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‘Baruna’ was built to the maximum size under the CCA rule and won first overall in the 1938 Bermuda Race, setting the Race record in the process. She won this race again after the war against the new S&S design ‘ Bolero ‘.

Described by Francis Kinney in his history of Sparkman & Stephens as ‘fast in light airs, fast in strong breezes, comfortable at sea and beautiful……. Every line was absolutely perfect……… Baruna is so beautifully proportioned both hull and rig’.

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Extraordinary boats: Baruna – stunning seven-year restoration

• Dan Houston
• January 24, 2024

Baruna is a 1938 S&S yawl that was relaunched this summer by owner Tara Getty after a seven-and-a-half-year restoration to return her to as close to original as possible.

Designed by Olin Stephens in 1938, at 72ft LOA Baruna was at the top of the size limit permitted by the Cruising Club of America (CCA) to race offshore. The year of its launch, Baruna took part in and won the biennial 635-mile Newport Bermuda offshore race, creating a storm of publicity on both sides of the Atlantic. Olin was the navigator, and Baruna got in eight hours ahead of the next boat.

Seven years previously Olin and his brother, Rod, with their crew had won the 1931 Transatlantic Race , as well as that year’s Fastnet Race in their revolutionary new 52ft (15.8m) yawl Dorade . Olin was then just 23, and America was so pleased with him, his crew and his design that they got a ticker tape parade in New York on their return.

Sparkman & Stephens, Olin and his brother’s company, went on to dominate yachting, from the early Corinthian days of the 1930s to designing six out of the seven successful 12-Metre America’s Cup defenders between 1958 and 1980. Dorade was followed by a series of highly successful yawls, including the famous Stormy Weather (1934). Olin was a rules-beating designer over a wide range of developing hull shapes, but when I interviewed him at the age of 80 in 1998 he maintained that Dorade and her type of hull and rig were still the best mix of speed and seaworthiness for sailing and racing offshore.

While these yawls are all slightly different and vary in size they can nevertheless be considered as a kind of special class boat. Being superbly comfortable and stable at sea they remain very popular with yachtsmen who want a great seaboat. This year at Les Voiles de Saint Tropez the Rolex Trophy was awarded for the yawls – 12 raced, of which seven were S&S designs, including Baruna .

Fully restored, Baruna is a slippery hull that requires up to 20 crew on deck to maximise performance. Photo: Kos

Tech test bed

Baruna was built at Quincy Adams yard in Massachusetts for the New York textile agent Henry C Taylor, with a twin skin of mahogany over cedar planks on oak frames. Taylor, an ex-wartime naval officer who served his country in both World War I and World War II, wanted a large yacht within the CCA rules to race offshore. But he also wanted a comfy cruising boat for his family. He’d gone to S&S and ordered her after spending a bumpy family night aboard his yacht in Massachusetts Bay; Taylor told Olin it was a matter of either giving up cruising altogether or getting a better boat.

The boat went on to win the Newport-Bermuda race again in 1948 – booming along at nine knots with Henry’s oldest son, Stillman, in command. Taylor owned Baruna , notching up a distinguished racing record, until 1953 when he was nearly 60. The yacht then went to California.

Baruna ’s long-term owner on the west coast was Jim Michael who, in partnership with Tim Moseley, formed the Barient winch company. Moseley was a fellow S&S fan, owning the 1938 cutter Orient , and the company was named after compounding the names of their yachts. Both boats were used for the development of deck hardware, especially winches and pedestal grinders, or innovative running backstay drums.

Work begins on dismantling Baruna to see the full extent of how much timber needs to be replaced. Photo: Kos

Pieces of wood

Tara Getty had wanted to buy Baruna since 2009. “We were looking for a suitable yacht to restore. But back then Baruna ’s owner wanted something like $2m in gold bars delivered to a place in Mexico and we were never going to do anything like that. We ended up buying Skylark at the end of 2010. And she has been a great boat.” Skylark is also an S&S yawl, a 53ft (16.3m) LOA 1937 design, which Getty also restored.

“But then in 2015 Baruna was for sale at a much better price,” he recalls. “I think it was $200,000 which is about the right price to pay for a few pieces of wood.”

At the time Baruna was languishing at Marina del Rey in Los Angeles, California, and when Getty’s long term Australian captain and shipwright, Tony Morse, went to pay for her he found she was dilapidated. “Lifting up the floorboards you could see the water coming in. And the pumps were running continually to keep up with it,” he says. “There were no headsails and it looked like the mast was going to go through the bottom of the boat – especially if you put any pressure on it. We could motor her but not sail her.”

