My Dad had this boat “Varuna” built in 1950 at the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club, Dorval, Quebec. As we were members of the Lord Reading Yacht Club, Beaconsfield, Quebec we sailed many years from there. As a young person, I took her out alone with ease. I’m 76 now and miss her so much! I think she is in Mystic, Conn. now.
We had an L. Francis Herreshoff design boat which was a Cape Cod Marlin Daysailor marconi rigged sloop - inspired by the Fish Class but larger with an enormous 11 foot cockpit. There was plenty of room to take people out for comfortable day sails. Yes. She looks stunning at the mooring. My father added a bowsprit later to reduce the weather helm which made it 26 ft but without it she's 23.6 ft over all. They make them custom for you at Cape Cod Ship builders. They made a cruiser version also with a smaller cockpit. I raced her in the first Herreshoff Rendesvous in Bristol RI and we came in 2nd in our class. Her name then was Hanahou.
Hi there, Pascal. Thanks for reaching out. You might do well to get a hold of a copy of "Sensible Cruising Designs" by L.F. Herreshoff, which has a little information on her. Also, if you have more questions about similar daysailer designs or want to check out similar plans available at our store, please visit: www.woodenboatstore.com/category/plans_-_boatbuilding Join our forum! Here's a post about what our members had to say about Quiet Tune: forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?90088-Quiet-Tune-L-F-Herreshoff -Anne Bryant, Associate Editor
I love your video and you are right about the looking back at your boat on the mooring... Loved your video Here is our boat, Mystical, a Tofniou 7m in Red Bank NJ... Let me know if you ever get down this way we would love to take you for a sail, she has a 9hp Yanmar Diesel, and is just a lovely toy as well... facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151895488604742&type=1&l=a9f3d3150a
Just beautiful
Lovely commentary on this boat, L. Francis and what we miss in modern high performance boats. Thank you.
My Dad had this boat “Varuna” built in 1950 at the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club, Dorval, Quebec. As we were members of the Lord Reading Yacht Club, Beaconsfield, Quebec we sailed many years from there. As a young person, I took her out alone with ease. I’m 76 now and miss her so much! I think she is in Mystic, Conn. now.
Watched several times over the years. wonderful.
We had an L. Francis Herreshoff design boat which was a Cape Cod Marlin Daysailor marconi rigged sloop - inspired by the Fish Class but larger with an enormous 11 foot cockpit. There was plenty of room to take people out for comfortable day sails. Yes. She looks stunning at the mooring. My father added a bowsprit later to reduce the weather helm which made it 26 ft but without it she's 23.6 ft over all. They make them custom for you at Cape Cod Ship builders. They made a cruiser version also with a smaller cockpit.
I raced her in the first Herreshoff Rendesvous in Bristol RI and we came in 2nd in our class. Her name then was Hanahou.
I have a 1957 Cape Cod Marlin cruiser version. I get the same joy as I view the boat in my dinghy after a sail.
NICE
My wife and I sailed his H28, built in Sydney BC in 1964, for fifteen years. Quite Tune seems to be a more delicate version of the H28.
That's a gorgeous boat
Hello,
I am planning to build my own boat and I was wondering if there is a way to get "quiet tune" drawings ?
Regards,
Pascal.
Hi there, Pascal. Thanks for reaching out. You might do well to get a hold of a copy of "Sensible Cruising Designs" by L.F. Herreshoff, which has a little information on her. Also, if you have more questions about similar daysailer designs or want to check out similar plans available at our store, please visit: www.woodenboatstore.com/category/plans_-_boatbuilding
Join our forum! Here's a post about what our members had to say about Quiet Tune: forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?90088-Quiet-Tune-L-F-Herreshoff
-Anne Bryant, Associate Editor
Thanks for answering ! I will check all those informations.
Regards,
I believe you can get original plans from a museum in Mystic, Conn.
Herreshoff - what a great manufacturing company - the Ferrari of the water -
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I love your video and you are right about the looking back at your boat on the mooring... Loved your video Here is our boat, Mystical, a Tofniou 7m in Red Bank NJ... Let me know if you ever get down this way we would love to take you for a sail, she has a 9hp Yanmar Diesel, and is just a lovely toy as well... facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151895488604742&type=1&l=a9f3d3150a
God save the Wooden Boats
I'd throw a big block V8 in it.