De Pan

Design 1150 Venturer

This big beauty was built by the Henry Hinckley & Co. yard of Maine, and launched in 1956. The only image of the complete boat we have on hand is this newspaper clipping shown above. We have quite a few of her under construction such as the one below.


There have been numerous ownership changes over the years: ex-Venturer, ex-Northern Light, ex-Audacious and finally Windigo II. She is often described as a gold-plater.

Note the lack of jumpers in her sail plan. This is due to the aluminum main mast (built by Bath Iron Works) - all other spars are wood. Also note the big coffee grinders amidships in the image at the top.

Here are the plans.