Ship Details

Isobar

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Photo Credit: MMBC Collection

 
 
Registry #1 290372 (US) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1962 Isobar Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1962 Place Hong Kong Area Country Hong Kong
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 37.80' x ? x ?
Builder Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 14 Type 1 Yacht, sail
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine (nk) Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Sail/Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign WN3501
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1962 she was owned by USA interests. In 2022-2025 she was owned by Jessica Hickey
 
Fate Afloat in 2025 Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
Jessica Hickey Stated "A part of this family since 1971, Isobar was built at Cheoy Lee in 1962 to race the TransPac Race. This vessel is a spectacular custom teak and mahogany blue-water sloop with an international racing pedigree and a storied cruising history. Her original design was a monocoque wineglass hull of strip-planked Philippine mahogany, spacious teak decks and a counter stern. This vessel sports a low aspect mainsail rig (48’ deck-stepped mast with a 22’ spar) built for the largely downwind run of the TransPac. While this vessel is a custom design, her lines take inspiration from the big Sparkman & Stevens designs - most noticeably the 52’ yawl Dorade. Construction materials are Mahogany hull; Teak decks and interiors; Holly & teak soles; Oak structural framing (retrofit); Bird's eye maple / ebony chart table."
 
References
https://cgmix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXSearch.aspx (website viewed 01/06/2022); https://cgmix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXSearch.aspx (website viewed 30/08/2025); https://mmbc.bc.ca/classic-boat-festival/current-participants/ (website viewed 29/08/2025);
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