The new planking, with yellow cedar above the mahogany, is in place under Baruna’s new frames. Photo: Kos

Baruna was moved by ship, first to Fort Lauderdale and then to the Robbe & Berking yard in Flensburg, Germany, which has a very high reputation for restoring wooden yachts. Robbe & Berking did the hull, and at first it was thought the team could preserve some of the timber, but Morse, who was project lead under Tara Getty, found that every frame, apart from some in the forepeak, was cracked under the bilge stringer.

“We had thought we could keep some of the original material, but as we started, we realised that almost everything would have to be changed out,” Morse says. “Plus there’s the problem that if it isn’t in good enough condition now then you’ll end up redoing it anyway in three years’ time.”

Work began with replacing the frames, laminating in new ones in white oak (as Baruna had originally) before the work of replacing her planking could begin. The double skin hull was replaced with mahogany planks outside a skin of yellow cedar. The cedar, all from one tree, saves weight but is only used from the sixth strake up to the strake below the sheer. The planks were fitted over the oak frames, in a style of a careful restoration. The sheer clamp, beam shelf and bilge stringer, all structurally vital, are made of Douglas fir from Oregon. In many places aboard, the hull structure is fully visible.

Wedges in place prior to dropping off the lead ballast keel, which appeared in remarkably good condition for its age. Photo: Kos

Morse was able to source an original builder’s plan which he used – and needed – to recreate the detail of the 1938 boat, especially where some material or joinery had gone missing over the years. To hear him and Getty talking about the work it sounds more like they were restoring the Mona Lisa. Asked how much it might have cost Getty says “It’s too much to mention,” before adding: “Let’s just say she is by far the most expensive 72ft boat ever built, modern or old.”

On the move

When the hull was finished Baruna was trucked to VMG Yachtbuilders at Enkhuizen in the Netherlands for her interior to be fitted. Even though VMG made a full-size model of much of the boat to see how all the installations could fit into it, craftsmen were challenged by the nature of a 1938 hull which had been restored with the original imperfections of the Quincy Adams yard replicated, with brand new materials.

The 100ft hollow main-mast is built of pieces of spruce that were sonic-tested to measure their elasticity. Photo: Kos

The modern way of working is to design using CAD drawings and then make things in a workshop before bringing them on site to fit. But Baruna is not completely symmetrical and so making something like a water tank for one side of the boat and then fabricating its mirror image for the other side created several headaches for specialists unfamiliar with traditional methods, such as making spiling patterns.

Some 18 people were employed on the project with some craftsmen coming from Southampton Yacht Services in Hampshire, and naval architect Andre Hoek also consulted on the restoration.

Interior fit-out is traditionally sumptuous, but systems are fully up to date. Photo: Kos

Gleaming finish

Baruna ’s deck is swept teak with her teak deckhouses varnished in one-pack Epifanes, while the two-pack system is used for all the mahogany and joinery below. Her hollow main-mast was designed by Jim Gretzky, of Sail Spars Design in Connecticut, and then built of spruce by Ventis at Enkhuizen.

Morse says the 150hp engine, generator and watermaker are all as low as possible. The 950lt of fuel are carried in two main tanks plus a day tank. Water capacity is 540lt, with the watermaker able to produce 150lt an hour.

With Getty’s in-depth restoration knowledge of his motor vessels Talitha (1930) and Bluebird (1938), and the S&S yawl Skylark (1937), together with Morse’s undoubted appetite for detail, the project became highly specialised with every single piece of equipment or fitting being of bespoke design and make. Thus even the below-decks nickel-plated door handles and striker plates for the doors’ latch bolts are unique (nickel is the typical material for metal fittings on mahogany in traditional yachts).

Baruna has a suit of Dacron sails for Classic CIM racing. Photo: Kos

Baruna has a suit of 3Di North Sails for IRC racing as well as Dacron for classic CIM racing. Since her relaunch in late 2023 she has been put through her paces racing in classic fleets at Antibes, Argentario and Les Voiles de St Tropez, where she scored two podium places. The 1938 design also took on the moderns at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2023 in Porto Cervo, where Baruna averaged 9.6 knots over a 38-mile course in 9-ish knots of breeze.

Getty reports that he has got the boat he wanted, since the project began all those years ago, though notes that it is still early days to be getting the best from her. However, he maintains that tacking is a joy, she never gets stuck in stays and the sense of balance on the helm when trimmed is superb and much better than Skylark .

