Manitou is best known for having been bought by John F. Kennedy when he became president of the United States. He said he would have sheltered her legendary romance with Marilyn Monroe.
ABOUT THE DESIGN: All models can be made to the size and / or color of your choice, to order. Finish Hull: Hull painted in the original colors
Dimensions (Length): 80 cm
BOAT TYPE: Vintage Yacht (Marconi)
LAUNCH OF YEAR: 1937
CONSTRUCTION COUNTRY: USA
CONSTRUCTION: Davis & Son
ARCHITECT: Olin Stephens (Sparkman & Stephens Inc. (S))
BACKGROUND: The presidential yacht of the United States was, in Kennedy's election, a boat motor 30m. A keen sailor, JFK would have preferred to substitute a sailboat, and chose Manitou. There would spent a lot of time to the point that the yacht called "the floating White House" (the White House Floating). A small shoe type tub is hidden in the hold. In the wall, a closed niche houses a revolver, made available to the President for his safety. Renamed the President "Honey Fitz" in honor of his grandfather, he was equipped with communication system allowing it to be in constant contact with the White House. He said that the boat housed a time illegitimate Kennedy frolicking with actress Marilyn Monroe. Manitou was auctioned in 1968 and used as a sail training for disadvantaged youth. Aristotle is said and Jackie Kennedy Onassis would have tried to buy it, to no avail. In 1999, the yacht was bought by the granddaughter of James Lowe, the owner who had it built. It has been carefully restored. This restoration has retained the Chairman of the cabin (including the hidden bath under floor). In 2010 it was bought by 4 owners who have restored to new and transferred by cargo in 2011. Manitou Méditerranée.en now participates in classic regattas on the sea.
AND TODAY ? In 2010 it was bought by four co-owners and participated since the classic regattas in the Mediterranean.
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