Boat International - June 2018

http://www.boatinternational.com | June 2018

Boatshavealwaysbeenapartof
mylife.WhenIwasseven,Iwas
driving ski boats and taking people
waterskiingonthelakesofnorthern
Canada.Therulewasifyoucould
swim across the lake you didn’t have
towearalifejacket.Mydadhad
aninemetreboatandthena19metre
Chris-Craft–Ithoughtitwashuge.
Igotmypassionforboatsfromhim.
Iboughtmyfirst,a24metreBenetti,
withapartner,andthena35metre
BenettibeforebuildingtheMaxima47.
TheItalianSeaGroupwasprettygood
at envisioning our desires
–theywerewillingto
do things that no other
shipyard would.The whole
family loves watersportsand
wechartertheboat,soweneed
abiggergarageforallthewater
toysandroomforthetender.We
plan to be in Croatia this summer,
butmy favourite cruising grounds
areintheCaribbean.Ilovethe
TobagoCays.MysonJosh
understands engineering,
heoversawsomework
ontheboatinMallorca
before we headed to
France.Iwantedtocall
theboatWitchcraft.We
havesixchildren–fivegirls
–andtheyareallwitchesat
some point, but they didn’t like that
namesoIchoseEntourage.Thename
suits the boat and the way we use it.

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Elly Reisman

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My life in boats

Interview–GraceTrofa

Brian D’Isernia

Yacht:Columbia

Length: 43m

Year: 2014

Location: Antigua

Haveyouhadachancetocruisemuchrecently?

Not much. We had a great time at the America’s Cup in Bermuda,

and then spent the rest of the summer in the New England area.

WewerepinnedtothedockinConnecticutduetothehurricanes

in late summer/early fall. The crew had an interesting delivery

from Connecticut to Florida, between two storms, and they were

amazed by how wellColumbiahandled. Upon arrival, we used the

wintertoconductsomerepairsandnowwe’reintheCaribbean

Withariglikethat,isshehardtohandle?

Columbiadefinitelyneedsafewcrewwhoareexperienced

sailors, but you can get away with three to four on watch on

delivery. The traditional rig demands human power but it’s helped

withthehydraulicwinches.She’sverysatisfyingtosailonalong

reach.Shecanreallydiginandcutthrough

Why are you selling her? And what’s next?

Currently there are twoColumbias:Columbia I,whichis

complete, andColumbia II, which is in four modules at Eastern

Shipbuilding Group Inc’s yard.Columbia Iis for sale for someone

who wants the yacht right away. She’s also available to inspect

for those interested inColumbia II.Columbia IIdoesn’t have any

interior components at the moment, but construction can be

completed in a 12-month time period. It’s available for those

who’d like to create their own interior design. If we sellColumbia I

we’ll complete the secondColumbiafor ourselves

What are you most looking forward to this season?

We’re very excited to go to the Gloucester Schooner Festival this

year because the originalColumbia’s ra c ing ri va l,Bluenose,willbe

there.Bluenosewill not officially race, but will sail the racecourse.

It will almost be like recreating the International Fisherman’s Cup.

We can’t miss that

What makes these events so much fun?

Sailing and fishing schooners are important to Gloucester, not to

mention the originalColumbia. The festival really brings together

people who appreciateColumbiafor her sailing ability, and her

historicalsignificance.Alsothey’reagreatgroupofpeopleto

race with, and have a few drinks with afterwards. We very much

enjoy regattas in Nova Scotia, Canada, for the same reasons. Next

year we’ll start looking at entering some regattas in Europe