Baruna’s aft cabin retains the twin bunks layout Stephens designed, a surprisingly ascetic choice, though made slightly larger for comfort. Photo: Kos

Baruna sails with up to 20 crew on deck, four of them professional, and Getty and Savage, his tactician, have noticed that the yacht is not losing VMG while tacking.

“We have cameras on the mast and deck and we are running Expedition software during races,” Savage explains. “And interestingly the boat speed drops down and picks up again but the VMG line stays flat.”

Effectively the boat is being carried to windward by her weight in these conditions. “So that changes the strategy hugely,” Savage continues, “it means you can pop a tack in without worrying about it. In fact, provided you are up to speed, it can benefit you to tack.”

One of Baruna’s hatches in early morning light after rain, note the protected mushroom vents and blanked off dorade (cowl) vent. Photo: Kos

Baruna ’s hull and deck gear have been designed to take the full loads of her powerful rig as she was restored to be capable of racing or cruising offshore. The team has been able to push the yacht hard early on, sailing upwind with a full flattened main in 29 knots true wind.

“She’s a rocket ship. Beautifully balanced with mizzen lowered, the board [centreboard, original] deployed giving zero degrees of weatherhelm, pointing high, slippery as hell,” comments Savage on sailing her fully pressed. Getty envisages cruising her in the south of France before perhaps taking her to the Caribbean. “Then of course,” he says, “the Newport Bermuda Race is calling…”

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In their Extraordinary Boats series, Yachting World profiles the 1938 S&S yawl Baruna that was relaunched in late 2023 by owner Tara Getty after a seven-and-a-half-year restoration to return her to as close to original as possible.

Designed by Olin Stephens in 1938, at 72ft LOA Baruna was at the top of the size limit permitted by the Cruising Club of America (CCA) to race offshore. The year of its launch, Baruna took part in and won the biennial 635-mile Newport Bermuda offshore race, creating a storm of publicity on both sides of the Atlantic. Olin was the navigator, and Baruna got in eight hours ahead of the next boat.

Seven years previously Olin and his brother, Rod, with their crew had won the 1931 Transatlantic Race, as well as that year’s Fastnet Race in their revolutionary new 52ft (15.8m) yawl Dorade. Olin was then just 23, and America was so pleased with him, his crew and his design that they got a ticker tape parade in New York on their return. – Full boats

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Once aboard the classic sailing yacht Baruna, one is immediately enveloped in a world where timeless elegance meets modern craftsmanship. Every inch of her interior styled by Hoek Design Naval Architects and masterfully crafted by VMG Yachtbuilders speaks of an unparalleled commitment to excellence. Each and every detail reflects a deep respect for nautical heritage and her original 1938 layout by Sparkman & Stephens. The fusion of luxury and functionality is perfect for both spirited sailing and tranquil relaxation. She’s more than a yacht; Baruna is a testament to VMG’s dedication to preserving the art of traditional boatbuilding while innovating for today’s high performance sailor.

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In an ideal world, every boat owner, however exalted or large his current yacht, should have a visceral memory of holding a tiller in one hand and a mainsheet in the other, feeling every tug of the wind and every droplet of spray. Tara Getty does. “The boats I grew up on were small sailing boats, which is undoubtedly the right way to start,” he remembers. “Like everyone else, it was a Mirror, then Larks, Wayfarers, Toppers and a Laser.”

In fact, Tara still sails a Laser and remains seduced by the feeling of speed and immediacy that this classic one-man planing dinghy provides. Tara might be best-known for the family boat – the 247ft (75.3m), 1929-built Talitha , one of the biggest classic motor yachts in the world – and his more recent restoration of Malcolm Campbell’s 100ft (30.5m) motor yacht Blue Bird of 1938, but for his third project, it was time to return to his true passion of sailing.

Tara was not after a really big yacht this time, but something big enough for family cruising and racing in the Mediterranean regattas. After growing to admire the inboard yawls of Olin Stephens, particularly Stormy Weather , he found himself owner of Skylark at the tail end of 2010. The legend of the inboard yawls began with Dorade of course, in 1930, when she was launched to the design of the then 23-year-old Olin, who helmed her to victory the next year in the Transatlantic Race, followed by victory in two Fastnets and probably more ocean races than any other yacht in history.  

