Tuiga

Story

Tuiga is one of the very few remaining 15-Metres designed following the International Rule. She was designed by William Fife in 1908 and launched the following year in his shipyard for the for the Duke of Medinacelli, who wanted to race together with other noblemen against the King of Spain Alfonso XIII. When the outbreak of World War I cut the racing season short, and then their class was soon cancelled, the 15-Metres fell into degradation and abandonment much sooner than other yachts.

Tuiga was sold just after the end of the war, and then she underwent several changes of ownership and name. In 1935, under the name Kismet she ended up first in real time at the Fastnet race, that was won by Stormy Weather. She was then brought to Scotland where she stayed far from the theatre of World War II, thus avoiding destruction and seizure.

However, when she was brought to the Mediterranean Sea in the early 1970s to be used as a charter yacht, she had changed beyond recognition. In 1989 she was finally brought to the English shipyard Fairle Restoration, specializing in the restoration of Fife yachts, and when she came out four years later she had regained her original beauty, even if the interior layout and furnishing were altered. Today she is the flagship of Yacht Club de Monaco.

Type	Vintage
Designer	William Fife III
Builder	William Fife & Sons
Year	1909
Yacht type	15 Meter S.I.
Length over spars	27.36
Hull length	23.18
Waterline length	15.68
Beam	4.15
Draft	2.95
Sail area	390.00
Displacement	50.00