RESTORATION OF THE YEAR MARGA
After a stunning restoration by Enrico Zaccagni and the Tecnomar Boatyard in Rome,
Marga was the talk of the Mediterranean regatta scene last summer, sailing with her
original gaff rig and showing all the pace that made her an Olympic contender way
back at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.
Design Liljegren. Built Hästholm, Sweden, 1910. LOD approximately 54ft (16.5m)TRADITIONAL NEW BUILD OVER 40FT INVADER
‘
Marga is the
result of much
research, great skill
from her builders
and passion and
commitment from
her owners’
ENRICO ZACCAGNIOur cover boat this month is a recreation of a Fife
8-M that sank on the Hudson River. Invader II raced for
the Canada’s Cup on Lake Ontario in the 1930s. After a
painstaking research job and faithful build on Long
Island under Donn Costanzo, she sails again, with a rig
tweaked for short-handed cruising by CB’s technical
editor Theo Rye. See page four for full feature.
Designed Wm Fife III, 1931. Built Wooden Boatworks
2015, LOD 48ft (14.6m)‘
Invader is
testament to the
vision of her owner,
the skills of the many
people involved in her
build, and of course
to the master himself,
William Fife’
DONN COSTANZO,
WOODEN BOATWORKSJAMES ROBINSON TAYLORPETER BRAUNE