William Fife 12 mtr Class sailingyacht "Zinita", Ned 1, built in 1927 by William Fife & Sons, Fairlie, Schotland, dim.: 20.02 (lwl 12,95) x 3,77 x 2,60 mtrs, mastheight above waterline: 25,5 mtrs, design by the famous William Fife III, Itma Class Certificate, mahogany hull (1 3/4 inch thick) with pine laminate ribs (complete proffessional dry-restore 1995-2000), pine decks, mahogany superstructure, s-billged hull with large overhangs and rudder, displacement: 25 tonnes, ballast: 13 tonnes (lead), fueltanks: 2 x 140 ltrs (polythene), freshwatertanks: 2 x 80 ltrs (s.s.), mechanical wheelsteering.

Build and designed by William Fife III in 1927 as an International Rating Class 12 meter. It was the second vessel named "Zinita" the Connel family ordered with William Fife. Her current owner spent an enormous amount of time and money to bring Zinita to her present condition. Registered as Ned 1 she is the only 12mtr Class yacht to compete in the exclusive and famous Mediterranean 12mtr Regatta Class.

Classic Cederwood and light pannelled interior, 1 x guest cabin forward, ownerscabin amidships with double berth, two pilotberths, sleeps 6 (+2 on settees), headroom: 2,00 - 1,80 mtrs, 1 x R&M manual u.w.toilet (classic Rheinstrom delivered seperately) / washbasin / shower, Trumatic E calor gas ducted hot air heating, galley: electric waterpressure system, saltwater faucet with hand-pump, boiler hot water system (for 220v/engine, not yet installed), gasdetector, Frigonautic frontloading fridge, Force 10 4 burner gasstove with oven.

Mercedes OM603 98 hp (72kW) diesel, installed in 1997, indirect coolingsystem, Hurth ZF V-drive gearbox, s.s. propellershaft, 20" three bladed Gori Maxprop feathering propeller, cruisingspeed on engine 7 knots, consumption approx. 6 ltr/hr, 1 manual bilgepump, 2 x electric bilgepumps, 12/220v electrical system, shorepower, 20 amp automatic batterycharger, 4 x 105amp batteries, 300 watt 12->220v invertor.

Cassens & Plath pedestal compass ('97), Raytheon ST60 Tridata log & echosounder ('07), Raytheon ST60 windset with charttable repeater ('07), Skanti VHF ('97) with Atis, JRC1000 radar ('97, 20nm), JRC JNav500 GPS ('97), Raytheon C-70 colour chartplotter ('07), JRC NCR-300A Navtex receiver-printer ('97).

Removable searailing with s.s. staunchions, 2 x CQR anchor and 30 mtr chain, Lewmar 43ECST electric windlass/captain (also to be used as halyardwinch), Pionee radio/cd player, cockpit cover, winter cover, searchlight, liferaft (2007 last inspection), 8 x lifejackets, 2 x lifebuoy, safetline, boardingladder, deckshower, gangway, fenders, warps, spare parts, tools, clock, barometer, radar reflector, cockpit cushions, fire extinguisher, etc.

Fractional-rigged, wooden mast with diamond spreaders, standing and running rigging renewed, Fulmar genoa furling system, currently under 12mtr IRC 3rd Rule Class, tackle boomvang and backstayadjuster, 2 x 34 Meissner primary sheetwinches, 2 x 32 Meissner secondary sheetwinches, 2 x Enkes checkstay winches, 2 x reefwinch on boom, Lewmar winch on aftdeck, mainsail cover.
Cruising sails:
main / jib / staysail / fishermansail / genoa
Regatta sails 2007:
main / genoa I / genoa II / genoa III / high aspect jib / spi 220m2 / spi 180m2

Although it was, for nearly 30 years, synonymous with the America's Cup, the 12 metre class is bigger and stronger than a single trophy-however prestigious. The appeal of a classic design is timeless and works its magic without reference to any competitive glory. However, what the Cup did for the twelve’s was to project a dozen or so individual boats into yachting's Hall of Fame. Public awareness of boats such as Intrepid, Freedom and the winged-keel Australia II came via countless newspaper front-pages and television sports stories.

At the dawn of the 20th Century European yachtsmen became concerned that boat shapes were becoming too diverse to allow effective racing. In 1906 a new International Rule was proposed, encompassing French, German end British racing rules and creating a uniform style. It was essentially simple, expressed by a formula that added length, beam, girth, sail area and freeboard together in various measures, dividing the result by two to give a simple numerical value. Designers had great freedom to play with the different parameters. So long as the resultant number came out as one of the four acknowledged classes of 6, 8, 10, or 12-metres.

Although the 6-metre survives as a rarefied three-man keel-boat and is much loved by its small number of devotees, it was the 12-metre that really took off as, believe it or not, an economical way for gentleman possessing means, but not fortunes, to go yacht racing.

By the beginning of World War II, over 70 12-metres have been built. Two big British fleet existed, in the Solent and on the East Coast, based in Essex and Suffolk. Across the Atlantic there was a growing fleet at Newport, designed by magical names as Herreshof, Burgess and Stephens. The new world had enthusiastically taken up this European concept and thrown American technology at it. New construction methods and radical rig and deck fittings began to appear. The US was making the running although meetings between the two fleets were rare.

With the end of the war came the realisation that the days of the J-class dinosaurs were over. The 12-metre was the chosen class when the America's Cup resumed in 1958. It was the beginning of the Twelves' finest hour.

Built and designed by William Fife III in 1927 as an International Rating Class 12 meter. It was the second vessel named "Zinita" the Connel family ordered with William Fife and Mr.Connel was very precise with his instructions amongst which were : no squeaking floorboards.

Two years later Connel would order a third Fife "Zoraida" which gave some problems. When ordered Connel was as precise as when ordering "Zinita" because he was complaining about the flooding toilet on "Zinita", wetting his carpet.

"Fast and Bonny" was Fife's mantra, his mission statement; a yacht that looked good would sail well. And for over 50 years Fife's yachts won races all over the world. His only serious failures were the two yachts he designed as challengers for the America's Cup. Both were called Shamrock and both were built for Sir Thomas Lipton and because of their size neither could be built at Fife's yard at Fairlie.
The vessel went to Norway and to Germany after that. In 1991 she was brought to Holland and plans were made to restore her. The particular owner however, took on another challenge and Zinita’s restoration plans were aborted. It would take another 5 years before the restoration materialised, initiated by its present owners.

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The vessel was completely stripped, all fittings and rigging taken off and the interior taken out. The bare hull was sandblasted and dried and only then could be determined what damage was done by ware over a period of 70 years. A "battleplan" was drawn up and in conjunction with De Jager & Simhony Yacht Design, Naval architects and Engineers, she was completely rebuilt. And you will agree that the final result after a 5 years job was worth while going for. She also received a completely new interior to serve owner and crew. A low profile superstructure and skylights were fitted to create more headroom and light below decks.

Her current owner spent an enormous amount of time and money to bring Zinita to her present condition. Registered as "Ned 1" (formerly K8) she is the only Dutch 12mtr Class yacht to compete in the exclusive and famous Mediterranean 12mtr Regatta Class. She is a lovely and excitingly fast lady which demands attention, but oh so rewarding.

Her current askingprice is including vat, she can be delivered on a 0-vat basis.