“Despite her triumphs, Olin Stephens immediately realised Dorade ’s radical narrow beam needed some adjustment [she is said to roll horribly in a following sea],” writes Brendan Abbott, current chief designer at Sparkman & Stephens. “The next inboard yawl, Stormy Weather in 1934, solved the issue, and was equally illustrious, winning a transatlantic and Fastnet of her own, as well as the Miami-Nassau – five years in a row.”  

Before the outbreak of war, there followed Edlu , Santana , Avanti , Sonny , Zeerend , Atalanta , Blitzen and, of course, Skylark all, with some subtle changes, to the hull form of Stormy Weather . “When comparing hull lines to Stormy Weather , Skylark ’s aft sections are slightly flatter and her forward sections are slightly fuller above the waterline. Below the waterline, the forward sections are finer and the aft sections are fuller. The result is a slight aft shift in centre of buoyancy, likely to offset engine weight. Skylark is most notably similar to Avanti and Blitzen with respect to hull shape. The most significant observation regards her general size. She is a hair smaller in all respects than the other designs in her league.”

S&S LINEAGE

These days, the S&S inboard yawls, whose lineage continued long after the war, are one of the most numerous of the classic yacht types seen at the smarter regattas: Dorade , Stormy Weather , Manitou , Argyll , Blitzen and many, many others now form a recognisable cadre at nearly any classic yacht regatta and even, these days, at ocean races, like the Newport Bermuda of 2013, which Dorade won overall, and the last Fastnet, in which Dorade and Stormy Weather placed very well indeed. Skylark was built in 1937, in the heyday of the inboard yawl story, at FF Pendleton in Wiscasset, Maine, of oak, teak, mahogany and bronze.

She was built for Judge Lawrence B Dunham who named the boat Vryling II after his wife and campaigned her modestly on the East Coast and Great Lakes, but it was after the war that her career really took off, when she was bought by Don Ayers and taken to southern California. Here she took on a breathless schedule of racing and cruising that would continue for 30 years. During that time she sailed in four Transpacs in which she took a third in class and sixth overall, at least three Ensenada Races in which she took two firsts, and many other races. In terms of cruising, she made a voyage to Hawaii and, in the early 70s, a San Francisco to San Francisco circumnavigation, a voyage in which she withstood two hurricanes and half-a-dozen gales.  

“A well-built wooden yacht can carry on sailing for an amazingly long time without getting major structural repairs,” writes J-Class restorer Elizabeth Meyer. “As long as they are constantly sailing, they seem to hold together. If they stop sailing, disaster can set in fast.”  

By 1982, Skylark ’s 35-year career on the west coast had ended and she found herself in Elizabeth’s unvoiced second category, baking in the still heat of a Floridian canal, abandoned clothing and food rotting in her cabin. She didn’t have to wait long for a saviour, who arrived in the form of Thomas Reese, who got her sailing again, and owned her for the next 21 years. During that time, he “devoted an immense amount of time and care to Skylark ”, writes Elizabeth.

Amid this work was the sistering of her frames and glassing the hull. “Although this allowed Reese to sail and enjoy Skylark , putting GRP over a punky wooden hull most often results in the complete destruction of the yacht,” continues Elizabeth. Instead, she was rescued again, this time in 2003.

THE BIG RESTORATION

Brian McKenna trucked her to Rhode Island, and undertook the long, complicated and expensive process of a proper, full restoration at Loughborough Marine Interests. “I want to go on record here about what this means,” says Elizabeth. “In order to qualify as a restoration, a yacht must not be dismantled into separate component parts. The boat herself must be there, stem to stern, keelson to sheerstrake, all the way through the restoration. In sections, much, or even all of the hull material will be repaired or replaced, but this must be done piecemeal. The yacht, three-dimensional and recognisable as herself, must be there in the shop.” And that’s exactly how Bob Loughborough’s team at LMI did it, in around 15,000 man hours over three-and-a-half years. After removing the cabin trunks, deck planking and ballast, the hull was cajoled back into shape. With most of the old planks, frames and deck beams still in place, her centreline was repaired, and new frames, a few pairs at a time to preserve shape, were put in, and new stringers, shelf and clamps were installed. Only after all that work was the hull planking replaced and the original interior reinstalled.  

Part of Elizabeth’s reason for asserting that this is the only way to restore a yacht is that it preserves the shape of the original, which was not always true to the lines plan, making that an unreliable source of identity. “It was on the loft floor that the lines of a classic yacht were finally faired and that tricky interface of transom and hull finally worked out,” she says. The other, secondary reason, is to do with continuity of identity.  

