Goshawk’s second owner loved her very much but time restrictions kept her stored in a shed for much of the next decade. By all metrics Goshawk was a success and her first owner sold her in 2008 only after having us, as Stephens Waring Yacht Design, create a new Spirit of Tradition yacht for him. Her brief also kept her simple enough for family to manage while daysailing and cruising in Maine and Nova Scotia. After launch she competed in the 20 Marblehead to Halifax Races, the 2006 Newport to Bermuda Race where she finished second in the Gibbs Hill Division (allows professional sailors), and the classic yacht Spirit of Tradition race circuit in New England. Goshawk’s original design brief created an ocean racer in the Spirit of Tradition style. The combination produces a stiletto-like sailboat, sleek and easy to maneuver, with speed and power. Her rig appears small for her length, but that’s because she is so light that little sail area is required to drive her to max speed. This design features a long, narrow hull with long classic overhangs, a deep but rather conservative fin keel with bulb, and a spade rudder. Construction was a collaboration with the hull built by Rockport Marine and then towed across Penobscot Bay to be completed with us at Brooklin Boat Yard. Paul and I designed Goshawk while the in-house design team at Brooklin Boat Yard. Built as Goshawk in 2005, Zemphira will launch in the Spring of 2021 after a substantial re-fit, ready to take on all-comers in Classic Yacht Spirit of Tradition racing throughout New England. Sometimes, it’s revisiting that design a decade or more after launch to review what is working well and even improve upon the original. Sometimes it’s a brand-new sailing yacht built to a style of sailing from a bygone era. As designers of fine custom yachts we pour our knowledge, experience, creativity, and our love for the work into each project with which we are involved.
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