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Legacy Yachts: A Gentleman’s Cruising Boat

15th mar 2019 by samantha wilson.

The classic Downeast-style boat has been a favorite among seasoned boaters since they were first introduced as a recreational vessel. Born as a working boat for fisherman off of the coast of Maine, the deep-v hull and bow flare are able to tame the rough waters of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Today, there are several manufacturers worldwide that continue to produce different variations of Downeast yachts, yet none with the quite the same history and pedigree as Legacy.

Legacy Yachts were first introduced in the early 1990s through Freedom Yachts in Rhode Island which was a builder of high-quality sailing yachts. Built for speed, performance, and efficiency, the first Legacy’s were a 40’ Downeast yacht designed by Mark Ellis and a 28’ lobster-style day boat. As the boats grew in popularity, Legacy started to become a leader in the boating industry until the global economic recession of 2008.

But with adversity comes opportunity and it was the esteemed sailing yacht builder Tartan Yachts , who acquired Legacy Yachts in 2010 and moved production to their state-of-the-art factory in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. With access to the highest quality materials available and innovative design and construction techniques, the Legacy brand would be able to achieve a higher level of quality. Today, the Tartan factory offers 3 Legacy models: The 42, 36, and 32.

“Legacy Yachts Have Good Bones”

While many boat builders today rely on fancy new components, electronics, and gadgets to set themselves apart from the competition. Legacy Yachts simply goes back to the basics of using the best possible materials in the best possible methods to produce a boat with “good bones”. All of the laminates used on Legacy’s hulls are a unique combination of uni-directional E-glass, synthetic foam coring, and an epoxy-modified vinyl ester resin, which when combined, results in one of the strongest and impact-resistant laminates in the industry. The vinylester resin, which has better properties than polyester resin or epoxy but it also more expensive, is infused into the hull via a vacuum bag which sucks the air out and allows the resin to fill any voids.

This painstaking process means that production isn’t as fast as some builders, but the end result is a hull that is strong, stiff, and flexible. The difference can be felt at sea when the waves get a little rough. Other benefits of the resin-infusion process are that each Legacy looks newer longer. Polyester hulls, when exposed to long periods of sunlight, will begin a post-curing process which causes the resin to shrink and thereby making the hull look worn and dated. Legacy Yachts also have a resin-to-glass ratio of 30% resin and 70% fiberglass, which is the opposite of the 70-30 ratio than other Downeast-style manufacturers use in their deck construction. Legacy’s tend to last longer and look better, even when sunlight and constant high temperatures try to wear it down.

Classically Elegant Interiors That Are Simply Beautiful

Setting foot inside the salon of a Legacy Yacht is akin to walking into a beautiful mountain home with wood accents, furniture, and the classically rustic appeal. Every interior on a Legacy is custom designed and built for each owner’s specific standards and taste. From the solid cherry doors to the teak flooring to the custom carved cabinetry, everything inside a Legacy Yacht is real, high-quality natural wood. You will never find any fake or man-made products passed off as wood on this boat. Every piece has even been cut for accuracy on a CNC machine, ensuring that every cabinet door is flush and no gapes are present where the interior walls meet.

Teak handrails are strategically placed throughout the boat from the cabin to the helm for safety when the boat is underway. All of the corners and edges of the furniture and throughout the companionway are rounded as well in the event someone loses their footing. There are countless examples throughout each Legacy model that create a world-class ownership experience and displays the Tartan factory’s keen attention to detail.

Look no further than the doors on the Legacy to see a shining example of design ingenuity and execution by the craftsmen building each piece. Real cherry wood is used in each passage door as well as the door jambs and has raised panels for a distinguishing appearance. Again, this sounds like a small detail, but when compared to the doors on other boats that were merely an after-thought, it becomes apparent that Legacy is floating work of art.

Legacy Yachts: A Breath  Of Fresh Air

Back in the days of ocean voyages, passengers often slept below deck in dark rooms without windows or fresh air. On a Legacy, no owner or guest will ever feel like they are trapped in a dungeon with no light or breeze. While they can’t control the sunlight, Legacy can, however, control how much air is able to move throughout the boat. Ventilation is one of the most important and well-planned design aspects of today’s Legacy models.

