03/07/2023
Un buen articulo acerca del HISPANIA que aparecerá en la revista The Islander en su edicion de julio. Recuerda que buscamos patrocinadores y donaciones para volver a recuperar este magnífico 15 Metros Internacional diseñado por William Fife III y construido en 1909 en Astilleros Karrpard de Pasajes para el Rey Alfonso XIII. El HISPANIA D5, ESP1 es probablemente el mejor clásico que sobrevive de España.
A great article about HISPANIA to appear in the July edition of The Islander. Please remember that we are looking for sponsors and donations towards the re-recovery of HISPANIA, the William Fife III designed 15 Metre International built at Astilleros Karrpard in Pasajes in 1909 for King Alfonso XIII. HISPANIA D5. ESP1 is probably the best surviving classic in Spain.
As reported many years ago in The Islander, HISPANIA is the famous, or perhaps now infamous, gaff cutter designed by William Fife III upon order of H.M. King Alfonso XIII. Built in 1909 by the Karrpard Shipyard in Pasajes de San Pedro, Guipúzcoa as a First International Rule 15-Metre Class, she is ...