Year: 1923
Designer: George Lawley & Son
Builder:  William Fife & Sons
LOA: 84’
Beam: 17’2”
Draft: 10’3”

History.

The Scottish industrialist Kenneth MacKenzie Clark, whose great grand father invented the cotton spinning spool, ordered the yacht from the at the time very popular yacht designer George Lawley and had her built by the even more famous boat yard of  William Fife & Sons. She was completed in the extreamly fast time of only 6 months and was launched in 1923.

The Clark family only owned the yacht for one year and it was then sold to another famous Scottsman, Charles Livingstone whos family had founded the Cunard Shipping line. Mr Livingstone used the yacht for both crusing and racing and had some success with her on the racing circuit.
In 1992-1993 the Kentra was resotred by Fairly Restorations. They replaced about 90% of Kentras frames below the water line and about 60% of those above the water line.
Steel floors where replaced by new cast bronze ones and the deck was replaced. Kentra also got new spars and rigging at this time.
Some of the original deck furniture was keep but the interior was made totally new, even if it was made to reseble the original interior.

Interior:
She has 3 cabins, including the owners state room and a focsle for 4 in the bow. The interior is all made of rich mahogany and makes a elegant aperance.

Hull:
Teakplanks on oak/iroko frames above the waterline, pine planks on oak/iroko frames with copper sheating under the waterline. Superstructures are made of Mahogany and the deck is plywood with teak over it.

Rigging:
Oregon Pine mast, Oregon Pine boom. Pine spinnaker pole.

 

Kentra

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