The portholes and hatches aren’t just any generic pieces of hardware on a Legacy. While other brands might use lesser quality hatches that are less expensive, they also typically underperform when it comes to air flow. Legacy’s hatches are stainless steel, CE-approved deck hatches that are up to the test of ocean crossings. Portholes are strategically placed throughout the boat to maximize ventilation opportunities for the comfort of everyone on board. Each hatch is even equipped with a low profile shade screen to keep the air flowing while keeping unwanted bugs outside. There is simply nothing more relaxing than sleeping on our Legacy Yacht with the hatches open and listening to the waves as they meet the fiberglass of your hull.

Legacy Yachts are timeless, classic pieces of hand-crafted art that happen to have an engine inside of them. Whether you have aspirations of cruising the Great Loop or entertaining a few friends on the water, the Legacy model line offers the quality, performance, and elegance that cruising boaters desire. Get Legacy 40 express yacht  on rightboat.

Written By: Samantha Wilson

Samantha Wilson has spent her entire life on and around boats, from tiny sailing dinghies all the way up to superyachts. She writes for many boating and yachting publications, top charter agencies, and some of the largest travel businesses in the industry, combining her knowledge and passion of boating, travel and writing to create topical, useful and engaging content.

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What Makes Legacy Yachts Different From Other Downeast Boats?

Legacy Yachts may look like your classic downeast-style boat with its signature bow flare and protected pilothouse, but there is nothing ordinary about it once you take a peek under the engine hatch. The timeless Legacy design is reminiscent of the Maine lobster boats where the style originated years ago, yet today Legacy is on the cutting-edge of boat building. In 2010, Legacy Yachts was acquired by the esteemed Tartan Marine Company that builds Tartan Sailboats . Legacy's models were already known for their maneuverability and performance, but adding Tartan's advanced techniques and high-end materials to the process brought Legacy to an entirely new level of quality.

"There is a fine line between romance and obsession and no shame in either emotion. Focused properly, obsession can be channeled to create excellence." -Tartan Marine

Legacy Hulls

The hull of each Legacy Yacht built has decades of experience behind its shape and design. Tartan's commitment to using the very best materials and most advanced construction techniques has allowed Legacy to flourish when it comes to the quality of each hull. Known for being durable and stiff, each Legacy hull is resin-infused and vacuum-bagged to maintain a low-resin, high-fiber content. The epoxy-modified vinylester resin, the unidirectional E-glass, and the foam coring produce the strongest laminate for the hull of any other boat in its class. These materials combined with the infusion process create a practically impenetrable hull as well as keeping the boat lighter for better efficiency. Other builders use polyester resin which simply cannot match the same strength and durability as the materials used in each Legacy Yacht.

An additional benefit to the process used at the Tartan factory is the aesthetic differences seen in Legacy hulls compared to other brands. Once a hull built with polyester laminate is exposed to extreme temperature changes and hours of sunlight, there is a post-curing process that occurs which causes an 8% resin shrinkage in volume. This affects the sleek, shiny look of the hull and can affect its appearance. Legacy's hulls do not experience this same shrinking in volume due to the vinylester resin and thus remain looking newer for a longer period of time. This also helps resale value!

The Difference In Each Legacy Deck

Just as important as the performance of each hull is the strength of each deck on a boat. Being that this is where the owner and guests on board spend the entirety of their trip, it's important that each deck is durable, but will also look good for years after its first launched. Similarly to how the Legacy hulls are constructed, each deck goes through the same vinylester-resin, vacuum-bagged infusion process to ensure that the resin-to-glass ratio is perfect. The result is one of the strongest and stiffest decks on any boat in its class.

Typically when a deck is constructed on a boat, it's up to the individual laminator to hand lay the fiberglass. The hope is that he does a good job and there is no air left in between the balsa core and the glass. If so, the strength and durability of the hull or deck can become compromised. The Tartan factory uses a closed-molded system where both the fabric and the balsa core is laid down dry at the same time. The deck is then vacuum bagged, the air sucked out entirely, and then the high-quality resin infused in its place. This leaves absolutely no room for air bubbles and a deck that is going to be strong and look stunning for a very long time. Additionally, the weight of the boat becomes lighter and thus increasing efficiency!

Living Spaces Meant For Living

So many boat designs today focus on the outside only to let the inside become an after-thought. Decorating the inside of your yacht is as important as that of your home, particularly if overnight trips are planned. The interior of each Legacy model is both functional and luxuriously comfortable. Legacy allows each owner to customize their interiors to suit how they plan on using the boat. No expenses are spared and no shortcuts are made when it comes to the interior accommodations. 

