A Senior Citizen

The Wianno Senior was designed to be fun to sail, exciting to race and competitive in a range of conditions on her local Cape Cod waters. And it was a boat of choice for one of the Cape’s most notable sailors, John F. Kennedy. WATCH.

By Soundings Editors

October 11, 2017

Gracing the waters of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, for more than 100 years, the gaff-rigged Wianno Senior is one of the oldest American sailboat designs.

Perhaps the best known Wianno Senior is Victura, sail No. 94, which was owned by the Kennedy family. She now resides in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.

This video has more about Victura, including vintage footage of the Kennedys sailing her: