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"Commissioned in 1935 for £4,000 by the property developer John R Payne, to race at Cowes in the prestigious America's Cup Regatta."(BCYC) Changed names to 'Pinta II' under ownership of the French industrialist family, the Provosts. Restored by Robert Daral and Jean-Paul Guillet who found Vanity V in St Malo in 1997.
Rebuilt in 1999 to the original Fife drawings by Guy Ribadeau Dumas (www.ribadeau.com) and Chantier du Guip in Brest. |
| Name: | Vanity V |
| Class: |
12-Metre |
| Designer(s): |
William Fife III |
| Type of Boat: | 12-Metre |
| Year Built: | 1936 |
| Built by: | Fife of Fairlie, Scotland |
| LOA m / ft: | 21.5m / 70' 7" |
| LOD m / ft: | 21.5m / 70'7" |
| LWL m / ft: | 14m / 45' 11" |
| Beam m / ft: | 3.6m / 12' |
| Draft m / ft: | 2.75m / 9' |
| Yard No: | 816 |
| Sail Stats: | Sail No: K5 |
| Construction: |
Mahogany planking over composite frames. Oregon pine deck. |
| Other: | Displacement: 27 tons |
