53' Rhodes Bermudan Cutter (1936) - KIRAWAN

Philip Rhodes was already a very clever designer of beautiful, fast and seakindly yachts in 1936, but it was KIRAWAN’s astonishing victory straight out the box in that year’s stormy Newport-Bermuda Race that gained him his big break internationally, and assured KIRAWAN’s long lasting fame. After a second life of hobnobbing with Hollywood and racing the Pacific classics, eventually fame alone almost wasn’t enough to save this striking yacht from a horrible end. Thankfully a man with a plan caught her just in time. In 2017 she entered a period of deep restoration funded by her present owner and executed at Portsmouth RI by Joe Loughborough’s experienced artisans. The aim: to enjoy with friends the re-introduction of KIRAWAN to some of her old racecourses. KIRAWAN has ticked off the 2022 Newport-Bermuda race, and can be a potent and head-turning force on any of the classic circuits: a supremely comfortable, able – and famous – classic family cruiser-racer.

OWNER’S COMMENTS
ON THE 2022 NEWPORT – BERMUDA RACE
“We were really thrilled by the way she handled, Especially in the really heavy weather when there were big seas and winds gusting to 35 knots, you just knew you were in a classic ocean racing boat.”

Broker: Sandeman Yacht Company

See this vessel on their site: https://www.sandemanyachtcompany.co.uk/yacht/706/KIRAWAN