1973 Sparkman & Stephens 55
Sparkman & Stephens · 55 · 1973
Lying at Antigua Antigua And Barbuda · 17.1037°N 61.7905°W
Specification
- LOA
- 16.76 m
- Beam
- 4.27 m
- Hull type
- Other
- Hull material
- Aluminium
- Engine
- Yanmar 4JH80
- Power
- 78 hp
- Drive
- Other
- Fuel
- Diesel
- Year built
- 1973
- Tax status
- Vat Unpaid
Figures from the seller; catalog specs shown where instance data is unstated.
Where she lies
Antigua Antigua And Barbuda
Trade-wind sailing from the cradle of classic yachting
English Harbour is where the Caribbean charter and classic-yacht world begins each season. Berth a boat in Nelson's Dockyard, a Georgian naval yard turned living marina, and step into steady 15-20kt trades, flat-water reaching to the leeward islands, and a winter calendar built around Antigua Sailing Week and the Classic Yacht Regatta.
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Nelson's DockyardUNESCO Georgian naval yard — the only working one of its kind.
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Shirley HeightsSunset over English & Falmouth Harbours, drums and rum.
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Leeward-island passagesBarbuda, Guadeloupe and the Saintes within a day or two.
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Pillars, Admiral's InnDockyard dining under the old sail loft pillars.
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Catherine's Cafe, Pigeon BeachFrench-Caribbean beach lunch a dinghy ride away.
Reliable easterly trades and warm water year-round; hurricane season (Jun-Nov) aside, this is champagne reaching. English and Falmouth Harbours are deep, hurricane-holes of last resort; the whole Leeward chain opens downwind from here.