Those who don't care for either kind of fishing can just charter the 44 -
foot yawl Ondina for a day's cruise about the harbor.
His present 50 -
foot yawl is greatly admired as an outstanding compromise between racing efficiency and cruising comfort.
They ranged in size from the 80 - foot Valiant — 52 years old but still fast enough to be scratch - boat in the fleet's complex system of handicaps — down to the likes of the 37 -
foot yawl Spray, with a time allowance of some nine hours.
The attention of most observers, however, was focused on a low - slung 39 -
foot yawl, Hoot Mon, the defending champion for this year's race.
Navy's 44 -
foot yawls (below) are really ocean racers, but they are enough alike to provide a brisk round - robin regatta for 10 college crews