After all this, by 2006, the money had run dry and Brian put her on the market, where she was found by the fourth owner, Joe Dockery, who had the job completed nearby at East Passage Boatwrights. He had already had Sonny , another well-known S&S inboard yawl, restored there, and when he re-launched Skylark in 2010, he campaigned both yachts for the summer season! That autumn, fifth and present owner Tara Getty bought her and had her shipped home to the Med in May 2011, in time to bed in for the hometown regatta in October – Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, no less.

“We have a really strong crew, yet none of us is professional: friends, friends of friends and my family,” says Tara. “I don’t want to do a full professional thing. It’s not what we’re gunning for.” That first regatta was a success in terms of enjoyment, though not in sailing results, getting off to a great start – but in the wrong class! Skipper Tony Morse later said: “I don’t know who was more scared – Tara or me!”

Team Skylark ’s next date was a duel against comedian Griff Rhys Jones aboard his own S&S yawl Argyll , in a new occasional challenge devised by Tara called the Blue Bird Cup, an art deco silver trophy for the quicker S&S yawl in a duel. Victory on this occasion went to Griff, but Skylark went on to win in class and overall at Régates Impériales in Corsica, one of Tara’s favourite corners of the world, the next year. “I helmed the whole thing and it was the first time I’d ever won anything,” says Tara, the boy who started in a dinghy. Skylark has been campaigning, racing and family cruising since then, often with Blue Bird of 1938 in tow, the two boats built only a year apart creating a pleasing sight together when cruising in company or moored together quayside at regattas.

INTERIOR DESIGN

During that time, Tara and wife Jessica have reverted the interior to that of a proper cruising yacht. “Joe Dockery had made it into more of a day racer,” says Tara. “I wanted to convert the boat to a proper cruising boat – proper bathroom, galley, comfortable mattresses, hot shower, electric windlass, all that sort of stuff – which actually meant returning it more to its original configuration.”  

The existing heads, galley and small crew cabin were revamped without needing structural alteration, and on deck, the new racing tiller was replaced with wheel steering, as she had originally. “We have preserved her little fireplace and kept most of the original fittings,” says Jessica. “A lot of white tongue and groove and lots of beautiful highly polished Honduras mahogany. We wanted to work with that to keep her age-appropriate and to keep her East Coast heritage in mind.”

  These days, Tara is stepping up in size a bit, as what he most enjoys is cruising with a sizeable coterie of family and friends. “I love Skylark , but she’s quite small for the complement, and slow under power – about 6.5 knots. The crew complain she can’t hold enough water! And that the bunks could be more comfortable!”  

The solution is another S&S yawl that Tara first saw while looking for Skylark , a yacht that had an unrealistic price tag for her condition when he first saw her. That yacht is Baruna , at 72ft (22m) one of the largest S&S inboard yawls. She’s now being restored at Robbe and Berking in Flensburg, Germany, as reported in Yard News (CB350). Baruna won’t be ready for two years, so there are still some good times ahead to enjoy on Skylark .

Selling Skylark is not going to be easy, so Tara’s in no hurry. And he’ll surely be keeping Skylark ’s tender, a 14ft (4.3m) Iain Oughtred-designed Tammie Norrie clinker sailing and rowing tender. “I absolutely love that boat,” he enthuses. “It’ll take four of us fishing all day long.” Early memories of small-boat sailing never leave you, however ‘well boated’ you might find yourself in this life.

This article has been abridged from the book Skylark 1937 edited by Kos Evans and Chris Savage

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31 comments:

Does anyone know where she is now? 2012? As a photojournalist I sailed on Baruna for a story on ocean racing which I shot for West Magazine. It was the SF to Santa Barbara race. The boat had already been painted white and the transom reversed. None the less I got some wonderful images of the grande dame.

Hi, I know the current owner of Baruna, and she is in California. If you are interested, I could give you the contact number.

Marina Del Rey

I was aboard The Baruna as a young man and the experience of seeing her and and her salt-and-pepper match, the Bolero has stayed with me a lifetime. The sight of the Baruna's gleaming black hull contrasted against the glaring white of the Bolero's along side her provided a sight that I still remember vividly half a century later. Both boats were still in their prime then, sleek, graceful and untouched by the ravages of old age and neglect that come all too soon to so many fine ships. I pray that she has now found a loving, caring owner who will cherish her as I cherish the memory of her the way she once was.

