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Detail - Hull 1317

 
Status:FOUND
 
Original Name:Mandoo IICurrent Name:Royono
Hull No:1317Home Port:La Spezia, Italy
Contracted By:D. Spencer BurgerCurrent Owner(s):Philippe Bommer
Contract Date:1/10/1936Owner Since:2003
Class:YawlSail Number:
Sub-Class:
Original Rig:Yawl
Current Rig:Bermudan yawl
Original Price:$43,156Restored By:Alex Laird / Butch Smith (2003)
LOA:71 ft. 3 in.Maintained By:
LWL:50 ft. 9 in.Notes:
Beam:15 ft. 8 in.
Draft:9 ft. 10 in.
Designer:John Alden
Other Resources:HCR
Gallery / Galleries:
 
Provenance:

OwnerYearsLocationBoat NameSail No.
D. Spencer Burger1936 - 1938 Mandoo II 
Alfred F. Loomis1938 - ???? Mandoo II 
John B. Ford???? - 1950 Royono 
U.S. Naval Academy1950 - 1967Annapolis, MDRoyono 
Julian Elfenbein1967 - ????AntiguaRoyono 
Elmer Dion MaineRoyono 
  FloridaRoyono 
  Saint Thomas  

Launched in May, 1936. It is said that John Kennedy hosted Marilyn Monroe aboard during the Naval Academy ownership.





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