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- Beam: 11' 0''
- Hull Material: Wood
- Max Draft: 8' 0''
- Cabins: 3
- Heads: 1
STRADA — a 1965 Sparkman & Stephens classic ketch, mahogany-hulled, fully refit and ready to sail.
Some boats are transportation. This is heritage. Strada was designed by Sparkman & Stephens — the New York firm behind Dorade, the America's Cup defenders, and the original Swan yachts — and hand-built in Gdańsk, Poland in 1965. Sixty years on, she remains what her designers intended: a genuinely beautiful, sea-kindly classic that turns heads in every harbor she enters. Under full sail, she looks, in her owner's words, like a butterfly.
Her provenance is documented. Originally built for an Italian family who raised their children aboard her, Strada has crossed oceans twice and cruised the Mediterranean extensively. Her current owner — the Honorary Consul of Brazil to Turkey and a lifelong classic-boat enthusiast — has invested in her care rather than her appearance, and it shows: a complete refit in 2019 brought a new VW Marine 75 HP diesel, new all-teak decking, updated electrics, and a full Raymarine E120 electronics suite, all while preserving her original mahogany hull and lines. She has been hauled and serviced every year, with no history of accident or damage. The original Honduras-style mahogany shows no rot and no cracking — rare in a boat of this age, and the mark of a hull that has been genuinely looked after.
Below, three cabins sleep six, with electric heads and shower, refrigeration, and a classic teak interior. On deck, a North Sails wardrobe (4 years), bimini, sun tent and lazy bag. She carries 284 L fuel and 210 L water, cruises comfortably at 7.5–8.5 knots, and sips roughly 4 litres an hour under power.
Strada is not for everyone. She asks for an owner who understands that a classic wooden yacht is a commitment and a privilege — someone who wants a boat with a soul and a story, not another production hull. For that sailor, she is a rare opportunity: a fully sorted, ocean-proven Sparkman & Stephens classic at a fraction of what her pedigree suggests.
Full history, survey and photography available on request.
Denison Yacht Sales offers the details of this yacht in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of this boat for sale. A yacht buyer should instruct his yacht broker, or his boat surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This yacht for sale is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. This boat may be listed with another yacht broker.
Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.
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