Mischief and her sister Pass Port (shown in these images) could be described as "character boats". It is her clipper bow and perhaps her crows nest that give a hint of this "mischievous" character. Mischief was designed and built as a yawl, and her sister shown here as a sloop.
Mischief was designed for cruising in the Bahamas hence her flat bottomed keel. She is also designed to be handled by a husband and wife as crew. Although I do not know the history of Pass Port I do know that Mischief made numerous transatlantic passages and numerous extended cruises through the Mediterranean.
Both boats were built of aluminum by the Walter Huisman Yard and then finished by the Franz Maas Yard both of Holland. This type of joint venture was often recommended by Olin Stephens as he felt Huisman could build a very light aluminum hull and deck. Here is Pass Port ready for shipment to the Maas yard.
Here are the plans. In the general arrangment note the ingenious trim tab that is controlled by a tiller that runs through the center of the rudder stock.
And a couple of interior images of Pass Port. Shes a big volume boat. Note her layout is slightly different than shown on the plans.
LOA 42-7"
LWL 32-0"
Beam 13-0"
Draft 4-3" (board up) 8-3" (board down)
Displacement 26,600 lbs
Ballast 10,000 lbs
Sail Area 949 sq ft
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