Lot 152
Shane Michael Couch (b.1963)
The King's cutter Britannia and the mighty Satanita powering to the finish off the Royal Yacht Squadron, 1893
Closed11 November 2009
Price Realised
GBP 750
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Specialist note
Satanita was built in 1893 for A.D. Clarke to a Sopher design. With a waterline length of 93 feet 6 inches and a mainsail of almost 5,000 square feet she was capable of speeds of up to 17 knots, the fastest ever reached by a racing gaff cutter. Ultimately she was cut down to a yawl rig and sold into the Mediterranean where her owners included the Hollywood star, Errol Flynn.
For a footnote on Britannia please see lot 132.
For a footnote on Britannia please see lot 132.