A classic yawl, impeccably maintained
Year - 1959
Location: Fort Lauderale, Florida
Hull: Fiberglass
Deck: Solid fiberglass with no wood or core
builder: Beetle Boat Company, East Greenwich, R.I.
Dimensions: LOA; 40’, LWL: 27’6”; Draft 4’6”- 8“ 10“; Beam 11’10”
Engine: 1985 Westerbeke 52 hp, 2000 hrs, freshwater cooling, 3 blade feathering prop
Tankage:
- Fuel 25 gal
- Water 90 gal(2004 Force 10- 6 gal water heater)
- Waste 14 gal
- Sleeps six in traditional Herreshoff-style interior with varnished mahogany and solid teak and holly cabin sole
- Built-in Marine Air AC reverse cycle unit
- Hillrange 3 burner propane stove\oven (gimbaled)
- Head Lavac Marine
Sails:
- Main, 135 genoa
- Asymmetrical and a symmetrical spinnaker
- Storm jib
- Mizzen
Bronze Manual Windlass
Sailing Vessel Volta
Block Island 40
Volta is a classic yacht that was originally commissioned by John Nicholas Brown, the commodore of the New York Yacht Club. The yacht has a unique deck layout with integrated deck boxes made of Honduras mahogany.
The hull and deck were professionally stripped to the base and redone in white Awl Grip in 2002. For one of several articles on this Bill Tripp-designed classic yacht and the mention of Volta, see the Practical Sailor article on the Block Island 40.
