HYLAND
There is a certain interior one expects from
a ship--wooden--in a word, ship-shape; a standard of
joinery not seen outside a Japanese teahouse. Such is
Elena: the elegant 2009 recreation of the famous 1928
racing schooner built by the legendary nautical design-
er, "The Wizard of Bristol," Nathaniel Herreschoff. Ele-
na is equally suited to Classic Yacht regatta or gentle
family cruise; its period interiors inspire moments of re-
pose, while its capacious polished teak decks are per-
fect for dining al fresco. To recreate Elena in all her 55
meter glory, latter-day engineers and designers used
hundreds of hand-drawn plans lent by MIT as well as
the resources of the still-extant Herreshoff Design Office
in Bristol, Rhode Island, overseen by Nathaniel Herre-
shoff's grandson, Halsey Herreshoff.
