BROKERS COMMENTS 

The New York Yacht Club’s intention was for a yacht that could cruise comfortably with a small crew – with racing almost a secondary consideration. The New York 50s and 70s – even then were deemed too expensive to run but they wanted something larger than the NY 30, noting that it is of course the waterline length that defined these marques. Herreschoff’s genius created a yacht so tough and seaworthy the class was to win two Bermuda Races in short order – enough to earn the class its soubriquet “The Fighting Forties”.

ROWDY’s authenticity is impressive and her condition hard to fault. While under her current owner this yacht has indeed dominated her class at classic regattas. It is well worth noting however that her sister RUGOSA in 2001 cruised 26,000 miles to attend the Americas Cup Jubilee. The Wizard of Bristol thus delivered exactly what the Club had wanted, moreover demonstrating the total versatility of her design – one of very few as capable from any era.
 

HISTORY 

Comprehensively restored, ROWDY is one of only five remaining examples of the New York 40. The class concept makes as much good sense now as it did in 1916; fast, seaworthy, and spacious both on deck and below.

Born just one year before the United States entered WW I, the first twelve of the class including ROWDY raced hard before such sailing came to a temporary halt. They were to be joined later by two more; RUGOSA and MARILEE and judging by how cruiser racing yacht designs were to develop, these were well ahead of their time.

Her former owner Holland Duell a lawyer and Congressman, who had fought with distinction on the Great War, was to race ROWDY in Long Island Sound to the end of his sailing career. Subsequently owned by a series of lawyers she was domiciled on the Great Lakes before moving far west to California in houseboat mode, subsequently to be rescued by Chris Madsen and restored.

Come the 2000 Millenium, while in California Graham Walker had heard of the yacht having been restored and determined to see her. “Blown away” by her scale and beauty, he was to buy her and notwithstanding the work already done, rendered her race fit with a Marconi rig more in line with Herreshoff’s own design of 1927. These and other changes equipped her well for a serious second racing career with a 3rd in her first race followed by an early win – the first of many in a notable series of race successes.
 

CONSTRUCTION 

- Carvel 1 3/8th inch Douglas fir planking, bronze fastened to white oak frames and double planked above turn of the bilge.
- ¾ inch Burmese teak deck planking over ½ inch Okume ply over ¾ inch fir T&G on white oak deck beams
- Superstructure of Honduran mahogany
- Teak and white oak cabin sole
 

ACCOMMODATION AND DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT 

Accommodation summary total 9 berths including crew
T&G deckhead painted Herreshoff white, soft furnishings of Burgundy simulated leather Chesterfield

- Owner’s double berth cabin with en-suite head
- Original Wilcox and Crittenden WC modified for electric operating
- Main Saloon with 4 single berths
- Day head with similar antique WC modified to electric pump
- Crew cabin fwd with 1 single berth
- Captains double berth aft
- Galley
- Navigation station 

RIG, SPARS AND SAILS 

Marconi 3 spreader rig
- Canadian spruce mast and boom
- Rig beam at spreaders 4.2 m
- Continuous rigging
- Stainless 1 x 19 wire standing rigging
- Maffioli running rigging
- Maffioli ropes

Sail Area Upwind 241 sq m. Downwind 421 sq m
- Sails Hood Sailmakers, Vallauris
- Main Sail Hood 101 sq m 2010
- 2 x 10 Staysail Hood 55 sq m 2007 + 2010
- Genoa Hood 140 sq m 2007
- Yankee Hood 60 sq m 2007
- Jib Top Hood 35 sq m 2010
- Asymmetric Hood 320 sq m and 280 sq m 2009

 

DECK EQUIPMENT AND GROUND TACKLE  

All bronze custom deck hardware

Winches Lewmar bronze custom
- 2 x 68, 3 speed ST
- 2 x 54, 2 speed ST
- 4 x 48, 2 speed ST
- 1 x 50 kg Bruce
- 1 x 45 kg Fisherman's anchor
- 1 x 35 kg Fisherman's anchor
- 1 x 25 kg Kedge anchor
- 18m chain and 200 m warp
- Wooden custom made passarelle
- 1 x Inflatable Tender with 2.2hp outboard engine 2007
 

MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL AND TANKAGE 

- Yanmar 4JH2-UTE 100 HP diesel
- Wurth gearbox
- 35 mm stainless steel shaft with deep sea seal
- 22 inch Gori 3 blade folding propeller
- Max speed 9 knots
- Cruising speed 7 knots
- Fuel consumption 5 litres / hour @ 2,000 rpm
- Range 140 nm

- 12 V 300 W inverter to 220 V
- 220 V 16 A shore power
- 2 x 175 AH domestic batteries
- 1 x 60 AH engine start battery
- Mastervolt charger
- 100 litre / 26.4 US gallon fuel
- 100 litre / 26.4 US gallon fresh water
- 55 litre / 14.5 US gallon grey water
- 70 litre / 18.5 US gallon black water
 

NAVIGATION COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS 

- 1 x Ritchie SS1000 magnetic compass
- 1 x Antique compass
- Tacktick wireless gyro compass
- Tacktick wireless echo sounder
- Garmin GPS map 3010 (2010)
- Digital and paper charts covering western med
- Tacktick wireless log
- Tacktick wireless wind instruments
- 12 V portable 1 million candela searchlight
- Icom IC-M402 DSC (2004)
- Handheld Icom VHF
- Acer Aspire Revo R3610 Computer (2010)
 

SAFETY 

- 8 x Plastimo automatic lifejackets with harness
- 12 x Adult buoyancy aids
- 1 x 2 kg ABC Powder fire extinguisher
- 1 x 6 kg ABC Powder fire extinguisher
- 1 x 2 kg Halon engine compartment extinguisher
- MOM automatic MOB device
- Offshore flare pack
 

DISCLAIMER

These particulars have been prepared from information provided by the vendors and are intended as a general guide. The purchaser should confirm details of concern to them by survey or engineers inspection. The purchaser should also ensure that the purchase contract properly reflects their concerns and specifies details on which they wish to rely.