Alas, the ravages of old age come to ships and sailors alike! How fortunate you were to have known her 'back when', and to have been a part of her history with the Bolero. Although my time on her was much later, I'm still grateful for the experience and also hope that she has found a good owner.

Jack, I hope this still finds you well. Your post was a year ago. Do you still have Gary's #? I have a cell from his Baruna biz card he gave me back in 2006. long story .. and perhaps he has forgotten who I am ... but I stumbled upon the card and well ... will actually be coming out to cali next week.

Should anyone still be following this thread, Baruna is in Marina del Rey, and listed for sale -- see: http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1938/Sparkman-%26-Stephens-CCA-Yawl-1974635.

Great restoration job -- she looks fabulous. Kinda wish they hadn't painted her white, but that's the traditionalist in me coming out. Thanks for the post and link. Hope she finds a great home.

Baruna! My daddy owned Baruna from about 1978-1986 if I remember right. She is unique! I helped paint her, redo her decks, sand and varnish all kinds of teak, as well as I ran the foredeck. My brother took the mast down one year and rebuilt it completely. Those winches, they are really something. Our first cruise was from Sausalito (where she was moored when my dad bought her) down the coast to San Pedro, where she remained for a number of years. That first trip was in the middle of winter, we sailed down the coast in a storm, and saw snow on all the coastal mountains the entire way down. Dad kept her down at Newmark's. She was the most magnificent sailing vessel I was ever on, that's for sure! I could tell you stories... We had her in a couple races, small ones, but even in light airs, she beat the pants off the smaller - supposedly - lighter air sailboats. She is truly amazing, practically moving just sitting there! I've seen her up at Marina Del Rey, had to go up there and look at her after moving back to Los Angeles a couple years back. One of these days, I'll have to dig out some old pictures, we still have some around here. Sure makes me want to go sailing just thinking about her!

do you remember who your dad sold baruna to in'86, i was charter capt on "spanish rake" an 86ft gaff ketch out of terminal isl.in late 80's and raced the ancient mariner races, did a couple of crews on baruna late 80's on local races out of del rey, and have been trying to remember the owners name, broke my left hand when one of the grinders came around and hit the back of my hand during one race. i also crewed on bugeye ketch pandora III out of redondo y.c. and schooner's ranger and diosa del mar and lady ada. who were owned by capt. eddie.

Too bad this commenting engine doesn't do a better job keeping up on who wrote what. I wrote the "Anonymous" before this reply, Scotty-Denver, now just ScottyD, who grew up on sailboats. I do not know to whom my dad sold Baruna, but I believe she's still there up in Marina Del Rey, charter boat.

My father Bill Sweet and his lifelong friend Conn Findley crewed on Baruna in the StFYC big boat series until her sale by Jim Michael in 1968. I had the profound privilege as a young boy to sail on her from Belvedere one sunny Sunday afternoon. To this day, thoughts of her bring tears to my eyes. It's good to hear she has returned to her earlier glory.

Thanks for your comment. It's always so gratifying to me to hear from someone else who knew this exquisite boat, and understands 'what the fuss is all about'. People like you are the reason I leave this blog online -- many visit drawn to either Baruna or Orient, even though few leave comments. I can get a little weepy when remembering these two boats myself.

Hello Ms. Kitty, I found this blog when I was searching for Orient. I sailed on her and was part of the crew for the Ancient Mainers Race in San Diego. The owner at that time was Tom Borst. He aquired the vessel from a person that won it in a contest after it was used in the Movie "Lucky Lady". Tom brought up to Bristol condition. Sad it fell into disrepair in the 90s. I moved to Santa Cruz in the Mid 80s and lost touch. Thank you for sharing.

I just saw Orient this weekend in Santa Barbara. She's on an end-tie there, painted dark blue, and with all her brightwork looking fabulous. My understanding is that she has undergone a lot of restoration in the last decade, and it certainly looks like she is well loved.

Wow -- so nice to hear this first-hand report on this grand old boat. Thanks for taking the time!

I sailed on her in the early 1970's. Unbelievable boat.

She was that! I'm grateful I had the chance to sail on her. Love hearing from others who also have memories of this fine boat.

I apparently hit the delete rather than publish link on another comment that arrived October 28, 2016, so I'm going to do it this way. It was from Anonymous. I sailed on her in the early 70's on SF bay. The Cal Maritime Academy owned her. We were aboard just about every weekend.

