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DON'T MISS the 52nd annual BHYC Regatta and Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge! July 18-19, 2026!! Registration opens in February! BoothBayRegatta.com

09/07/2026

Vintage lines, steady hands, and a name that carries its own kind of gravity. BLACK WATCH, US 71. She's a legendary 68-foot custom yawl designed by Sparkman & Stephens (Design No. 218) and built at the Nevins Shipyard in City Island, New York. Launched in April 1938 as Edlu II for Rudy Schaefer of the F.&M. Schaefer Brewing Company, she holds the historic distinction of being the very first S&S design to be tank-tested.

09/04/2026

The 30 Square Meter class began in Sweden under the Square Metre Rule, a design rule that encouraged fast, elegant sailing yachts with fixed sail-area limits. The result was one of sailing’s most recognizable silhouettes: slim hull, long waterline when heeled, low topsides, and a rig that looks impossibly tall until the boat starts moving. BIJOU II shows exactly why the type still stops people mid-conversation. Classic, yes. Delicate, no. This is a boat designed to sail. Hodgdon Yacht Services

09/02/2026

BIJOU II may be beautiful, but she is very much a racing boat. With Chris Bouzaid at the helm, BIJOU II has become a familiar name in the classic yacht scene. She has won in Classic divisions from Boothbay, to Camden and Castine.

09/01/2026

UNCAS, sail number 6. A Buzzards Bay 18 with a story reaching back to Nathanael G. Herreshoff’s 1903 K Class design, UNCAS brings one of the great classic daysailer shapes back to life. Long, low, and balanced under a generous gaff rig, she has the easy grace of a boat drawn for real sailing: open cockpit, cream canvas, varnished spars, and just enough motion to remind you why these designs endure.

08/30/2026

BIJOU II is a 30 Square Meter, one of the most distinctive classic yacht types on the water. Designed by Knud Reimers and built in 1972, she carries the unmistakable look of the Swedish skerry cruiser tradition: long overhangs, narrow beam, low freeboard, and a tall rig that gives the boat a striking, almost effortless speed. The “30 Square Meter” name refers to the class’s measured sail area, but the magic is in what designers did around that rule: elegant hulls, efficient rigs, and boats that come alive when they heel.

08/27/2026

BESHERTE may come from a 1903 design, but she is no museum piece. Sailing in the Classic Daysailers division, BESHERTE shows exactly why these boats still matter: low freeboard, a long clean sheer, a big expressive rig, and the kind of balance that makes a small classic feel alive in the hand. In these images, she looks perfectly at home with that deep blue hull moving with real purpose.

08/24/2026

BESHERTE is a Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 18, one of the most graceful small-yacht designs from Nathanael G. Herreshoff. The original Buzzards Bay 18 was designed in 1903 and built in tiny numbers: just five boats between 1903 and 1904. None of those originals are known to survive, which makes BESHERTE part of a special modern chapter: a faithful recreation of a nearly lost design. At 29 feet on deck, with an 18-foot waterline and a powerful gaff sloop rig, the Buzzards Bay 18 carries the look of a much larger classic yacht in a compact daysailer form.

08/21/2026

After decades on both coasts, Pacific racing, a return to Newport, and years awaiting rescue, Kirawan was brought back through a major restoration in Rhode Island.
Today she sails again in the classic circuit, listed in the Vintage Division with her current owners. This 3-part series on Kirawan was brought to you by our generous sponsors:

08/18/2026

Kirawan earned her reputation the hard way. The 1936 Newport-Bermuda Race was rough, with strong winds and punishing offshore conditions. Kirawan’s design let her keep driving through weather that slowed much of the fleet. Her hard dodger became part of the story, giving the crew shelter while the boat kept charging. She was elegant, but she was never delicate. Kirawan was built to sail.

08/14/2026

Kirawan is not just a beautiful classic yacht. She is a piece of American offshore racing history. Designed by Philip L. Rhodes and launched in 1936, Kirawan was built with one goal in mind: the Newport-Bermuda Race. Just a month after launch, she delivered. In heavy weather, against a strong fleet, Kirawan won the 1936 race overall and helped establish Rhodes as one of the great yacht designers of his era. Ninety years later, she is still turning heads under sail.

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