“Sea and Pacific Motorboat Magazine” wrote in September 1962 “……….In brief NOVA and GAMIN are 38 ft 11inches overall with a beam of 10 ft and a sail area of 678 ft². While not a lot of historical information is available on NOVA, she did have a near identical sister vessel named GAMIN commissioned by Richard Lerner of Newport Beach in 1960. Kettenburg’s yard was adjacent to Driscoll’s yard in Shelter Island, San Diego). He sailed out of the San Diego yacht club community to race against such characters as Lowell North (North sails), Skip Caulking, (designer of the 1959 Honolulu race winner LEGEND, also built by Driscoll Boat Works) and Paul Kettenburg’s (K-40 TOMBOY II. NOVA was built by famed San Diego sailor and a Lipton Challenge cup contender Gerald Driscoll as his personal yacht in the 1960s. NOVA presents in impressive structural and cosmetic condition – this is a turnkey option and perhaps the ideal size for an easily sailed family classic yacht with a wonderful pedigreeīUILDER: Driscoll Custom Boats San Diego CAĬONSTRUCTION: Carvel mahogany planking on laminated mahogany framesĮNGINE: Universal M-25 in line 3 cylinder 25 HP Diesel
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