Champagne, caviar and a fleet of fine yachts were enjoyed at the luxurious Delamar Yacht Showcase in Greenwich this past weekend.
Sixty to seventy boats were on display welcoming attendees aboard. There were familiar boaters as well as new visiting the Wasque 26 to discuss styling, options and to comment on her beautiful design.
If you missed the show this month, mark your calendars for Fall 2008 when the Delamar will host the Autumn show.
What exactly is a “Wasque”? And better yet, how in the world do you pronounce it?
It’s way-skwee. And, unless you’re a descendant of the Algonquin tribe, don’t feel bad if you didn’t know that. The word “Wasque” is actually a derivative of the Algonquin word “wannasque”, meaning “the ending”. This name was given to a piece of land on the southeast corner of Martha’s Vineyard, where the Algonquin people would spend their summers. Wasque Point is now a protected property managed by The Trustees of Reservations and open to visitors year round.
In the early 1970s, a group of fishermen were taken by the lines of a little bass boat they spotted working the waters along the Vineyard shore, and decided to start building the boat on a limited production basis. With that, Vineyard Yachts was opened for business and, borrowing the name of what had become a popular fishing spot, the first Wasque 26 was introduced to the boating public. She quickly gained notoriety for both her gorgeous lines and impressive seaworthiness. A yachting icon was born.
Though Vineyard Yachts has long sinced closed its doors, the Wasque lineage still lives on. Aside from advancements in design and engineering, our Wasque 26 Classic is an exact copy of the original. The same classic lines that first stirred those fishermens’ souls remain perfectly intact. For a design as timeless as a Wasque, “the ending” never seems to be in sight.
