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Co-designer (with E Farnham Butler) of the Controversy line of small sailing yachts of the 1950's and early 1960's. Models such as the 24-foot Amphibi-ette and Amphibicon, with their reverse sheer and glued strip plank construction, were ahead of the their time with their light displacement and trailerability. Besides his association with Butler, Hamlin was the designer of a wide range of other power and sailing craft.
Additional Information:
Cy Hamlin, (Ships Plans Coll. 126), Mystic Seaport Museum.
Collection title: Cyrus Hamlin Papers
Provenance: Gift of Cyrus Hamlin, May 15, 1998; additional papers given in 2006
Collection number: MS 220
Dates of collection: 1946-1994
Size of collection: 7 record cartons
Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine
Author of 'Preliminary Design of Boats and Ships'.
Publisher\tCornell Maritime Press, 1989
ISBN\t0870333917, 9780870333910
ISBN-13: 978-0870336218
| Name | LOA (ft) | First Built | Last Built | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMPHIBI-CON | 25.42 | 1954 | — | Fractional Sloop |
| AMPHIBI-ETTE | 24 | 1960 | — | Fractional Sloop |
| CONTROVERSY 26 | 25.92 | 1954 | — | Masthead Sloop |
| CONTROVERSY 27 | 27.5 | 1960 | — | Masthead Sloop |
| CONTROVERSY 30 | 31.17 | 1960 | — | Masthead Sloop |
| CONTROVERSY 31 | 31 | 1960 | — | Masthead Sloop |
| CONTROVERSY 36 | 37.25 | 1960 | — | Masthead Yawl |
| PIED PIPER 28 | 28 | 1960 | — | Masthead Sloop |