Rob Roy

Custom designed for August Boorstein of NYC in 1956.

Long racing history on the US East Coast and in the Caribbean

  • Celebrated in 50s and 60s Miami-Nassau, Newport-Bermuda races vs Finisterre and others.
  • Famous for the celebrated “match races” against Stormy Weather in the 1980s.
  • Perennial contender in her class in Antigua Race Week from the 1980s until 2003.
  • Ex flag ship of the KnickerbockerYacht Club (NYC) and the Coral Bay Yacht Club (St. John, VI).

Transatlantic passage to the Azores and Ireland in 2005.

Extensive cruising throughout Europe, the Baltic, the Mediterranean and Aegean from 2005 to 2018.

Cruising and racing in West Mediterranean since 2018 under new ownership. Racing in Spain and France since 2022:

  • Vela Classica Estartit 2022/2023/2024,
  • Les Voiles de St Tropez 2023
  • Planned: Puig Vela Classica in Barcelona, September 2024, and Les Voiles de St Tropez 2024.

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