Yacht: Astra
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Astra and Candida, Guillaume Plisson
Built for Sir A Mortimer Singer KBE, the sewing machine tycoon.
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- Original Astra blueprints
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- Original Astra blueprints
In 1931 Astra was modified to compete under the J-Class rule and performed well in light airs.
Other owners include Sir Howard Frank and Hugh Paul.
In 1950 she was sold to an Italian who converted her to a yawl rig.
In 1987 she was completely restored at the Cantieri Navali Beconcin of La Spezia.
Moved to Greece in the summer of 2012.
| Designer: | Charles Ernest Nicholson |
| Type of Boat: | 23-Metre |
| Rig: | Bermudan Cutter |
| Year Built: | 1928 |
| Built By: | Camper & Nicholsons, Gosport |
| LOA m / ft: | 35.05m / 115' (originally) |
| LOD m / ft: | / |
| LWL m / ft: | 22.86m / 75' (originally) |
| Beam m / ft: | 6.16m / 20' 2 (originally) |
| Draft m / ft: | 4.21m / 13' 8 (originally) |
| Yard No: | 355 |
| Sail Stats | Sail Area: 755 sq.m |
| Construction: | Honduran mahogany planking on steel frames with yellow pine decks. |
| Other: | |
| Original tonnage: 164 | |
