Bequia is a 90-footer straight out of the modern SoT idiom: She features a relatively modest beam, a classic sheer and a frankly throwback deckhouse. The idea is to refer to turn-of-the-20th-century cruising legends, mixed with the European influences of Fife and Baglietto. Also interesting here is the sturdy split rigged yawl and the clean open decks. The design has proved effective on the race course with several superyacht regatta wins under her belt. She’s also logged more 35,000 miles under her keel, including a Transatlantic passage and voyages to Sweden and Panama. Built by: Brooklin Boat Yard, 2009 – watch […]

Though she is very much tells a traditional story, Radiance is an interesting and modern boat. Essentially a replica of 1930’s L Francis Herreshoff design Ticonderoga, Radiance was rendered in a modern build by the talented folks at Legendary Yachts out in Washougal, WA. We included some if their construction work in the attached image gallery. Essentially built like the later generation clipper ships, Radiance’s cold-molded wood planking over steel frame solves a lot of engineering problems by using high-strength materials in highly-loaded areas. Finished in 1996, this classic is surprisingly fast and very seaworthy. She may be straight out […]