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| Originally Posted by AMG Yes, Katherine is a Trinity. Originally built as Seahawk but sold after only three months to an owner who didn´t like to wait a couple of years. |
Are you sure it's a Trinity?
Because Katharine was on display at the Lauderdale show and being promoted by Richmond Yachts, who has taken over the manufacturing facilities of Soverign Yachts. The lines of Katharine are similar to Seahawk, but there are many differences. If in fact this is the ex-Seahawk, this would have been a very costly refit.
Here's a press release related to the subject...
RICHMOND, British Columbia – Texas businessman Don Davis has purchased the Canadian manufacturing facility that once housed Sovereign Yachts, and has started building boats there under the name Richmond Yachts, according to a recent press release from the company.
Richmond Yacht’s six-acre yard in Richmond, B.C., contains a 70,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility under cover and has the capacity to simultaneously build four composite yachts from 120-feet to 155-feet in length.
Sovereign Yachts, Canada, ceased operations in September 2003, but Davis funded the completion of his138-foot tri-deck yacht Status Quo, then purchased the yard’s infrastructure, leased the space, retained a 50-person workforce and in April 2004 commenced operations as Richmond Yachts.
He immediately resumed construction of a 142-foot hull, started by Sovereign, that is scheduled to launch December 2005. A lifelong yachtsman who has owned several yachts, Davis said he plans to begin building each yacht on speculation.
As Richmond Yacht’s president and CEO, Davis is the majority owner of the yard and has assembled a group of experienced professionals to manage the operations.
Keith Kiselback, vice president of operations, spent four years in that position at Crescent Custom Yachts before coming to Sovereign seven years ago. He and Davis work together on the design and detail of every yacht.
Gavin Ericksen will be responsible for the naval architecture. Ericksen spent three years in charge of the design department at Crescent Custom Yachts.