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Ongoing Projects / Comet
An International six metre racing yacht from 1929
loa 37.5 ft |
lwl 23.0 ft |
beam 6.3 ft |
draught 5.3 ft |
sail area 465 sqft |
displacement 4 ton |
lead keel 2 ton |
sail number US-48 |
designer Sparkman & Stephens Inc. |
Builder H.B. Nevins Inc, City Island, New York |
1930 Designed and Built for John P. Wilson |
1930 - 1934 John P. Wilson |
1934 - 1936 Newell P. Weed |
1936 - 1938 Raymond C. Hunt |
1938 - 1949 Dr. José Gonçalves |
1949 - 1956 Pedro Villar |
2016 - present Absolute, Lda. |
In 2016 Absolute saved Comet from being dismantled. Our goal is to find a caring owner or a smaller boatyard interested in proceeding with a dedicated restoration to bring her back to her former glory.
We invite boatyards or individuals to inquire us.
COMET was one of the early six metre yachts designed by Olin Stephens in 1929 for John P. Wilson and like many of his projects she was built at H.B. Nevins in City Island, New York and would be launched early in 1930.
The 6mR COMET remained in New York for 8 years and had two more owners who changed her name to SILROC. The owners were Newell P. Weed from 1934 until 1936 and the famous yacht designer C. Raymond Hunt who kept her from 1936 until 1938.
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In 1938 she was bought by the Portuguese yachtsman Dr. José de Guimarães who rename her SUNDAY and immediately she became the star of Portuguese 6mR Fleet.
Nine years after, she was sold to Mr. Villar who rename her ARABELLA and had her converted to a coastal cruiser-racer. She was very successful, winning many inshore and offshore regattas from 1949 to 1960.
From the 60´s on she has been mainly used for day sailing and coastal cruising.
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1930 1st place - Long Island Sound Y.R.A. Championship Races |
1936 4th place - Prince of Whales Cup, Hamilton, Bermuda |
1937 7th place - Prince of Whales Cup, Hamilton, Bermuda |
1949 1st place - Sesimbra to Lisbon Race (D. Carlos I Trophy) |
1950 1st place - Clube Nautico de Portugal Trophy |
1950 1st place - Clube Naval de Sesimbra Trophy |
1950 1st place - Sines-Sesimbra-Cascais Race |
1951 3rd place - Sesimbra to Lisboa Race (D. Carlos I Trophy) |
1952 1st place - Paço D’Arcos-Sesimbra-Cascais Race |
1953 2nd place - Belém-Berlengas-Cascais Race (Salazar Trophy) |
1954 1st place - Wintermantel Race |
1954, 1956 1st place - Sesimbra to Cascais Race (D. Carlos I Trophy) |
1954 1st place - Berlengas Race (Salazar Trophy) |
1956 2nd place - Berlengas Race (Salazar Trophy) |
1956 4th place - Wintermantel Race |
© CHEROKEE - An almost Sistership to COMET