Yachts of Yesteryear

This beautiful 60-foot yawl was designed by John G. Alden of

Boston. She was built in 1950 by the Henry R. Hinkley Co. in Maine. Her

dimensions were 65 feet length overall, waterline length 45 feet, 1 inch

with a beam of 14 feet, 3 inches. She was powered with a Buda diesel

engine.

In 1955, Mai-Tai was purchased in Philadelphia by John S. Griffith, a

member of Newport Harbor Yacht Club. He brought Mai-Tai to Newport

Harbor, where she stayed from 1955 to 1957.

Mai-Tai sailed in the 1955 Transpacific Yacht Race, finishing 10th in

her class of 13 entered yachts.