ID this high budget abandoned race boat

[Greyhound37]

Looks like an outstanding ocean momentum boat. She has been on the hard for years. Anyone know the story? 

 

[T sailor]

That is a custom S&S 47.  Started life on LIS as Harrier.  It was an IMS C/R design from the mid 90’s.  I have always admired it.  Shame to see it rotting away like that.  

 

[d'ranger]

the 2nd photo is the Crack of Dawn.

 

[Greyhound37]

That is a custom S&S 47.  Started life on LIS as Harrier.  It was an IMS C/R design from the mid 90’s.  I have always admired it.  Shame to see it rotting away like that.  

Good to know. Yes good looking Bermuda race boat. 

 

[Greyhound37]

the 2nd photo is the Crack of Dawn.

Good one

 

[Ajax]

Good to know. Yes good looking Bermuda race boat. 

Are you thinking about taking it on?  That noodley mast gives me the willies.

 

[billomalley]

Maybe the last race yacht that S&S designed??  A Bill Langan IMS concept and pretty innovative for its time.   

Not abandoned.  The owner just not interested in selling or sailing. 

I have logged 1,000's of miles on this yacht; a few Bermuda Races, many Block Island / Vineyard Races, Halifax Races, Key West Race, a few Key West Race Weeks and Caribbean regattas.

 

[casc27]

Not abandoned.  The owner just not interested in selling or sailing. 

Is that not pretty much the definition of abandoned? 

 

[Sail4beer]

Nope. Just on the hard. That’s the way it is with boat storage sometimes. Went to check on my 40 footer today. Not sure that I’ll launch with the Covid this year.

 

[d'ranger]

It's just resting, not like this

 

[stumblingthunder]

It's just resting, not like this

Pining for the fjords, or just navigatable water depth?

- Stumbling 

 

[jackolantern]

That rig is better than some IMS monstrosities. 

 

[Jeff F]

Sitting on shore for a lot of years uncovered with the rig up is approaching abandonment.  I remember seeing that boat in it's heydey.  Too bad it's not out sailing still.

 

[DRIFTW00D]

Being a S&S IMS design hot and cold pressure water,  totally inclosed head with door, nice births, nice big old school nav desk / station, ,table, door to the for peek births, swept back spreaders and a working perm backstay, with runners and checks for fun. big - is you got 12 friends who want to race and a pole no sprit. nice boat some of the above may be missing as most places are ORR now.

 

[Black Sox]

Being a S&S IMS design hot and cold pressure water,  totally inclosed head with door, nice births, nice big old school nav desk / station, ,table, door to the for peek births, swept back spreaders and a working perm backstay, with runners and checks for fun. big - is you got 12 friends who want to race and a pole no sprit. nice boat some of the above may be missing as most places are ORR now.

I’m sure it was autocorrect so not poking fun at you but I love the Freudian mis-spelling bolded above.

 

[billy backstay]

Sitting on shore for a lot of years uncovered with the rig up is approaching abandonment.  I remember seeing that boat in it's heydey.  Too bad it's not out sailing still.

THIS!!  He should at least take the rig down and cover everything.  The cost to do that is less than the refurbish, when it's all been out in the weather for a few years..

 

[SloopJonB]

The Monied Cla$$.  Nothing is too much

Conrad Black's wife said it very succinctly;

"My extravagance knows no bounds".

Greed is good.

 

[Greyhound37]

Maybe the last race yacht that S&S designed??  A Bill Langan IMS concept and pretty innovative for its time.   

Not abandoned.  The owner just not interested in selling or sailing. 

I have logged 1,000's of miles on this yacht; a few Bermuda Races, many Block Island / Vineyard Races, Halifax Races, Key West Race, a few Key West Race Weeks and Caribbean regattas.

That is very sad to see a vintage capable race horse tied to a tree going to hell. How long has she been in storage? 5 years?  

 

[T sailor]

I think I last saw it on the water around 2010.  It looked great on the water.