What does it mean it mean to not take any shortcuts? Every piece of the interior is CNC cut for accuracy and precision. There are no spaces or holes, everything fits together perfectly. Wood is bent in Tartan's in-house woodshop for beautiful curving that runs continuously through the salon and cabins. The Tartan factory prides itself on not using any fake or man-made woods, but instead opting to use high-quality natural wood like solid cherry for the interiors. The bending of the wood in-house allows Tartan to build the interior of each Legacy without sharp corners or edges, making it safer to move about if the sea gets rough. The wood is even thick enough that it can be continually refinished for many years after the boat is first launched.

Just as important as having a comfortable cabin is the ability to fill the interior with sunlight and fresh air. Legacy takes extra care to make sure each model has maximum ventilation opportunities in the salon and cabin. Every hatch and opening is stainless steel which prevents leakage and keeps the interior air-tight if desired. Each opening can be outfitted with a low profile shade screen to keep the air flowing and the bugs outside.

Three Legacy Models To Choose From

The Legacy Yachts 42

The Legacy 42 is said to "combine heirloom quality fit and finish with scorching performance," in an article by Yachting Magazine, The performance is a result of the Volvo Penta IPS 400 310HP twin engines that cruise at 28.7 knots with a 29.5 knot top speed. The Legacy 42 can run for 601 nautical miles at that cruising speed. Enjoy the joystick handling that comes with the steerable drive pods, but also the 30% sound reduction over competing models in its class that use an inboard shaft drive. Multiple layouts of the 42 are available as well and can be customized for just one couple with a large master cabin. Or if guests will be on board, there is an additional cabin layout that offers a single berth that can convert to a double. Learn more about the Legacy 42 here .

The Legacy Yachts 36

"I don't want a big boat, I want a small boat, but I want to be comfortable." This quote was given to the editor of Power & Motor Yacht Magazine by a new owner of a Legacy 36. It perfectly describes the intentions of the Tartan factory with the middle model in the Legacy line. The Legacy 36 offers high-performance coupled with good fuel efficiency, characteristics seen throughout all of Tartan's yachts. The hull shape is a deep-V and has wide chine and centerline flats for excellent planing at low speeds. The base engine package includes the Cummins QSB 6.7 480hp electronic diesel engine, but owners have the option to upgrade to the 550hp engines for more speed. The latter engine choice can produce a top end speed of over 27 knots and a 9.7 gph fuel burn while cruising at 11.4 knots. Learn more about the Legacy 36 here .

The Legacy Yachts 32

The Legacy 32 may be the smallest of the three models, but she definitely doesn't feel small when sitting inside. The crowning achievement on board the Legacy 32 is undoubtedly the engine room, which once you have seen inside, will understand the important of what Tartan has done. Every fitting, system, installation, and component is carefully thought through and executed resulting in more reliable systems, efficiency, and performance. The 32 is powered by an electronic Cummins diesel engine that is offered at 380and 420 horsepower. The entire engine room has been insulated and then molded in so the boat is extremely quiet and the surfaces are easy to clean. With the Cummins 420HP engine, the Legacy 32 can cruise between 20-24 knots with a top speed of 25.4 knots. Learn more about the Legacy Yachts 32 here .

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The 1990’s brought about many new and exciting trends and one of them was the creation of a wonderful brand. It’s founder was actually Freedom Yachts of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, a builder of top notch sailing yachts, which helped the new boats have a strong welcoming by the Freedom fans themselves. The birth of a new vessel named the Legacy was welcomed by the industry for their outstanding performance speed, superior handling, comfort, and a solid build to stand up to the oceans most high. Especially popular were the Legacy 40, designed by Mark Ellis, along with designer, Bill Langan’s Legacy 28 of Freedom Yachts. The two were the foundation for many more to come and turned heads with their handsome appeal and speedy performance. Freedom Yacht’s philosophy of boat building was looked upon by many as revolutionary throughout North America and a huge following began.

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In particular, the Legacy 34, also a Mark Ellis design, boasted 3 models to its buyers and a made an impressive mark in the company with over 60 hulls sold! Bill Langan, takes credit for designing the largest Legacy ever—a 52 foot downeast yacht .

