Lehg II
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Lehg II was a 31 foot 2 inch ketch
sailed around the world in 1942 by Vito Dumas
. Dumas sailed easterly from Buenos Aires, around the world past the three great capes
in a voyage lasting 272 days, making seven ports of call. He became the first single-handed sailor to circumnavigate the three great capes. He later sailed Lehg II from Buenos Aires to New York and back, a voyage of 17,000 miles. The name Lehg was based on the initials of his mistress.
Lehg II was designed in 1933 by the Argentinian naval architect Manuel M. Campos, and built in 1934 in Argentina. He based it on traditional Norwegian double-ended designs, noting contemporary popular designs by naval architects Bill Atkins and Colin Archer
, as well as traditional Rio de la Plata whaleboats. The beam was 10 feet nine inches, the depth five feet seven inches. The vessel was constructed from Argentine woods. The rig was Marconi Bermuda rig
ketch.
The vessel is preserved at the Naval Museum in Tigre, Buenos Aires
, Argentina.
Ketch
A ketch is a sailing craft with two masts: a main mast, and a shorter mizzen mast abaft of the main mast, but forward of the rudder post. Both masts are rigged mainly fore-and-aft. From one to three jibs may be carried forward of the main mast when going to windward...
sailed around the world in 1942 by Vito Dumas
Vito Dumas
Vito Dumas was an Argentine single-handed sailor.In 1942, while the world was in the depths of World War II, he set out on a single-handed circumnavigation of the Southern Ocean. He left Buenos Aires in June, sailing Lehg II, a 31-foot ketch named for the initials of his mistress...
. Dumas sailed easterly from Buenos Aires, around the world past the three great capes
Great capes
In sailing, the great capes are the three major capes of the Southern Ocean — the Cape of Good Hope , Cape Leeuwin, and Cape Horn. South East Cape of Tasmania and South West Cape at the southern tip of Stewart Island/Rakiura are also sometimes included as major landmarks of a circumnavigation...
in a voyage lasting 272 days, making seven ports of call. He became the first single-handed sailor to circumnavigate the three great capes. He later sailed Lehg II from Buenos Aires to New York and back, a voyage of 17,000 miles. The name Lehg was based on the initials of his mistress.
Lehg II was designed in 1933 by the Argentinian naval architect Manuel M. Campos, and built in 1934 in Argentina. He based it on traditional Norwegian double-ended designs, noting contemporary popular designs by naval architects Bill Atkins and Colin Archer
Colin Archer
Colin Archer was a Norwegian naval architect and shipbuilder from Larvik, Norway. His parents emigrated from Scotland to Norway in 1825....
, as well as traditional Rio de la Plata whaleboats. The beam was 10 feet nine inches, the depth five feet seven inches. The vessel was constructed from Argentine woods. The rig was Marconi Bermuda rig
Bermuda rig
The term Bermuda rig refers to a configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat and is also known as a Marconi rig; this is the typical configuration for most modern sailboats...
ketch.
The vessel is preserved at the Naval Museum in Tigre, Buenos Aires
Tigre, Buenos Aires
Tigre is a town in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, situated in the north of Greater Buenos Aires, north of Buenos Aires city. Tigre lies on the Paraná Delta and is an important tourist and weekend attraction, easily reached by bus and train services, including the scenic Tren de la Costa...
, Argentina.