Debonair is a 44′ double-ended wooden ketch. That means that both ends of the boat are pointed and she has two masts. We love that she is strong and comfortable and we find her traditional lines beautiful.
Here you can see her stern (back end) with the name painted on it and the bow (forward end). Both of these photos were taken in California, when she was hauled out of the water for a paint job.
Down below (inside), you’ll find our living areas:
Debonair was designed in the 1930’s and built in 1974 in Southern California by a boat-builder as his retirement home. When we bought her in 2011 we knew she was designed by Edson Schock, who designed the cutter that Caitlin’s family had in the 1970’s and 1980’s, but–because the rig and accommodations are significantly changed–we didn’t realize that she was built to the same plans as that first boat. In fact, she is probably one of only two sister ships of that original boat.