Hi -- I apparently quite accidentally hit the wrong button and rejected rather than accepted your comment re Baruna. Deep apologies! Not sure how that happened, but apparently it did. Please feel free to enter your comment again and I'll try to be more careful. I suspect you and I would have been aboard at the same time(s). I wasn't out there every weekend, but I was there a lot of weekends. It was certainly a not-to-be-forgotten experience for me, as it seems to have been for you, as well. Two comments on this story in one day is unusual, tho I'm constantly astonished at how may people are drawn to this story on a daily basis, and how many leave comments about their memory of sailing on her. I love making contact with these people and thank you for your comment and interest in Baruna. Please, take a moment an re-enter your comment. I'd love to have it part of the permanent history here. The only reason I leave this blog live is the amount of interest it draws from people who know or are interested in Baruna and/or Orient.

I think I know you MsKitty, and John Betz may too, as him and I know each other and both crewed on Baruna and maintained her at the same time while CMA was honored to be her owner, albeit for a brief time. I don't think anyone really "owns" a boat like Baruna, they're just fortunate enough to be her caretaker for a time.

Jim, good to hear from you. If you were crewing during those times we probably did know one another. Sad to say I don't remember many names from those years, and probably only those because they were in my the article I wrote. The purpose of that article was to encourage people to join in the effort to get her back in shape, so there were a couple of contact names. If you can actually remember me from the hordes of people who managed to sail on her a few times, I'm honored.

My dad was the skipper of Baruna for many years and I sailed onboard her to Fiji when I was 15 years old. It took 3 months as I recall. We lived on Taveuni with Baruna moored offshore. After a couple of years my dad parted ways with the owner and the boat fell into disrepair. I had kept the sawn off stern section on display where I was working in Marina Del Rey and ended up selling it to the owners at that time who reattached it I believe. It may have been used as some sort of template. Not sure. Boat had great childhood memories for me and it’s really nice to see it back in good hands. Wes Heinmiller Orcas Island, Wa

Hi, Wes. Sorry to be so late responding. What a fabulous story! I am utterly envious of the sail to Fiji as well as the stay there. And I never knew the sawn-off stern had been kept, either. I learn so much from all of you who take the time to share their tales of these two boats, and appreciate all of it. I lived on Orcas from 2000-2002, but didn't do any sailing to speak of. Thanks for the comment.

MsKitty, Baruna is completing a restoration, back to her 1938 plans, in Europe. A book is being written and we would be interested in your experiences with the yacht. You can contact me at [email protected]. Thanks.

Raced on Baruna in the 60s when she was owned by Jim Michaels - lots of races on the Bay, Whitney Series out of Long Beach and a few times later when owned by John McIntire of Long Beach. I sailed with Bill Sweet (actually lived a short distance from him and his family in San Carlos) and Conn Findley. I started onboard as a tall, skinny high school kid and was paired opposite Conn on the coffee grinder. What an experience to be literally ground down by an Olympic medalist in rowing (gold in '56 and '64 and bronze in '60). He also medaled in sailing with Dennis Conner (bronze in '76) and sailed in the 1974 and 1977 America's Cup events with Ted Turner (winning in '77) Plus he's a two-time inductee into the National Rowing Foundation Hall of Fame. Great times on a great boat that will always live in my heart. To be part of the early days of Big Boat series and win it a couple of times was a fantastic experience. I can still see Orient, Ticonderoga, Stormvogel, Kialoa II and host of other BIG boats racing on the Bay. The starts with 10 - 12 boats on the line were breathtaking. Tom Isaacson - Santa Barbara, CA

Sorry it's taken me so long to reply to this. I've been ignoring this blog for awhile. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences with these boats. I suspect there are lots of us still around who remember them fondly and with much nostalgia. I can't imagine all those really big boats on the starting line. I've been on that line, but in smaller (40, probably, early morning in dense fog. One time they put me on bow lookout to warn of boats that loomed out of the fog maybe 10 feet away (seemed like 2 feet). That was hairy, but ended well. I missed those big boats you mentioned, though. Recognize the names, but never saw them.

I was prowling around Santa Barbara Harbor yesterday and there was Orient side tied at the end of one of the fingers. She looked magnificent and is in Bristol condition. A good friend of mine had the good fortune to sail on Baruna bringing her back from Cabo after the LA to Cabo race in the 70's. He still talks about it and what a special yacht she was. Rest assured Orient is in good hands these days.

Thanks for the update -- nice to know she's in good hands. It's criminal to let these grand boats go, though I understand the cost involved and that not everyone who appreciates them can afford them, and vice versa.

