Ciara Madeline
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| Location | Harbor Club Marina, 133 N Madison Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI |
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| Coordinates | 44°49′52″N 87°23′00″W / 44.83111°N 87.38333°WCoordinates: 44°49′52″N 87°23′00″W / 44.83111°N 87.38333°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Built | March 14th, 1951 |
| Built by | Abeking & Rasmussen |
| Architect | John G. Alden |
| Architectural style | Auxiliary Sloop/ Cutter |
Ciara Madeline, formerly Steel Away, formerly Alibubu IV, is a historic Auxiliary Sloop/ cutter normally berthed at the Harbor Club Marina in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. She is a single-masted auxiliary rigged sloop/ cutter, designed by the noted naval architect John G. Alden and built by the esteemed Abeking & Rasmussen shipyard in Lemwerder, Germany, and can currently be seen on grand sailing adventures through the Great Lakes, more specifically Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. She is currently owned and operated by Richard D. Smith since 2017.
Specifications
Alden Design Number = 882
Hull Material = Steel
Number Built = 1
Length on Deck = 44'7"
Waterline Length = 32'9"
Beam = 11'8"
Draft = 5'5"
Displacement = 28,900 lbs
Description
Ciara Madeline is a steel-hulled auxiliary sloop/ cutter, measuring 44 feet 7 inches (13.59 m) in length with a deck of 44 feet 7 inches (13.59 m). Her beam is 11 feet 8 inches (3.56 m), and she has a draft of 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m). Her frame is steel ribbed, with flush welded 3/16" plate steel. Her deck was originally teak which was later replaced with 1" thick marine grade plywood overlaid with 1/4" thick fiberglass/ epoxy matrix and painted with beige nonskid paint. Cabin flooring is original cork treated with coats of clear polyurethane. Her cabin top is framed with steam bent oak frames and ceiling is of stripped mahogany, layered with fiberglass and epoxy resin. Her cockpit is of large plank teak and mahogany as well as her cabin structure. Her spars are all original boxed sitka spruce, brightly varnished as is her original spinnaker pole. The outside of the hull is painted dark blue (originally white while she sailed as "Steel Away" and "Alibubu IV"). Her present rigging is all original with original marinized bronze winches and fittings throughout. She is a 7/8 fractional marconi rig with original roller furling jib, independent of her forestay which makes rolled headsail changes quite easy. The auxiliary power is provided by a c. 2000 62 horsepower Beta Marine BF2803, 5 cylinder diesel engine. The interior retains her original woodwork and equipment, with the exception of upgraded electronics, stove, and refrigeration. She also includes her original teak wheel, varnished to the brightest finish.
Previous Owners
Alibubu IV
Jack Aron New York, NY
LAFDA
Unknown owners and purchased date
Steel Away
William G. Talmage
Anne T. Talmage
Garland T. Riggs (Daughter, Attorney-at-fact, Executor of Estate to William and Anne)
Succasunna, New Jersey
Purchase Date: Unknown
Steel Away
Walter C. Vliet
June G. Vliet
Columbia, NJ
Purchased on August 10th 1990 for the sum of $1
Was stored at Hinckley Boat Yard in Port Salerno, FL
Sent for John G. Alden Naval Architects LLC. copies of the original drawings to aid in restoration. Letter received on July 1st 1991 containing drawings
No Name
James DeCristofaro
Bridgehampton, NY
March 6th 2004 bought for $40,000
No Name
Mike Bretl
Adam Neitzel
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Ciara Madeline
Richard Smith
McFarland, WI
Purchased Date 8/15/2007
History
Ciara Madeline was built at the Abeking & Rasmussen Shipyard in Lemwerder, Germany, in 1951, to a design by John G. Alden, by then already a well-known designer of sailing ships. She was built for Jack Aron, New York, NY, and was originally called Alibubu IV. Aron berthed her in New York, and sold her in 19XX to Mr. XYZ. He renamed her Steel Away, and moved her to unknown, where she embarked on the beginning stages of a full restoration. She was completely disassembled, her original 90HP gasoline V-8 was removed, her teak decks stripped and her hull taken down to bare metal, blasted and primed. Unfortunately life circumstances changed the course of the restoration and forced her to be sold to her 3rd owners, Mike Bretl and Adam Neitzel of Wisconsin Rapids, WI, who undertook a 5 year restoration including installing her new Beta Marine diesel engine. They sailed her out of the Manitowoc Marina located in Wisconsin for 3 years, taking day trips from the marina and on one occasion, sailed her to Door County.
See also
- Abeking & Rasmussen
- John Alden (naval architect)
References
http://www.aldendesigns.com/99years/detail.php?ID=1616
External links
References
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