Sparkman & Stephens 53 ft Sparkman & Stephens/Abeking & Rasmussen Yawl 1966 1966 HILARIA

53 ft Sparkman & Stephens/Abeking & Rasmussen Yawl 1966

HILARIA is as fine an example as they come of just why her designer, Sparkman & Stephens, and builder, Abeking and Rasmussen, are among the best of the best. After more than half a century of almost constant sailing, she still does exactly what her original, sailing fanatic owner wanted: races fast and comfortably under whatever handicap system is thrown at her; cruises easily and comfortably. In current ownership for a decade HILARIA has been maintained to ensure everything works; well tested in 2019’s Panerai Transat Classique: Lanzarotte - St Kitts, and the return passage to the Mediterranean in the same year. To say that HILARIA is very capable is an understatement. And then there’s her looks, and provenance.