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[Soundbounder]

The owners took Spartan on the racing circuit last summer (2011) starting in Maine, where they participated in the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta. There, they led the Herreshoff Class fleet at the twelfth annual Castine Classic Yacht Race to Camden, and took honors in all three races that also included the Camden Feeder Regatta. After Maine, Spartan returned to Nantucket to compete in the 39th Opera House Cup Regatta where she had been dismasted 31 years before. She placed third in her division. Next winter Spartan’s owners plan to take her to the Med to race against the Fifes where she is certain to do well.

“There is scuttlebutt over the NY50s being the greatest one-design class ever built. I certainly agree with that statement,” said Spartan’s former captain, John Wenz. “I have never sailed anything quite like her. She responds like a nimble modern ocean racer but yet has a solid feel of a classic yacht. She is all thoroughbred and all business. She wants to go fast all the time.”




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[Rail Meat]

Restored in Mystic and launched at Mystic Shipyard. I had the pleasure of checking her out a bit. Ubelievable design and an absolutely amazing example of craftmanship.

[IrieMon]

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[valcour]

I had a few tours of Spartan from Andy Giblin at MP&G while they were doing the restoration. Great guys who do fantastic work. The restoration was very dedicated and accurate, going so far as to replace the hex nuts in the frames from an earlier re-framing with square nuts. Haven't seen the finished product, but can imagine it's awesome.

I had a few tours of Spartan from Andy Giblin at MP&G while they were doing the restoration. Great guys who do fantastic work. The restoration was very dedicated and accurate, going so far as to replace the hex nuts in the frames from an earlier re-framing with square nuts. Haven't seen the finished product, but can imagine it's awesome.

[Soundbounder]

I had a few tours of Spartan from Andy Giblin at MP&G while they were doing the restoration. Great guys who do fantastic work. The restoration was very dedicated and accurate, going so far as to replace the hex nuts in the frames from an earlier re-framing with square nuts. Haven't seen the finished product, but can imagine it's awesome.

I had a few tours of Spartan from Andy Giblin at MP&G while they were doing the restoration. Great guys who do fantastic work. The restoration was very dedicated and accurate, going so far as to replace the hex nuts in the frames from an earlier re-framing with square nuts. Haven't seen the finished product, but can imagine it's awesome.

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[Soundbounder]

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I had a few tours of Spartan from Andy Giblin at MP&G while they were doing the restoration. Great guys who do fantastic work. The restoration was very dedicated and accurate, going so far as to replace the hex nuts in the frames from an earlier re-framing with square nuts. Haven't seen the finished product, but can imagine it's awesome.

I had a few tours of Spartan from Andy Giblin at MP&G while they were doing the restoration. Great guys who do fantastic work. The restoration was very dedicated and accurate, going so far as to replace the hex nuts in the frames from an earlier re-framing with square nuts. Haven't seen the finished product, but can imagine it's awesome.

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[scarlet]

I was on another wooden boat in one of those regattas when she blew past us. Beautiful.