Photo Credit:Ben Mendlowitz
Photo Credit: Ben Mendlowiitz
Photo Credit: Ben Mendlowitz
About Wianno Senior
The Wianno Senior is a 25-foot gaff-rigged sloop that is raced and sailed principally in Nantucket Sound, although the Senior can be found in waters between Maine and Maryland, as well as in Italy. Racing fleets compete out of yacht clubs in Osterville, Hyannis/Hyannis Port, and Bass River. Racing is organized during these clubs from mid-June to Labor Day, and the class championship is raced during three weekends in July where we typically have more than 20 boats competing. Many members of the class enjoy the Wianno Senior for day sailing as well as racing, as the centerboard design permit the boat to safely navigate the shallow waters of the Cape.
Design
Boats Produced: Over 225 have been produced.
Class boat builder(s):
E.M. Crosby Boatworks – https://www.emcrosbyboatworks.com/
Crosby Yacht – https://www.crosbyyacht.com/
Wianno Senior Italia – http://www.wiannosenioritalia.com/en
Approximately how many boats are in the USA/North America? 100
Where is your One-Design class typically sailed in the USA? List regions of the country:
Cape Cod, MA (Osterville, Hyannis/Hyannis Port, and Bass River)
Does this class have a spinnaker or gennaker? Yes
Ideal combined weight of range of crew: 600
Boat Designed in 1914
Beam: 8′
Weight of rigged boat without sails: 4,100 lbs.
Draft: 2’6″ and 5’6″ with centerboard down
Mast Height: 26′