(So many out there; get a good used one for under $20,000.00.)
Hood 32
(designed by Sparkman and Stephens)
Sparkman and Stephens 30
($150,000.00 U.S.)
From designer Olin Stephens
HISTORY
The yacht design branch of Sparkman & Stephens has a long and well-established history dating back
to 1929. With notable designs such as Bolero, Finisterre, and several of the
winning America’s Cup 12-Metres, the heritage of S&S is diverse. In
addition to the well-known large sail and power yachts in the S&S design
portfolio, we have also designed icons of family sailing such as the Lightning
and Blue Jay. It is from this wide rangeof previous designs that we have drawn inspiration
for the Sparkman & Stephens 30.
Our founder and long-time Chief Designer, Olin J. Stephens
II passed away in 2008 at the age of 100. Earlier that same year, our team had
been working with him on a design that he saw as his dream project. It was
inspired by one of his all-time favorite projects – a 30’ wooden sloop built in1935
for the Miami-Nassau race, Babe. The yacht was cutting-edge for the time, with
a plumb bow and “cut-off” stern, as described by Rod Stephens. A well-defined
keel and generous sail plan made her a competitive sailing boat, with very
simple accommodations and minimal live-aboard comforts.
The re-design was to be a traditionally built wooden boat,
with double-planked construction and painted canvas decks. Design 0097-c1 was
fully developed for a one-off build, with bronze deck hardware and custom port lights.
We at S&S, felt the simplicity and back-to-basics approach that Olin took
on the Babe project was a rare characteristic in yacht design today, where
complex systems, hotel quality comforts, and sky-rocketing build costs rule the
roost. A return to the basic, reliable, yet beautiful, family daysailer and club
racer is something for which every sailor in us is secretly looking. So, we
have taken the original concept developed with Olin in 2008 and adapted it for
a mass-market production run.
Standard FRP construction techniques, off-the-shelf hardware,
and bare essential on-board systems, combined with an affordable price tag, are
the primary objectives for this modern boat with a classic appeal.
Here's a video from BluenoseYachts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTVeSLA7WWQ
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