8mR EMILY K-1
Emily is a classical International 8-metre racing yacht designed and built by William Fife III in 1924, with the yard number 725 and with the Lloyd's certification number 145838.

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She was the first Eight designed and build after the WWI and she was designed with the 1924 Olympics in mind.

After winning the British selection trials she represent England in the 1924 Olympics and won the Silver medal in the Eight metre class, under the ownership of Sir Ernest Ronney

She was restored in 1998 according to the original plans and specifications to the highest standards of workmanship. No compromises were made in the choice of the best woods like the Burmese teak, Honduras mahogany and American white Oak among others.

In 1999 Emily won the prize for the best restored and most beautiful eight meter competing against the famous Eight metres like Carron II, Catina VI, Aile VI, Germania III, Bamba ..... during the Eight Metre European Championships in France.

General specifications:
Built: 1924.
Length overall: 13.65m.
Beam: 2.65m.
Displacement: 6.780 Kg.
Sail area: 90.3 m2.

Hull construction:
Carved planking construction over bent wood frames in between laminated frames. Glue (aerodux) was only used in the laminated frames, every other part of the hull was either dovetailed, fastened with silicon bronze screws or hand riveted with copper nails.

Planking - tola with a thickness of 22 mm
Bentwood frames: American white oak.
Laminated frames - khaya mahogany.
Stem - solid Burmese teak.
Keel, sternpost - khaya mahogany.
Shelf and stringer - Oregon pine.
Extra Bilge stringer - spruce.
Bulkheads - Honduras mahogany.
Topsides color: Ivory International enamel.
Under water color: Micron Optima white antifouling

Rudder:
Rudder stock in American white oak with stainless steel rod core.

Rudder blade in tapered khaya mahogany.
Stock cover in Burmese teak.

Deck:
Deck construction: Solid 12 mm Burmese teak over teak marine plywood

Kingplank and sheerplank of clear varnished khaya mahogany

Footrails of Burmese teak.
deck beams and carlings - Oregon pine, ash and a. w. oak.

Cockpit:
Cockpit of Honduras mahogany.
Walking floors of Burmese teak combined with khaya mahogany (all are easily removable).
Folding seats in Honduras mahogany.

Cabin:
Cabin: Warm satin varnished interiors to the rule requirements, all in Honduras mahogany (berths with removable backrests).

Cabin floors of Burmese teak combined with khaya mahogany (all are easily removable).

Hatches: Mail, middle and front hatches of clear varnished Honduras mahogany combined with solid Burmese teak over marine teak plywood.

Keel and keel floors:
Lead keel.

Keel bolts of stainless steel 316, two of them provided with bronze lifting eyes.

Original wrought iron floors combined with angle stainless steel floors, all black rubbed painted.

Mast and rigging ( New 2004 ):
Tapered hollow Alaskan spruce mast, double spreader and jumpers arrangement.

Standing rigging (double stay) in stainless steel, runners and preventers in covered white Kevlar by Gleinstein ropes, Germany.

Hollow Alaskan spruce boom.

Alaskan spruce spinnaker pole.

Sails:
Made by Starvoiles France in 2004
1Main, 1 genoa #1, 1 genoa #3, 1 spinnaker

Fittings:
Compleat set of custom bronze fittings, wooden blocks and Bronze winches made by Absolute.

All blocks: ABSOLUTE WOODEN BLOCKS
Winches: One and Two speed ABSOLUTE BRONZE WINCHES.