Historic yacht to be auctioned at Fort Lauderdale show

Posted on 25 October 2010

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Tucked among acres of fiberglass yachts, the 63-foot, wood-hulled motoryacht Elegante will be at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show this week, not for sale, but for auction Saturday at B-dock at the Bahia Mar Yachting Center.

The historic one-off yacht, built in 1964 at Whiticar Boat Works in Stuart, Fla., was commissioned by John Hay "Jock" Whitney, a multimillionaire sportsman and the founder of J.H. Whitney & Co., the oldest venture capital investment company in the United States.

Powered by twin Detroit 60 series turbocharged engines, Naples, Fla.-based Elegante has been chartering 5,500 miles a year, cruising the East and West coasts north to Alaska and Nova Scotia, according to auctioneer Mecum Auctions of Marengo, Ill., which recently auctioned the F. Todd Warner wooden-boat collection - 127 boats, plus classic engines and parts.

The yacht can sleep two couples and entertain 25 guests.

The auction is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at slip 223 on Bahia Mar's B-dock. Information is available at www.mecum.com or by calling 815-568-8888.

Comments

4 Wednesday, 02 March 2011 22:18

Soundings - You may want to check your facts on the Warner Auction.  Not all of the 127 Boats got sold.  Many of them did not sell even though the auction was supposed to be "No Reserve."

Push Lists, Lawsuits and other things.  This is not boding well for Mecum or Warner.

3 Saturday, 19 February 2011 06:28

I am an avid wood boat person.  I saw this boat docked at "South Seas Plantation" in Captiva, FL. many years ago.  It was the most beautiful boat I have ever seen & I have numerous  pictures of it on my office walls.  If this boat is still on the market, I would be very interested.    

2 Friday, 05 November 2010 23:26

Mecum said the boat didn't sell -"the bid goes on". Obviously it had a reserve. Whatever the hisghest bid -was, THAT was it's true market value.

1 Thursday, 04 November 2010 18:03

Would have been nice to see a picture of the vessel mentioned in this article.

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