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2010 was the year a company named Tartan bought Legacy relocating the company’s 32 and 42 molds to Fairport Ohio —where their manufacturing facility was based. At the same time, the recession, hit the boat business and Legacy took a break in building their boat line. But in 2013/2014, the first new Legacy, a 32 hit the waters. Tartan decided to crank up the 32 and 42 production and has just recently presented the new Legacy 36. The 36 is Mark Ellis and Tartan’s design team’s creation all led by Tim Jackett. These latest models all have the industry a buzz due to Tartan’s exquisite composite technology, the finest component vendors and award winning interior craftwork. Known for their stellar performance, these luxury cruising yachts, now have both the power and sail shopper’s adding Legacy to their ‘must see before we buy’ list.

The perfect collaboration between Legacy and Tartan Yachts was started many years ago, and has proved itself most fruitful with the recent launches of Legacy Yachts. When sailboat builder introduced Legacy in the 90’s, he received high accolades for their traditional styling, meticulously crafted hull designs and superb navigational abilities combined with great handling topped off with low speed planing for fantastic fuel efficiency. This breed was practical and well-constructed.

As we come to the present era….Tartan’s beautifully hand crafted interiors, high tech composites, and repeated delivery of a superbly performing yacht is what makes the current Legacy truly stand out to buyers looking for something in its class. Offering advanced composite lamination technology by it’s engineers, there’s no doubt this builder has an edge on its competition. The line-up of these new Legacy’s come complete with the best components and engines available to date. Their hulls and decks are known for superior strength yet are light weight for performance which is reliable and great on the pocketbook —aka low maintenance. A nice side note is her fine hand crafted woodwork to impress your best guests. Tartan, being known for their stunning interiors, truly has brought Legacy up several notches of excellence.

The 32 and 42 are still designed by the renowned Mark Ellis, and are benchmarks of the fine principle that Tartan sailboat’s known for over 50 years. These traditional and timeless designs portray what a boat should be in the category of excellent performance and handling.

To take a look at their present models and the highlights of each, the new Legacy 32 is a quiet and dependable ride combined with comfort that we all crave.

The Legacy 36 offers many impressive features and makes a great choice for those most discerning boat owners. When aboard, one will notice her performance and low fuel consumption along with a lovely interior with optional layouts. The 36 won’t leave you high and dry in the dependability aisle and all as she features the finest components. Get ready for a comfortable ride with her proven hull design, and you’ll notice the icing on the cake in her fine lines and a timeless beauty.

Looking for a model with proven performance and a classic design without leaving out any comfort or stability? You’ll have to add the Legacy 42 to your shopping list. IPS paired the latest drive systems with her hull design and poured in Legacy’s advanced marine composites for this lovely addition to the seas. You’ll be pleased this stately traditional motor yacht that offers you a gorgeous, luxury interior. Your crew will be most pleased by her tremendously stable ride.

Legacy —a boat that has evolved to please the present day demands. Have a look and you won’t be disappointed!

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A Better Breed of Boat

If you are ready for a change to a better breed of boat, one that offers greater dependability, more peace and quiet, more comfort at anchor and underway, come aboard the new legacy 32., interior amenities.

Discover a luxurious and embracing interior with brilliant accommodations below deck on the Legacy 32.

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Despite her beauty at anchor, the Legacy 32 is made to move and designed to perform.

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Despite her beauty at anchor, the Legacy is made to perform. With a deep v and wide chine flats, the Legacy is able to plane at comfortable cruising speeds. A ride aboard a Legacy is smoother, quieter, and more stable – and the Legacy is able to do all of this with an energy savings.

For complete specifications on the Legacy 32,  please download this PDF .

