Boat Name: Saleema

Sail: US 40

Year Built: 1928

Designer: Sherman Hoyt

Builder: Henry Nevins

Owner:

History: US 40 Saleema competed for the 1928 Scandinavian Gold Cup and won 2 races before eventually being outlasted by the Norwegian entry. Saleema was recently rebuilt and renovated in San Diego by Koehler Kraft in San Diego. Sherman Hoyt enjoyed an extensive series of regattas and races while in Europe with Saleema in 1928, much of which is covered in his Memoirs - an autobiography of his various sailing adventures.