Category: Carter Boats

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A red chicken at the St. Francis Yacht Club?

Dick had a great time giving his book presentation at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco on November 20, 2019. They were kind to video the talk, which is posted below. Wonderful hospitality from the officers and members. Peter Pillsbury, son of former RED ROOSTER owner Davis Pillsbury, made a big effort to bring his model of the boat to the event. Jeff Carlile was also there, and is pictured below with Dick. Jeff recently tracked down the whereabouts of RED ROOSTER herself (yes, a rooster is male but RED ROOSTER sounds better than RED CHICKEN, n’est-ce pas?!). Several years ago, Jeff introduced Dick to Francesco and Mietta Gandolfi. They have subsequently bought and restored RABBIT to impeccable standards. Below are Jeff and Dick with

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GITANA V and SAMPHIRE rediscovered

Once considered lost, GITANA V has been recently spotted in Long Beach, California! Chapter 14 in Dick’s book is devoted to this 60′ footer, custom designed for Baron Edmond de Rothschild. The boat still has its original twin steering wheels, which were Dick’s major innovation at the time. Thanks to Tad Palmer for the photos!

Dick Carter is helming the starboard wheel. The Baron is sitting aft of him.

The new owner of SAMPHIRE must have been surprised to run into David and Emily Carter, son and daughter of Dick Carter, on November 25th in the boat yard of West Mersey, England. SAMPHIRE, a Carter 39, was previously owned by Sammy Sampson, the Carter Offshore representative in England.

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50 Years of TINA – Yachting Classique

Dick’s second design after RABBIT was TINA. Dick skippered TINA to win the 1966 One Ton Cup in Copenhagen. To celebrate 50 years of TINA, Yachting Classique magazine ran a cover story on her featuring the TINA sister ship PERSEPHONE (ex-ZEEHAAS, ex-GAZELA).