Technical Specs

• Legacy white iso-npg gelcoat
• Epoxy Modified Vinylester backup resin
• Epoxy Modified Vinylester Resin Infused hull w/ PVC foam core sandwich
• Epoxy Modified Vinylester Resin Infused foam core stringer system
• Modified deep vee/wide chine hull design
• LP (PPG) boot top
• Full Skeg protects prop and rudder
• Epoxy Modified Vinlyester Resin infused w/ PVC core sandwich structure
• Mooring cleats forward, aft and spring line cleats
• Stainless steel Chocks bow and spring line cleats
• Anchor locker w/ground tackle storage
• Running Lights
• Custom stainless steel mooring line hawse pipes
• Custom 1-1/4” 316L stainless steel perimeter rail
• SS handrails on hard top, port and starboard
• Compressed air horn on hardtop
• (6) stainless steel opening Port lights w/ insect screens
• Port & starboard molded steps leading to side & fore deck
• Molded cockpit seating w/ storage, forward facing
• Transom Door on centerline
• Swim platform w/ SS mount swim ladder
• Hot and cold cockpit shower
• Self draining cockpit
• Epoxy sealed and gloss LP varnished Sapelle toe rails and exterior trim
• Cummins QSB 380hp electronic engine and marine gear
• Cummins Smartcraft display
• 2” Aquamet shaft
• 4 Blade 5 axis CNC precision machined NiBrA1 propeller
• PYI Dripless shaft log
• Binnacle mount electronic single lever engine control
• Engine sea water strainer
• (2) 103 Gallon fuel tanks w/ 2” fill and 1 ½” valved crossover
• Racor Fuel Filter
• 6” Exhaust w/ two stage muffler underwater exhaust
• Electric actuated trim tabs port and starboard w helm controller
• Hydraulic steering w/ tilt helm
• Bow thruster w/ joy stick control
• Hot and Cold pressurized water
• 11 gallon hot water heater w/ heat exchanger
• Marelon sea valves on underwater thru hulls
• Automatic fire extinguisher system w/ manual back-up
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• AC and DC control panels with polarity indicator
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• AC shorepower system ELCI protected
• Galvanic isolator
• GFI protected 110V circuits
• Combi Inverter/Battery Charger
• (2) 8D AGM house batteries
• Electric two burner cook-top with cover
• SS Drawer style AC/DC fridge compartment
• Large SS Gallery sink w/ single level faucet
• Solid surface countertop
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• Head w/ separate shower stall
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Legacy 42 Hardtop

• By John Wooldridge
• Updated: October 4, 2007

Fans of the Legacy Yachts line of seaworthy Down East cruisers got a lift at last fall’s shows when the builder, Freedom Yachts, debuted a hardtop version of their brand new, Mark Ellis-designed Legacy 42. Like all the Ellis designs that have come before it, the 42 mixes a beautiful sheerline with a cabin top forward, gently crowned to shed water, wide side decks that are easier to transit than a sidewalk, and high protective windows for outstanding views of beautiful cruising waters. These are elements found on many traditional Down East designs; where the Legacy 42 differs from its competitors is the shape below the waterline.

Actually, the shape starts at the stem, with a sharp V-angle entry supplemented by a spray rail. This rises up above the waterline from a point forward of amidships, turning away water climbing up as the curved foot slices into oncoming waves. The rail develops into wide chine flats aft that add excellent lateral stability in turns and increases side-to-side stability at rest. Viewed in the slings, you can see how the bottom on each side of the centerline begins to flatten to a deadrise of 25 degrees amidships, then rises with a modest amount of rocker aft, before finishing with an 18-degree deadrise at the transom. Along the way, the centerline departs from the way, the centerline departs from the planing surfaces developing aft, forming a keel that increases tracking and drops down low enough to protect the lower arc of the prop.

When this shape passes through the water, it cleaves oncoming or overtaken waves cleanly, but instead of continuing to climb on the other side, settles and parts the passing wave. The result: a wonderful motion across a wide range of wave conditions, with no untoward pitch, roll or yaw. Part of this motion is undoubtedly due to the amidships location of the engine, in this case, a single 660 hp Cummins QSM-11 diesel. We recorded 24-knot top speeds with this leading-edge, electronically controlled engine, but if your need for speed obviates your need for efficiency, there are two Yanmar twin engine options that can push the Legacy 42 closer to 30-knot top speeds.

During our sea trial, I recorded very modest levels of noise in the saloon at the helm. Paul Petronello, the president of Legacy Yachts who was aboard for the test, told me that the company had approached the problems of vibration and noise from several different directions. First, the engine was mounted on flexible rubber isolation mounts, as are the custom oversized pot-style mufflers that help reduce backpressure and also pass exhaust underwater. The engineroom is lined with three-inch-thick SoundDown vinyl/foam composite that has a 1/4-inch-thick damping sheet in the center. Additionally, the company adds 1-1/2-inch-thick acoustic foam on the engineroom hullsides.

A quick look around the engineroom, which is accessible from the aft cockpit rather than through the saloon sole-yet another way to hold engine compartment noise down inside the boat-confirms all this acoustic dampening detail. Electrical and plumbing systems are installed with care, protected against chafe and clearly identified in case you ever have to trace down a problem. Fuel delivery lines are USCG-approved Type A; fuel tank fittings are Aeroquip, with shutoff valves accessible in the cockpit fuel hatch. A single Racor water-separating fuel filter for the main engine was supplied on our test boat, along with a 12-V DC oil change pump for convenience.

