Rosemary III – CLASSIC YACHT TV

Rosemary 3 is a rare example of a smaller 1920s cruising design by William Fyfe III, which he drew with a Bermudan sail plan. As one would expect from this great designer, her lines and proportions are exquisite. The boat's first owner had written to Fyfe ordering a yacht unhindered by any rating rule. He wanted her to be fast and sure-footed. That is what he got. Perhaps a victim of her own success, the boat kept sailing, always bringing enjoyment but also working hard. Her virtue is nonetheless apparent. She was more recently purchased by a relative of William Fyfe III, who set about a sympathetic and total restoration. Rosemary 3's owner's soulful treatment of this rebuild leaves the yacht looking as she would have done in 1925. Tempting as it might have been to add or change the original plans, they did not succumb to this and so the boat sings, seeming much happier as a result. And what a result. To anyone wanting to own one of Fyfe's creations, this boat has it all and ultimately she is the most fantastic sailing vessel. Fyfe refused to build any yacht that wasn't fast and bonny and he always kept to his word. It is also said that if he ever designed a boat that wasn't a then there is no record to be found anywhere of her existence.