Elena
- Length on Deck: 41.6m / 136.5ft
- Beam: 8.1m / 26.6ft
- Built: 1911 (original) 2009 (replica)
- Designer: Nathaniel G. Herreshoff
- Builder: Factoria Naval De Marin, Vigo, Spain
- Based: San Remo, Italy
In 1910, American Financier Morton Freeman Plant instructed Elena’s designer to “Build me a schooner that can win” and Nat Herreshoff, known as the Wizard of Bristol, did just that. Amongst her many victories, her best remembered is that in the 1928 transatlantic race for a trophy presented by the King of Spain.
Sadly, the original Elena was not as enduring as her legend, but a faithful replica of her was launched in 2009, giving us the opportunity to witness the power and speed of a pre-World War I first-class racing schooner.
