Rosalind of St. Ives.

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Just flipping through the most recent issue of Wooden Boat Magazine. On page 56 there is a photo of the interior of Rosalind of St. Ives photographed by Benjamin Mendlowitz.

Rosalind of St. Ives
63' St. Ives lugger
LOA: 63'0" (sparred length) Beam: 12'6"
Modeled and built 1903 by William Paynter, St. Ives, Cornwall, England
Photographed at Mystic Seaport, CT

The interior of this 63' 0" St. Ives lugger is just about the most romantic, cozy, live abord homes I have ever seen on any sailing vessel. It has a true fireplace hearth and wooden bookshelves it just looks so inviting. Does anyone have any other information on this boat or any other photos to drool over?

[David Stimson]

Owner Richard Griffiths used to bring Rosalind of St. Ives to the Vineyard quite regularly. I believe that Richard used to be captain of one of the Fife Cotton Blossoms. It has been 8 or 9 years since I last saw Richard and Rosalind in Vineyard Haven - since then, I heard that they were mostly hanging out around Mystic, CT.

Richard told me that he made the settees in the saloon only 5' long so that guests would not be inclined to stay more than a night or two. The fireplace is as appealing in person as it is in the photo.

Has anyone heard news of boat or owner recently?

David

[David Stimson]

BTW - Rosalind was built as a lugger, but Richard has her rigged with a gaff mainsail....

D.

[Hwyl]

Richard is quite a character, he claimed the carved eagle on the back of "Defiance" cost more than his boat. He had a "bookcase" full of books, only thing is he'd run them all through the bandsaw, so it was just a bunch of spines behind a glass door (gave the boat a "Tardis" look.

I hope he's still plying the waves somewhere. I remember a drunken sing along with Richard making up the words, something like "I'm sailing the ocean deep, but I'd rather be (raucous chorus) selling insurance, selling insurance"