By Merijn de Waard

Photo by ConceptWorks for Factoria Naval Marin

The Herreshoff designed Elena under sea trials

The first photo of the 55 metre schooner Elena under sail, taken during her sea trials off the coast of Vigo, Spain on 6 August 2009. Elena was originally built by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. in 1911 for Morton Plant, who had a very simple design brief “Build me a schooner that can win!”. The replica of the beautiful Elena has been built by Marin LuxurYachts and will soon be a familiar face again at international yacht regattas. A full feature on Elena will follow soon on SuperYachtTimes.com.