Inside the engineroom you also get a close-up view of the stout longitudinal and transverse stringers, made of high-density structural foam encased in biaxial knitted fiberglass, as well as two of the four structural bulkheads that give the Legacy 42 strength without excess weight. Even the cabin sole, a glorious teak-and-holly laminate, is laid on a fiberglass grid for rigid, lightweight support. The hull itself is a composite of long-lived ISO NPG gelcoat, outer laminates of alternating blister-resistant vinylester and polyester resins with an end-grain balsa core. Legacy and its parent company Freedom Yachts back this structure with a five-year structural warranty, and a transferable 10-year blister warranty. With over 25 years of experience building safe, seaworthy sailboat and powerboat hulls, this yacht should stand the test of time and tide.

An 8 kW Northern Lights genset provides house power away from the dock, driving two 16,000 BTU air-conditioning systems that keep the saloon and lower deck accommodations at just the right temperature. The very complete electrical system includes four 850 amp gel-cel batteries, a 40 amp battery charger, a 120-V AC 50 amp shorepower system and a meticulously wired AC/DC circuit breaker panel.

Because Legacy Yachts are semi-custom, you can have the 42 in several different configurations and a couple of different interior layouts. Hull number one was built for an owner who likes to singlehand, yet who still wants a spacious saloon for guests. This owner selected the portside galley-up option, making it easy to fix a meal or get a drink without being too far from the helm to starboard. Instead of a double Stidd helm bench mounted on a locker, he opted for a single seat, opening up the traffic pattern leading from the saloon to the stairs and down to the accommodations below and forward. Instead of the standard guest cabin to starboard, he opted for an office/study so that he could track business matters while away. Built as a guest stateroom, this cabin can also have a private head compartment, but the better solution in terms of space, which this owner selected, was to have a larger single head compartment to port for use by a couple overnight or guests and crew during the day.

With its handcrafted interior-gloss-varnished teak-and-holly sole, satin-finished hardwood and hardwood- laminate furniture, and Herreshoff-style laminate bulkheads-the Legacy 42 will satisfy the traditionalist who appreciates fine workmanship and joinery. The owner of hull number one elected to dispense with standard bar stools and add another barrel chair for more casual guest seating. The addition of comfortable fabrics and sumptuous upholstery brings a modern theme to a saloon that is blessed with 360-degree views of your favorite cruising grounds and anchorages.

Excellent visibility for the helmsman is complemented by a sliding door just to starboard of the helm, making it easy to step out onto the wide side decks for docking or to go forward for anchoring. Tall, stout side rails wrap the weather decks from the anchor roller to the steps leading down into the aft cockpit, and there are safety rails on the hardtop, as well. Precision Kobelt engine controls, along with optional bow and stern thrusters, take the work out of maneuvering and docking singlehanded.

Whether you elect the hardtop shown on hull number one or add a flying bridge for an elevated view of the world, the Legacy 42 will meet your expectations for a comfortable-running, seaworthy yacht that can handle coastal cruising and open water with aplomb.

Contact: Freedom Yachts, (800) 999-2909; www.legacyyachts.com .

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Omsk: Garrison city on the Irtysh

Omsk. Irtysh River, morning panorama with rainbow. Foreground: K. A. Batiushkin mansion (residence of Admiral Alexander Kolchak in 1919). September 19, 1999

At the beginning of the 20th century, Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky developed a complex process for vivid color photography. His vision of photography as a form of education and enlightenment was demonstrated with special clarity through his images of architectural monuments in the historic sites throughout the Russian heartland.

Yalutorovsk. Construction of Tobol River railroad bridge leading to Omsk. Summer 1912

In June 1912, Prokudin-Gorsky ventured into western Siberia as part of a commission to document the Kama-Tobolsk Waterway, a link between the European and Asian sides of the Ural Mountains. The town of Tyumen served as his launching point for productive journeys that included Shchadrinsk (established in 1662 on the Iset River) and Yalutorovsk (on the Tobol River).

Omsk origins

Omsk. Cossack Cathedral of St. Nicholas, southwest view. September 15, 1999

Founded in 1659 at a former Tatar settlement, Yalutorovsk was the construction site of a massive railroad bridge across the Tobol River, part of the new Tyumen-Omsk rail link that opened on the Trans-Siberian Railway in October 1913 (Before then, the railroad to Siberia went through the southern Urals town of Chelyabinsk ).

