uild 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 squeking 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 complaning about the flooding toilet on ZINITA, wetting his carpet.

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.

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. And it was remarkable to note that although the vessels were designed only to go for 14 years the damage was certainly not beyond restoration.

And you will agree that the final result after a 4 years job was worth while going for.