Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Alnair II Design 1386 C2

A while back we posted an article about design 1906 - Alnair IV. This design is the second designed by S&S for this same client. She was also built by Carlini. She was launched in 1960. Note she is designated as a C2 design meaning she is the sistership to the original.
The original was built in Germany by the Matthiessen & Paulson Shipyard, named Lady Linden (launched in 1959). Here is a simple statement from the designers about the design: This boat was designed to suit an owner who likes to cruise, yet plans to compete in various long distance races. We believe she meet those requirements.
And we even have a statement from the owner: "Lady Linden is a heavy boat and I've got her loaded pretty heavy, but she goes remarkably well in light air. In addition she is just as placid and docile in heavy air as she is in light."

There was also a third sister built to this design, named Almogavar. I can't tell from the files where she was built. There could be more.
Here are the plans.


LOA 41'-6"
LWL 29'-6"
Beam 10'-9"
Draft 6'-4"
Displacement 22,885 lbs
Ballast 7,800 lbs
Sail Area 827 sq ft
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
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Monday, October 3, 2016
Design 13 Bob Kat II
Bobkat II (US54) was built by Henry Nevins of City Island, New York and launched in 1931. She was the sixth 6-meter designed by the young Sparkman & Stephens. Built for Robert Meyer, the boat was named after he and his wife, Katherine (Bob + Kat). Bobkat II was part of the famous American team that went to England for the 1932 British American Team Races. The other members of the team were Lucie (US55), Jill (US56) and Nancy (US60). Bobkat II was restored to her original racing configuration at Cantieri dell Argentario in Porto Santo Stefano, Italy. She is currently for sale (€75,000).
Here is the construction plan. We don't seem to have a sail plan scanned and on hand.
LOA 36'-9"
LWL 23'-6'
Beam 6'-7"
Draft 6'-8'
Saturday, September 3, 2016
Design 1252 Revonoc II

Here's a tragic story about Revonoc II. If you recall Harvey Conover owned the NY32, Mustang which he sold to Rod Stephens. He then built Revonoc, design #620, built by Nevins and launched in 1946.
Harvey Conover and his wife had years of sailing experience and all of this experience went into the design of this new boat. She was built by Robert E. Derecktor and launched in 1957. Her construction was as stout as ever: oak frames, stem and backbone, and double planked with mahogany over cedar, with Everdur fasteners.
Here's a design review by Yachting magazine from 1957.

After seven months of sailing his new boat Revonoc II was tragically lost, sailing from Key West, Florida. My understanding is no trace of the boat was ever found, with the exception of her tender.
Here's an article that tells the story. Please double click for zoom.


Needless to say Rod Stephens was deeply saddened by this loss. He had become such a good friend of the Conovers through the years and they did quite a lot of cruising together, with their wives. Rod and Mr. Conover spent hours planning the new yacht.
Here's the general arrangement plan.

We'll never know what happened that night. Let it remind us that no matter how experienced a sailor one may be, one must be ever diligent of the potential danger of offshore sailing.
LOA 42'-7"
LWL 29'-6"
Beam 11'-9"
Draft 4'-2" (board up) 9'-6" (board down)
Displacement 22,035 lbs
Ballast 6,575 lbs
Sail Area 833 sq ft
Monday, August 22, 2016
Hurricane preparedness II






The boat's maintenance company came by a little later to finish the tie up. I think I will have to remove the line today in case the boat next door shows back up with a myopic captain, and two insurance claims ensue. I named the nearest starboard piling Stumpy, and here is a little video showing you what the problem was.
So fortunately, Issac for us ended up being one of the "rains with a name", like Debby, Gabriel, No Name, and the many others. The storm is now well offshore and we are just getting a mix of sunshine, and occasional rain with very little wind. Now I don't want anyone to think I am treating this subject too blithely. Behavior is driven by risk, and in this case it was low. When hurricane Charley came up the coast we, and the mutts were in as close as I could get to a underground nuclear fallout shelter.

Mystic Seaport Tribute to OJS II
OJS, II Sailing on Dorade, 2006Image by Houpla
As we approach the anniversary of the death of Olin J. Stephens, here's a nice video by the Mystic Seaport. Click here to access.
April 13, 1908 - September 13, 2008