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Credit: Stuart Isett for The New York Times

Boat Name: FIDELIS
Type/Rig/Power: Classic Bermuda Sloop
LOA: 61 ft. 0 in.
Beam: 10 ft. 0 in.
Home Port: Sydney, Australia
Designer Name: Knud Reimers
Builder Name: Noakes Yard of Newcastle, NSW
Launching Date: 2005-10-24

Lidgard Boatyard of Auckland, New Zealand, built and launched FIDELIS in 1964. She is a fast and beautiful boat with an impressive racing record. As is the way of aging boats she required an extensive refit in 2005. Noakes Yard of Newcastle replaced her deck, deck beams, floors, keel and engine; while also refairing and refinishing her hull. Owner Nigel Stoke, who bought her in 1993 after chartering her for the 50th Sydney-to-Hobart race, now sails her out of Sydney, Australia.

Boat Name: FAIRWEATHER
Type/Rig/Power: Tolman Skiff
LOA: 24 ft. 0 in.
Beam: 8 ft. 2 in.
Home Port: Prince William Sound, Alaska
Designer Name: Renn Tolman
Builder Name: Neil Andrews
Launching Date: 2008-08-12

Neil Andrews spent 2-1/2 years building his 24’ Tolman Skiff, FAIRWEATHER, which he plans to enjoy in fair weather on Prince William Sound in Alaska. Andrews used okoume plywood for the stitch-and-glue planking and trimmed the boat in teak, mahogany, and koa. He’s got a Suzuki 140 hp engine to power FAIRWEATHER.

(Source: whereisthecoool)