For American write Ernest Hemingway, his relationship with the sea was extremely important and he reflected this in his work, commissioned a yacht to be built to him own specifications. The yacht was built by the Boston Wheeler brothers of Brooklyn. made of mahogany and oask 11.86 metres long and 3.65 metres in the beam, it had 110 hp Chrysler marine engine and a smaller auxilliary engine in case the first one failed. Learn More