Omsk. Cathedral of the Elevation of the Cross, south view. September 15, 1999

Although Prokudin-Gorsky did not travel to Omsk, his photographs of Yalutorovsk show the making of a crucial rail link to the “capital” of western Siberia. I, however, reached Omsk in the late Summer of 1999.

Cathedral of the Elevation of the Cross. Interior view southeast toward icon screen. September 15, 1999

Omsk (current population around 1,110,000) was founded in 1716 as a fort on the middle reaches of the Irtysh River. During the 18th century, its primary purpose was to protect Russia’s southern border and establish authority over the aboriginal steppe tribes.             

Rising regional importance 

Omsk Fortress. Tobolsk Gate (originally built in 1792), the only one of the historic Omsk fortress gates to have survived. September 15, 1999

Although administratively subordinate to Tobolsk throughout the 18th century, Omsk gained increasing power in the 19th century. From 1808 until 1917, Omsk served as the headquarters of all Siberian Cossack troops and, in 1822, a separate Omsk Province was formed.  

Headquarters of Omsk Fortress (Taube Street), originally built in 1810s, modified in 1997. Red brick building on right (1915-17): Staff of Omsk Military District. September 15, 1999

Shortly thereafter, construction began on the Cossack Cathedral of St. Nicholas (1833-1840), based on a plan by the noted Russian architect Vasily Stasov. The St. Nicholas Cathedral was severely disfigured during the Soviet period, but has now been restored. It is, once again, the repository of one of the area’s great relics, the banner of Yermak , the late 16th-century Cossack leader who first established Muscovy’s presence in Siberia.

Siberian Cadet Corps building (Lenin Street 26), built in 1820s. In the prerevolutionary period, the street was known as Chernavin Prospekt, after a popular progressive mayor. September 15, 1999

In 1865-1870, Omsk witnessed the construction of another cathedral, dedicated to the Elevation of the Cross. It, too, survived the devastation of the 1930s and was reopened for worship in November 1943. In addition to its Orthodox churches, Omsk has mosques (the administration of the Iman of Siberia is located in Omsk), a remarkable wooden synagogue and a large Baptist church built in 1907.            

Omsk’s dark history

Residence of Governor-General of Western Siberia (Lenin Street 23), built in 1859-62 by Friedrich Wagner for Governor Gustav Gasford. Now one of the three buildings of Omsk Museum of Art. September 18, 1999

Its pervasive military presence linked Omsk with the Siberian exile system. The most famous of the fortress’ exiles was the writer Fyodor Dostoevsky, condemned in 1849 for associating with intellectual “radicals” in St. Petersburg. In January 1850, Dostoevsky arrived under guard at the Omsk fort and, for the most part of three years (1850-54), he lived the harrowing existence of a convict sentenced to hard labor, which included unloading barges on the Irtysh River. 

City Trade Building (Lenin Street 3), built in 1914 by Andrei Kriachkov. Now the main building of Omsk Museum of Art. September 16, 1999

When his health broke down under the physical and psychological strain, Dostoevsky was hospitalized under the care of a sympathetic medic. It was during his stay in the infirmary that Dostoevsky began the writing of one of his seminal works, ‘Notes from the House of the Dead’. A few buildings still survive from that time, including one of the fortress gates.          

Railroad revolution

"Salamander" Insurance Company building, K. Liebknecht (formerly Gasford) Street 3, built by Nikolai Verevkin in 1913-14. Now one of the three buildings of Omsk Museum of Art. September 15, 1999

During the latter part of the 19th century, Omsk began a period of heady expansion, as the town became a transportation center for Russia’s vast interior. Regular steamboat service along the Irtysh River to Tobolsk began in 1862.  

Omsk Drama Theater, Lenin Street 8A. September 15, 1999

But, it was the railroads that made Omsk a boomtown. In 1894-1895, Omsk was linked by the Trans-Siberian Railroad to Chelyabinsk in the west and Novonikolaevsk (later Novosibirsk) in the east. In 1913, another rail line was completed from Omsk to Tyumen in what would become the new Siberian mainline. By the beginning of the 20th century, the population of Omsk had tripled to over 60,000 inhabitants.

"Rossiya" Hotel (Lenin Street 18). Built by Iliodor Khvorinov in 1905-07; expanded in 1915. September 15, 1999

This development as a transportation nexus led to a surge in the city’s commercial district.  What had formerly been a provincial garrison town consisting primarily of wooden structures punctuated with large churches, now became a preeminent site for banks, educational institutions, industry and retail trade in Siberia.  

