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Cariad, Welsh for “sweetheart”, was the largest Arthur Payne yacht ever built(1896) and quite possibly the largest gaff ketch ever built.
Commissioned for the 4th Earl of Dunraven, in May 1898 she competed in Lisbon for the ‘Vasco da Gama Cup’, a regatta to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Vasco Da Gama’s voyage around the Cape of Good Hope to India. Cariad achieved 1st place and returned home to the Royal Yacht Squadron with the Cup.
Between 1900 and 2006 Cariad changed ownership more than 10 times and adopted home ports in countries as far afield as South Africa and Japan.
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| Name: | Cariad |
| Class: |
Ketch |
| Designer(s): |
Arthur Edward Philip Payne (AE Payne Jnr.) |
| Type of Boat: | Topsail Gaff Ketch |
| Year Built: | 1896 |
| Built by: | Summers & Payne, Southampton, UK |
| LOA m / ft: | 38.7m / 118' |
| LOD m / ft: | 32.3m / 106' |
| LWL m / ft: | 24.68m / 81' |
| Beam m / ft: | 5.64m / 18'6" |
| Draft m / ft: | 3.80m / 12'6" |
| Yard No: | |
| Sail Stats: | Sail Area: 455sq.m / 5000sq.ft Sail No: A17 |
| Construction: | Composite Build: Wood over steel frame 2 1/2" and 3" teak, mahogany and pine planking. |
| Other: | Displacement: 138.45 tons |
