Design to ride smooth in rough seas and take you to the far corners with 200 gallons of water and 200 gallons of fuel!
See how the mast is almost in the middle of the boat (not forward and there are two sails on the foredeck, the Jib and the Staysail .
Yeah, just imagine that, a woman designed this beautiful SUV of the ocean, back in the day when yacht design was a Boys Club.
An encapsulated lead keel and full skeg hung rudder with really thick fiberglass ("like they used to build them!"), plus a deep cockpit, bridgedeck and high bulwarks instead of toerails are designed ot keep you safe and in the boat!
At 51 feet she is nearing the top end for sailing double handed, at least for us average mortals.
Perhaps the most necessary feature of a large offshore sailboat. Steering is tiring!
Shiny new Coamings and rechromed winches!!
Striped Bass & 20 knot winds on RI Sound!
Getting her eyebrows done! new AwlBrite!
Safe in RI at the completion of the Spring journey north
Todd during March 31 Blizzard in LI Sound. 
Maintenance in the Gulf Stream!
Anita on Watch approaching NY harbor
Ship's Stamp...
Todd, Jim and James dressed up for a Nor'easter off of Georgia
Hugh at the Helm in the Gulf Stream off of North Carolina
Hugh and James enjoy 3D Tic Tack Toe while off watch
Dolphins ride the bow wave in the Gulf Stream. Such fun!
James and Anita trace down the fuel manifold operation
James, Jim, Hugh and Anita with a big egg and waffle breakfast before leaving Charleston, SC
35.9 knots of wind in the Gulfstream off North Carolina
Lisa drives us home...
Beth driving on a choppy downhill run through RhodeIsnad SoundDesign to ride smooth in rough seas and take you to the far corners with 200 gallons of water and 200 gallons of fuel!
See how the mast is almost in the middle of the boat (not forward and there are two sails on the foredeck, the Jib and the Staysail .
Yeah, just imagine that, a woman designed this beautiful SUV of the ocean, back in the day when yacht design was a Boys Club.
An encapsulated lead keel and full skeg hung rudder with really thick fiberglass ("like they used to build them!"), plus a deep cockpit, bridgedeck and high bulwarks instead of toerails are designed ot keep you safe and in the boat!
Design to ride smooth in rough seas and take you to the far corners with 200 gallons of water and 200 gallons of fuel!
See how the mast is almost in the middle of the boat (not forward and there are two sails on the foredeck, the Jib and the Staysail .
Yeah, just imagine that, a woman designed this beautiful SUV of the ocean, back in the day when yacht design was a Boys Club.
An encapsulated lead keel and full skeg hung rudder with really thick fiberglass ("like they used to build them!"), plus a deep cockpit, bridgedeck and high bulwarks instead of toerails are designed ot keep you safe and in the boat!
Design to ride smooth in rough seas and take you to the far corners with 200 gallons of water and 200 gallons of fuel!
See how the mast is almost in the middle of the boat (not forward and there are two sails on the foredeck, the Jib and the Staysail .
Yeah, just imagine that, a woman designed this beautiful SUV of the ocean, back in the day when yacht design was a Boys Club.
An encapsulated lead keel and full skeg hung rudder with really thick fiberglass ("like they used to build them!"), plus a deep cockpit, bridgedeck and high bulwarks instead of toerails are designed ot keep you safe and in the boat!
The two concentric circles divided by crossed lines is used on a sailboat design blue print to point the "center of effort", the point where all the forces acting on the ship are blanced. Balance of many types is the success to any voyage at sea.
Throughout history, he Sea Horse elicits an almost mystical appeal. It's symbolism for magic and luck is found across many cultures and it is universally recognized as a sea creature.
The Anchor
As much as we love the sea, we know we must return to the shore, and a safe harbor in which to drop anchor in is one of the most relieving experiences as sailor can have.
Dolphins and porpoises are our favorite sea creatures. Their intelligence and playfulness never cease to amaze us and we always look forward to our next exciting encounter with them!
From the time of Colombus, pineapples (originally from Brasil and Paraguay) were revered for their rarity and difficulty in keeping fresh on the return from a long voyage. Sea Captains would return home and place them on fencepost to signify a successful voyage. In New England it is still common to see bronze pineapple door knockers and fence adornments.
Capt Cook took the HMS Endeavour on an epic three year voyage around the world from 1768-1771. It was never designed as an exploratory vessel.
"Be Excellent to Each Other" embodied Cook's desire to ensure the fair treatment and comaraderie of the crew while endrung the harsh conditions of the sea. This was not a common ehtic of the time , but served them well! The quote was also later adopted by Abraham Lincoln.
An amazingly faithful reproduction of the original HMS Endeavour can be toured at the Australian National Marine Museum in Darling Harbour, Sydney Australia. We vistied it and we extremely impressed at the accuracy thoroughness of the vessel over 200 years later!
The HMS Endeavour was scuttled in Newport Rhode Island on August 04, 1778, which is AURORA's Home Port!
1982
Built in Taiwan, imported to San Francisco area where it was sold to a consortium that went bankrupt. Boat was in storage and stripped of many componements. Purchased by professional Captains, Ken and Antoinette Coffer, and fully fitted. Named, Antoinette
1980s-1990s
The Coffers sailed around California, then three years in Hawaii and finally through the Panama Canal and on to Fort Lauderdale.
2000s-2018
Continuing intensive refit by the Coffers including, paint, new engine, new sails, new genset, varnish interior, new wiring, new plumbing and fuel tanks. The Coffers plans changed and we bought her in October 2017. The refit was 90% complete, so as the saying goes, only 90% left to do! We took a fresh approach to all safety systems and replaced all chainplates. Today, she shows almost as new and has updated and robust mehanical and safety systems. Ready for any ocean and made for a fine voyage from Fort Lauderdale to Newport in March 2018 topped off with a blizzard on the last day!
Summer 2018
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Late 2018
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