Been checking on Baruna again and learned that she's been completely rebuilt by Hoek in Europe. Excellent yard and they seem to have given her the rebirth she deserves: https://www.hoekdesign.com/yacht/72-classic-baruna

OMG! I landed on this site. Coincidentally I was Baruna's Captain for 4 years after she was acquired by the newly formed California Maritime Academy Foundation which Gordon White, Jim Bryant and I founded to accept the yacht.

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Written by Zuzana Bednarova

The first pavilion of Crocus Expo IEC hosted an extraordinary exposition of the 5th International exhibition of yachts and boats Moscow Boat Show. The show had been incredibly famous for five years already not only thanks to the specialists of the market segment as well as professional sportsmen but also thanks to those who consider sailing sport to be their hobby and well cherished dream.

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The organizer of the project was the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre. The show was supported by Aston Martin Moscow, Burevestnik Group logistics department and the Yachting specialized magazine.

The exposition space increased up to 30 000 sq m and was accommodated in all 4 exhibition halls of the fairgrounds! 280 Russian (Arkhangelsk, Vyborg, Kazan, Kaluga, Republic of Karelia, Moscow and Moscow region, Nizhny Novgorod, Novorossiysk, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, St. Petersburg, Sverdlovsk region, Sochi, Chelyabinsk, Tyumen and Yaroslavl region) and foreign ( Denmark , Germany , Holland , Greece , Spain , Italy , Cyprus , China , Latvia , Poland , USA , Turkey , Ukraine, Finland , France , Montenegro and Croatia ) companies participate in the show.

Moscow Boat Show provided the perfect platform from which to preview new products, evaluate market trends, and establish long-lasting and commercially profitable partnerships. Despite the dynamic changes taking place in Russia and the rapid growth of the yachting sector, the show continued to complement and reflect the industry’s demand and is a promotional opportunity not to be missed!

Unique exhibits were presented at the show for the first time: exposition of private submarines from U-Boat Russia company, Marquis Yachts 420 SB motor yacht from Sport Bridge S. Marine series, SAGA-415 yacht from Saga Boats Norwegian shipyard, Jetlev-Flyer from MS Watersports.

Moscow Boat Show a Great Success

More than 400 yachts were displayed within the frames of the event including the largest boats ever exhibited in Russia – the 19-meter giant motor yacht Princess 54 as well as the Princess 50 yacht from Nord Marine and Baja speed boat from Burevestnik.

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The trade fair was traditionally opened by a Gala Opening Ceremony. Arcady Zlotnikov, First Deputy Director Crocus Expo IEC, was the first to take the floor at the official opening ceremony. He greeted warmly exhibitors, guests and visitors of Moscow Boat Show. Nikolay Krjuchek, Deputy Chief of the State Inspection on Small size Vessels (GIMS) of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Russia, Georguiy Shaiduko, Acting President of the Russian Yachting Federation (VFPS), Olympic champion in Atlanta and Ekaterina Grishechkina, Director of exhibition Moscow Boat Show also spoke at the ceremony.

The high-ranking guests noted dynamic development of the branch which well reasoned the intensive growth of the exposition and appearance of rather unique “gems”.

A number of business meetings and negotiations were held within the frames of the project: the exhibition was visited by a large delegation of Greek businessmen for the purpose of establishment of mutually beneficial cooperation with the Russian colleagues.

More than 400 yachts on display at the Show

Russian Yachting Federation (VFPS) celebrated its 100 anniversary within the frames of Moscow Boat Show and arranged an exposition of future sailing sport museum (rare awards, gifts, articles from private collections, pictures and etc.) which had been collected since 1912.

Due to carefully chosen running dates the show was visited by more than 26 000 people. The majority of the visitors were of targeted audience – vessel owners and specialists of the branch.

The work at the next edition of the show is under way! The show will be held in March 2013. The overall exhibit space will comprise 40 000 sq m. The exhibition will impress with exclusive exhibits and the latest technological achievements.

Moscow Boat Show was not only an entertaining but at the same time a business promotional event. Participation in the trade fair was a unique opportunity to present a company and products to a distinctly selected targeted audience of industry specialists. They were well prepared to discuss business in the Russian market and even to close a deal on-site.

The show helped representatives of yachting business to get acquainted with their Russian colleagues and gradually improved national yachting market to a new level. It is obvious that for 5 years of its running the project has turned to a status event of the international exhibitions calendar.

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