.   If you feel I've missed one, please send me the pertinent information and I'll include it with credit to the contributor.



American Eagle  - Ted Turner sailed this converted 12 meeter to victory in the 1972 Sidney-Hobart race, the first American to do so.  Mr. Turner was the defending helmsman in the 1977 America's Cup.

Cardinal Vertue  -  One of many English built Vertuee class boats.  This one, owned by English sailor David Lewis, finished third in the inaugural OSTAR, 1960.

Caribbe  -  Phil Rhodes designed 57 foot centerboard yawl, built for Carleton Mitchell and launched in 1952. She was a great boat, winning the '52 Nassau Race, the Havana Race and the S.O.R.C. with an encore in 1953.  See Hoot Mon for what happened next.

Finisterre  -  Olin Stephens designed 38'-8" ceenterboard yawl owned by Carleton Mitchell and unprecedented consecutive three-time winner of the Bermuda Race, 1956, 1958 and 1960.  Arguably one of the most successful ocean racers ever built.  Chosen to follow Caribbe, she lost the S.O.R.C. in 1955 to Hoot Mon, but delivered as promised in 1956, including the Governor's Cup as highest points scoring boat in the S.O.R.C.

Gipsy Moth III  -  Sir Francis Chichester won the ffirst OSTAR in 1960 with her,  crossing the Atlantic in 40 days, 12 hours.  Four years later, in the same boat, he completed the race in 29 days, 23 hours, 57 minutes, placing second to Eric Tabarly's Pen Duick II.

Hoot Mon  -  Built by three dedicated Star sailors, Worth Brown, Charles Ullmer and Lockwood Pirie,  was a 39 foot "Star" boat yawl with a fin keel.  She was powered by an outboard motor and rated a low 22.6 feet.   The strip-planked edge glued and nailed construction was similar to Farnham Butler's work on his "Controversey" series.  She won the Lipton cup on her first outing in 1952, and finally won the S.O.R.C. overall in 1954 and 1955.

Jester  -  British Colonel H. G. "Blondie" Hasler's 25 ft junk-rigged folkboat. Hasler was the originator of the 'Observer Single-handed TransAtlantic Race' (OSTAR) and finished second in the 1960 inaugural race

Kialoa III  -   The American John Kilroy set the Sydney-Hobart course record on this 79  footer in 1975:  Two days,  14 hours, 33 minutes.  An average of 10.1 knots.  Kialoa was the second American boat to win.

Leo  -  The tiny cutter, just 20 feet long, that Victorian British stockbroker, Richard Turrell McMullen took his first "cruise" on, in 1850.  This was one of the first uses of a small sailing craft for pleasure cruising.

Maverick

Is just so happens that several pictures of the great Maverick of Virgin Islands charter fame were taken by the Cap'n when he stayed on her in February '89.  She was built in England in the 20's and had a long and impressive life, until  a hurricane crushed her against the cruise ship dock at Charlotte Amalie, in the early 90's.  Further info will be forthcoming.


          This photo was taken from her mainmast.
 

Orion  -   42 feet, built in 1865 as Richard Turrell McMullen's third boat.  It required several paid crew to sail, so in 1877 he converted her to a yawl and dismissed the crew.  His theories of  sailing were written in his book, "Down Channel" published in 1869 and still good reading, if you can find a copy.

Sea Bird  -  One of the Seabird class of 25 foot yawls first promoted by Captain Thomas F. Day in his American publication, "Rudder" in the early 1900's.

Sirius  -  A 32 foot gaff cutter sailed by pioneer Richard Turrell McMullen in an unprecedented 1863 circumnavigation of Britain.

Sparrow  -  A fiberglass Vertue class 25 footer that father and son David and Daniel Hays bought as a bare hull/deck and built together for a mometous 17,000 mile journey rounding Cape Horn.  Their book, "My Old Man and the Sea" is a marvelous sea story that is about much more than simply sailing a small boat.

Spray  -  Joshua Slocum's 36 foot converted oysterman.  He completed the first solo circumnavigation in 1898.  His book "Sailing Alone Around the World" is still an inspirational read today.

Sunbeam  -   A 170 foot, 531 ton auxiliary schooner owned by Lord Brassey.  She carried a 350 hp steam engine using 4 tons of coal each day of operation, with a crew of 32.  Completed the first circumnavigation by a "pleasure" yacht - 1876-1887.

Tamerlane  -  38 foot yawl, winner of the first Bermuda Race, 1906. Thanks to Lev Huntington for the history and drawings. Captain Thomas F. Day of "Rudder" magazine organized this series. 


TAMERLANE, yawl, built in 1905 by Huntington Mfg. Company of New Rochelle,
NY and designed by Lawrence D. Huntington. She was 38'3" x 31' x 12' x 6'
and her original owner was Frank Maier. The following information was
followed in Lloyds from 1909 (where our Lloyds start) until 1947 when I
finally stopped looking for possible name changes to look under. She did
have 1 name change.  I am sure that there is more to be done in Lloyds if
you wish.

TAMERLANE
1909 - owner: George Higgins, NY.
1910 - 1911owner: George E. Brower and E.C. Brower, NY

COLLEEN
1912 - 1915 owner: Everett Dominick, Oyster Bay, L.I., NY
1916 - T.W. Van der Veer, Bayonne, NJ.

TAMERLANE
1917 - 1918 - owner: T. W. Van der Veer, Bayonne, NY.
1919 - power installed in 1919. Owner: Alexandre Teneau, City Island, NY
(this I do not understand. If she was on City Island, why wasn't she
photographed by the Rosenfeld's as it was their home??!!)
1920 - 1925 -  owner: J.K.L. Ross, Sydney, Cape Breton
1926 - 1929 - owner: William F.Caesar, City Island, NY
1930 - 1942 - owner: E.B. Gallaher, Norwalk, CT
1943 - 1946 - no Lloyds
1947 - owner: Thos. L. Floyd-Jones, Riverside, CT.