Comet

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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

COMET’s List of Owners

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.

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.

Some highlights in her racing career

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