The losing boat in the collision was the 107-year-old NY30 Herreshoff yacht Amorita of Newport RI.

Sumurun yacht crash. Sumurun Stormvogel and Wild Horses emerge victorious from the caribbean leg of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge 2013. The horrific crash took place on July 7 2007 off of Beavertail lighthouse in Jamestown RI while racing in the Robert H. Distance between boats still ½ BL 7m - Sumurun approaching fast entered the 2 BL Zone.

The gentlemanly name-calling got rather harsh before the case was decided in the collision that this summer sank Amorita a 102-year-old Herreshoff New York 30 on Rhode Islands Narragansett Bay. - Sumurun laid a course between Alera and the mark. The previous owner did a really good job on refitting her so she has lots of great upgrades like AC and heat and a completely redone cabin.

Related PostsAntigua Classic Yacht Regatta - 20202019 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta - New Developments2020 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta - Update2021 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta Cancelled2019 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta - The Stage is Set. Doyle said the hull of the Amorita suffered significant damage He said the other two boats had minor damageScott Backholm a search and rescue controller with the Coast Guard said the call came in Saturday about 3 pm and the Coast Guard at Castle Hill launched a boat. The causes of this 2007 collision at Newport between Sumurun the 94 William Fife 1915 ketch and Amorita a Nat Herreshoff 44 gaffer launched in 1905 were complex.

The owners said the Amorita went down quickly after the Sumurun a classic sailing yacht from 1914 hit it. The Forum is a free service and much like the free content on Public Radio we hope you will support WoodenBoat by subscribing to this fabulous magazine. Presuming Ed said.

See exhibit 6 Alera ahead of Sumurun expected that Sumurun would pass to windward. Amoirta sank but after a two-year legal battle was restored and re-launched in 2011. A third classic yacht Alera had spun Amorita into Sumuruns path although the big ketch was found to be at fault for not keeping clear.

Sumurun tried to round the mark inside the smaller boats even though she did not have the right or the room to do so It became clear to the operators of Sumurun that a collision would occur when Sumurun negligently changed her course in the direction of the smaller vessels ahead in an attempt to round the mark but Towbin failed to navigate so as to avoid striking the vessel. Does seem to be a bit of a problem with classic yachts - the death of Jacques Bourry when Mariette hit the six metre Taos Brett IV in 95 the Amorita and Sumurun collision with luckily no injuries in July last year and now this. Mom and Dad were looking for a little bigger boat because apparently Im too big and found Sumurun by accident but it was a.