Detail - Hull 1131
| Status: | DESTROYED | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Name: | Istalena | Current Name: | |
| Hull No: | 1131 | Home Port: | |
| Contracted By: | George M. Pynchon | Current Owner(s): | |
| Contract Date: | 10/19/1928 | Owner Since: | |
| Class: | M Class | Sail Number: | |
| Sub-Class: | |||
| Original Rig: | Sloop | ||
| Current Rig: | |||
| Original Price: | $50,000 | Restored By: | |
| LOA: | 87 ft. 0 in. | Maintained By: | |
| LWL: | 54 ft. 0 in. | Notes: | |
| Beam: | 14 ft. 6 in. | ||
| Draft: | 10 ft. 4 in. | ||
| Designer: | LFH | Other Resources: | HCR |
| Gallery / Galleries: | |||
| Provenance: |
| Owner | Years | Location | Boat Name | Sail No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George M. Pynchon | 1928 - 1933 | Istalena | ||
| William J. Strawbridge | 1933 - 1935 | New York, NY | Istalena | |
| R. B. Lanier | 1935 - 1938/9 | Newport, RI | Istalena | |
| Bruno Victor Edward Nordberg | 1938/9 - 1949 | Milwaukee, WI | Istalena | |
| Roman C. Brotz | 1949 - 1961 | Sheboygan, WI | Sabre | |
| David Morrissey | 1961 - 1970 | Chicago | Sabre | |
| 1970 - | New London, CT |
Istalena was in Chicago in very poor condition in the late 1960's and early 1970's. The last known owner was David Morrissey. In about 1970 he either had her on a cruise or had sold her to a new owner. She was lying in a marina on City Island and was stolen, never to be seen again. A few days after the theft, a boat sank off Cape Hatteras. The crew was rescued but never really told the Coast Guard what boat they were on. The speculation is that this was Istalena's fate. There is a rumor that at one point, some of her "bones" were found, but that may be just a boatyard story.
