S/Y SKÅL was designed in early 1930 for George V. Smith and Hobart Ford, Rye, New York, vice-commodore of the Cruising Club of America for the 1930 Bermuda Race by the prolific naval architect Philip L Rhodes. The gaff-rigged cutter was built by the Casey Boatbuilding company of Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Skål's original measurements: 48 feet by 37 feet 6 inches by 12 feet 6 inches by 7 feet. Skål's original line drawing from the book 'Philip L. Rhodes and his yacht designs'

When we purchased Skål in 2023 we found her in a neglected condition, she hadn't been lifted out of the water in a few years, which is very neccessary for a wooden boat. We found the lower stem, original wooden keel, deadwoods and stern timbers all needed replacing. At nearly 100 year's old it was time to give her a new lease of life. Works began in Perama, Greece at 'Tsikis Boatyard' a traditonal wooden boatbuilding yard. We began by replacing the lower stem with laminated E

CYH was established in 2023 by Mr. David Cassidy after he found S/Y Skål, a 1930s bermudan cutter designed by american architect Phillip...