Sparkman & Stephens

Sailing the 38-foot Finisterre, Carleton Mitchell won the 
Lighthouse Trophy, the overall prize for the Newport-Bermuda Race, on three consecutive occasions.

Past the End of the Land

In honor of the late Carleton Mitchell,_ SW_ presents this profile of the Newport-Bermuda Race legend written by associate editor Tony Bessinger for our May 2001 issue.

Love & War

A Classic Takes the Hobart Classic

Love & War, a 33-year-old Sparkman & Stephens 47-footer that won first overall in the 1974 and 1978 Sydney-Hobart Races, extended its career with a handicap win in this year’s race.

Sailing the 38-foot Finisterre, Carleton Mitchell won the 
Lighthouse Trophy, the overall prize for the Newport-Bermuda Race, on three consecutive occasions.

Past the End of the Land

In honor of the late Carleton Mitchell,_ SW_ presents this profile of the Newport-Bermuda Race legend written by associate editor Tony Bessinger for our May 2001 issue.

Love & War

A Classic Takes the Hobart Classic

Love & War, a 33-year-old Sparkman & Stephens 47-footer that won first overall in the 1974 and 1978 Sydney-Hobart Races, extended its career with a handicap win in this year’s race.

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