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The owner of this beautiful boat was kind enough to send us these fine images. Azahara started her life as Mandrake, design #2182. She was constructed of aluminum by Walter Huisman of Holland and was designed and built for Admiral's Cup competition. The boat was then sold to the Duke of Arion of Spain and a new "C2" job number assigned when we were asked to assist with some rating changes and rigging modifications.


The images were take in the Oslofjord just outside of Oslo, Norway. It looks like a beautiful place to sail.


Comparing the images to the plans we can see a cockpit coaming and dodger have been added for cruising comfort. She's a great looking boat. Congratulations on her restoration. Thanks very much for sharing these images with us.


Here are the plans.

A blog reader asked us to post some information about this design. Here it is.

There are a number of Admiral's Cup designs developed from Saudade, design #2140, around 1973-1974. Design #2202 was one of these designs. Two boats were built to this design: Patrice III being the first. She was constructed of aluminum by Halvorsen, Morson & Gowland of Australia and launched in 1974. She was conceived as an improvement on Saudade and as a flat out ocean racing vessel.

The following year a sister was built by the Berthen Boat Company of Lymington, England, also of aluminum. I find no record of her name nor her history. She was launched in 1974.

Then fast forward to 1988. A new design number was assigned, #2202-C2 for a boat named Chiquita of the Sea. In reviewing what we have on hand my suspicion is that in fact the Berthon boat was renamed Chiquita of the Sea and we only designed a new rig and a modified keel for her. Perhaps this was for the installation of a carbon rig?

Here is the general arrangement plan.