'finisterre': Winningest Ocean Racer In The World

A second look at Finisterre's inside (this magazine's readers got their first look in June 1956) shows Finisterre as the perfect combination of speed and comfort at sea, able to cruise an ocean safely and outrace anything its size.

LENGTH: 38'8"
BEAM: 11'3"
MAST: 49'9�"
RIG: YAWL

1 After pulpit
2 Mizzen
3 Clutch
4 Wheel
5 Binnacle
6 Movable backrests
7 Condiment containers
8 Companionway
9 Glass rack
10 All-wave radio
11 Translucent-bottom dinghy
12 Skylight
13 Kerosene gimbal lamp
14 Main-cabin ventilator
15 Mainmast
16 Forward hatchcover
17 Forward ventilator
18 Forward pulpit
19 Forepeak
20 Stowage space
21 Forward head
22 Folding sink
23 Mainmast step of sheet Monel
24 Doorway to main head
25 Removable pipe berths for additional crew
26 Lead ballast in keel weighs 5,660 pounds
27 527-lb. bronze centerboard adds 3'7" to draft
28 Centerboard winch and handle
29 Garbage pail recessed in centerboard trunk
30 32-hp gasoline engine
31 Automatic pilot mechanism
32 Two-bladed propeller
33 Monel fuel tank holds 32 gallons
34 Valve cutoff on exhaust
35 Engine exhaust

DESIGNER: SPARKMAN & STEPHENS
BUILDER: SETH PERSSON
LAUNCHED: SEPTEMBER 1954