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Manitou
The year was 1937 and James R Lowe commissioned Olin Stephens to design a performance cruising yacht that would win the Chicago Mac race.
Stephens designed MANITOU, a 62 ft. cutter rigged yawl with a 50 ft. waterline, and relied on Davis Brothers of Maryland for construction. The finished vessel was christened Manitou and went on to win the race outright.
After three successful years of campaigning the boat Mr. Lowe sold her and she later turned up as a Coast Guard training vessel.
When John F. Kennedy was elected President, the Presidential yacht was a 92' powerboat. Although he changed her name to "HONEY FITZ" in honor of his grandfather, the President was a sailor at heart and sent naval aide, John Tazwell, in search of a suitable sailboat for Presidential use. With her good looks and pedigree, MANITOU was quickly selected. She was brought to Chesapeake Bay and fitted with all the proper radios and communication equipment so the President would never be out of touch with his office or even the Kremlin while on board. Jack Kennedy used her often there and in New England. He never raced her, but once off Newport during the summer of 1962 he attempted to engage his friend Emil "Bus" Mosbacher and his 12 Meter Weatherly in a friendly sparring match. However, the Secret Service following along in a patrol boat intercepted the future successful America's Cup Defender before she got close enough, much to the chagrin of the President.
Saint-Tropez, France
Manitou
The year was 1937 and James R Lowe commissioned Olin Stephens to design a performance cruising yacht that would win the Chicago Mac race.
Stephens designed MANITOU, a 62 ft. cutter rigged yawl with a 50 ft. waterline, and relied on Davis Brothers of Maryland for construction. The finished vessel was christened Manitou and went on to win the race outright.
After three successful years of campaigning the boat Mr. Lowe sold her and she later turned up as a Coast Guard training vessel.
When John F. Kennedy was elected President, the Presidential yacht was a 92' powerboat. Although he changed her name to "HONEY FITZ" in honor of his grandfather, the President was a sailor at heart and sent naval aide, John Tazwell, in search of a suitable sailboat for Presidential use. With her good looks and pedigree, MANITOU was quickly selected. She was brought to Chesapeake Bay and fitted with all the proper radios and communication equipment so the President would never be out of touch with his office or even the Kremlin while on board. Jack Kennedy used her often there and in New England. He never raced her, but once off Newport during the summer of 1962 he attempted to engage his friend Emil "Bus" Mosbacher and his 12 Meter Weatherly in a friendly sparring match. However, the Secret Service following along in a patrol boat intercepted the future successful America's Cup Defender before she got close enough, much to the chagrin of the President.
Saint-Tropez, France