WINNER VIVEKA

Restored by Rutherford’s Boatshop, Designed by Frank C Paine, Built by Fred Lawley, 1930, LOD 72ft 9in (22.2m), Rig bermudan schooner

Everything about Viveka is distinctive, from her first owner, JP Morgan, to her double-carvel hull construction, but most of all in her rig. Viveka is the only schooner-rigged yacht built to the International 12-M rule that we have ever come across. Her restoration, which was completed at the very tail end of 2020 for an English owner, was pretty much the complete works, and a very significant project even for someone of the standing of California boatbuilder Je† Rutherford, the conservator who, over the years, has been behind the restorations of the Universal P-Class yacht Joyant, the 126ft (38m) steam yacht Cangarda and the ongoing massive job on the schooner Coronet.