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19' x 16'4" x 2'd double-ended "Kustenjolle skiff" |
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| In the late 20's and early-mid
30's, Rhodes designed several double enders. In 1936 he designed
this lovely 19 foot double ended centerboard daysailer, roughly based on
a northern European type known as the Kustenjolle (coastal jollyboat
in German). The boat has 500 pounds of lead internal ballast to keep her
steady and minimize the risk of capsize. The first one was
commissioned by Robert Baruch, who won the Bermuda Race in 1936 with Rhodes
designed Kirawan.
A number of these 19 footer daysailers were built by Abeking & Rasmussen in Germany. The boat photographed here was built in 1947 by Abeking & Rassmusen in Bremmerhaven for an American naval officer at the end of the war. He freighted her home to the East coast and kept her on Cape Cod (Truro). Her original name was Blue Jacket, and later was named Symphony, the name she currently bears. She sails on Lake Mendota, Madison, Wisconsin. A sistership was, at one point in time, in Southport ME at her mooring in a beautiful little keyhole harbor.
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