VELA
Two racing yachts heeling under full sail in a building sea, black and white photograph, 1899
VELA YACHT ATELIER — EST. MCMXLI

SAIL, AS IT WAS DRAWN.

A classic sailing yacht, drawn the slow way. Keel, canvas and patience — no two hulls alike, none of them hurried.

FOLLOW THE LINE↓
01 — THE LINE

Every hull begins as a line.

A 1695 Dutch sea chart of the Atlantic Ocean in parchment tones

Drawn once,
sailed forever.

SHIP'S LOG — SAMPLE MAIDEN PASSAGE
FICTIONAL PASSAGE — ALL READOUTS SAMPLE DATA
NEWPORT — 41.5°N 71.3°W
BERMUDA — 32.3°N 64.8°W
AZORES — 38.5°N 28.6°W
LISBON — 38.7°N 9.1°W
PALMA — 39.6°N 2.7°E
02 — THE HULL

Built as if the calendar never turned.

The racing yacht Reliance crossing the finish line under a mountain of white canvas, black and white photograph, 1903
HULL NO. 07 — CANVAS FULL, RAIL DOWN
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TEAK ON OAK

She will not be the fastest thing afloat. She will be the thing you remember afloat.

03 — THREE WEATHERS

Every trial sail tests three seas.

A dark-sailed schooner reaching under a lowering grey sky, black and white photograph
WEATHER I

The Grey Reach

Dark canvas, dark water, no horizon worth the name. If she holds her line here, she holds it anywhere.

A schooner running hard before the wind, white bow wave, black and white photograph
WEATHER II

The Gale

Canvas reefed to a whisper, rail down, and the hull still quiet under your hand.

A white cutter heeling under full sail with her crew outboard, black and white photograph
WEATHER III

The Fair Wind

Twelve knots of honest breeze and the rail creaming past. The day you learn what the boat is for.

04 — SEA TRIALS

The sea is the only showroom.

One hull a season. One commissioning family. If you would rather see her move than read about her, write to the atelier.

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VELA IS A FICTIONAL ATELIER — THIS TEMPLATE DEMONSTRATES DESIGN AND MOTION ONLY.
NO VESSELS ARE OFFERED FOR SALE. SPECIFICATIONS SHOWN ARE SAMPLE DATA.