Classic Boat – July 2019

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A W A R D W I N N I N G

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C Y N T H I A –
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N O T O U T
F R O M M A L D O N
T O G R E E C E
T H R E E D E S I G N E R S
Thirty years ago in this magazine, we featured the restoration of the Herreshoff schooner Vagrant for owner Peter de Savary,
followed just a few pages later by the 2,000-year history of the fi shing oracle. It's a juxtaposition that we sometimes refer to as
"dinghy to J-Class" and now here we are in 2019, and the theme lives on. The big-money boat – the 'J Class' – this time around
is the lovely spirit-of-tradition yacht Anna, designed and built (in timber), in that most marine of places, the state of Maine. The
dinghy is the Seahopper folding tender, once very popular. If you sailed in the 70s or 80s, you might remember the Seahopper. No
doubt many, leant against garage walls across the land, still wait to spread their plywood limbs and take to the water. Today, the
classic marque is under enthusiastic new ownership, and if you've ever blown up a good-sized dinghy by the side of a lake, or
tried to row one, you'll know that a rigid tender is just as relevant now as it was then. Either option is easier than the path chosen
by Peter Lucas in his six-year restoration of the centenarian gaffer Cynthia, which enters her second century stronger than ever.
STEFFAN MEYRIC HUGHES, EDITOR
DINGHY TO J-CLASS
14. TELL TALES
32. SALEROOM
34. OBJECTS OF DESIRE
36. ADRIAN MORGAN
38. BOSUN’S BAG
75. NEW CLASSICS
76. GETTING AFLOAT
94. LETTERS
96. LOOKING AHEAD
98. STERNPOST
82. YARD NEWS
86. ROPE GUIDE
88. YARD VISITS
92. BOATBUILDER’S
NOTES
COVER STORY
4 .A HUNDRED NOT OUT
Rigger Peter Lucas and his six-year
project to save the gaff er Cynthia
12. DIPPED IN SUNSHINE
Action from the Antigua Classic
COVER STORY
22. MADE IN MAINE
Th e new 65ft wooden sloop at the peak
of evolution in the spirit of tradition
38. CONTROL THAT MAIN
Tom Cunliff e on traditional mainsails
COVER STORY
40 .DUTCH SALOON LAUNCH
Rare Dutch metal restored
COVER STORY
46. THREE GREAT DESIGNERS
New series on three greats: Fife,
Herreshoff and Nicholson
52. KEEPING KELPIE
Meet Pelham Olive, owner of the
centenarian yacht Kelpie
54. A CENTURY ON THE
BROADS
Buttercup, featured last month as
Sayonara, still sailing today
60. SPONGE BOAT TO GREECE
From the brown waters of Essex to
Greece in a sponge-diving boat
COVER STORY
66. SEAHOPPER TENDERS
Fun with dinghy origami in the west
country
BUDG
ET
BOAT
ING
CORR
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