International appeal

Brothers Ovsiannikov-Ganshin & Sons building (Lenin Street 12), originally completed in 1906 for a major textile company. Now the Omsk Medical Academy. September 15, 1999

In addition to branch offices for major banks and firms in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Omsk received investment from companies in the United States, Germany and Great Britain. The central part of Omsk had buildings whose design rivaled Moscow’s business district. Many of the new commercial projects were built in styles derived from the Florentine Renaissance.

Russo-Asiatic Bank (Gagarin Street 34), built in 1915-17 by Fyodor Chernomorchenko. Now Omsk City Hall. September 16, 1999

Cultural institutions also took root. In 1901-05, a large theater was built in a florid Beaux Arts style designed by the architect Iliodor Khvorinov. The theater still stands as an object of civic pride. Wooden houses with decorative detailing also grace the city, but their number has steadily decreased under the pressures of urban development and inadequate maintenance.

Soviet era…

"Treugolnik" (Russian-American Rubber Co.) Building, K. Liebknecht (formerly Gasford) Street 4, built by Nikolai Verevkin in 1914-15. September 15, 1999

During World War I, the then strategically located Omsk grew still further and, by 1917, the city’s population had reached 100,000. Following the October Revolution, Bolshevik power was proclaimed almost immediately in Omsk, but, with little local support, the Bolsheviks were driven from the city in June 1918. 

Omsk Railroad Administration (Karl Marx Street 35), de factor headquarters of western Trans-Siberian Railway. Built in 1914-16 by Fyodor Lidval. September 18, 1999

Opposition to the Bolsheviks was fatally divided and, in November 1918, a military coup installed a dictatorship headed by Admiral Alexander Kolchak (1874-1920), a renowned polar explorer and gifted naval commander, but incapable of dealing with the chaos of the Russian civil war (The mansion where Kolchak had his headquarters is a prominent landmark).

Omsk Synagogue (Marshal Zhukov Street 53). Known as "Soldiers Synagogue," built in 1855. September 18, 1999

For almost a year, Omsk could be considered the “capital” of the White forces in the Russian Civil War. In November 1919, Kolchak’s forces were driven from Omsk. In 1921, Omsk became one of the centers of the American Relief Agency during the terrible famine that afflicted vast territories in the Volga basin.

Hodja Akhmed Mosque (Marshal Zhukov Street 97). September 18, 1999

With its economy shattered and the countryside still recovering, Omsk struggled through the 1920s and achieved renewed industrial growth in the 1930s. Like many Siberian cities, it expanded rapidly during World War II as an evacuation haven and as a center of transportation and production. 

…and beyond

Philip Shtumfp house (Valikhanov Street 10), built at turn of 20th century for a prominet agronomist, entrepreneur, civic activist. September 19, 1999

Development of the city’s military-industrial complex continued after the war and, by the end of the 1970s, the population exceeded 1,000,000 – a benchmark of major significance. Omsk also became a center of the oil and gas industry.

Omsk River Station & Hotel "Mayak". Excellent example of "neo-Constructivist architecture, built on site of original Omsk fortress in 1958-64 by Leningrad architect Timofei Sadovsky. September 15, 1999

The city’s major cultural institutions include a leading state university, established in 1974 and, since 2004, named in honor of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Omsk also has one of the largest regional libraries in Siberia and a major art museum--named in honor of painter Mikhail Vrubel, an Omsk native – that now occupies three landmark buildings in the center of the city.            

Omsk Regional Library. Built in 1986-95 by Omsk architects Galina Naritsina & Yury Zakharov. September 18, 1999

In the early 20th century, Russian photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky developed a complex process for color photography. Between 1903 and 1916, he traveled through the Russian Empire and took over 2,000 photographs with the process, which involved three exposures on a glass plate. In August 1918, he left Russia and ultimately resettled in France, where he was reunited with a large part of his collection of glass negatives, as well as 13 albums of contact prints. After his death in Paris in 1944, his heirs sold the collection to the Library of Congress. In the early 21st century, the Library digitized the Prokudin-Gorsky Collection and made it freely available to the global public. A few Russian websites now have versions of the collection. In 1986, the architectural historian and photographer William Brumfield organized the first exhibit of Prokudin-Gorsky photographs at the Library of Congress. Over a period of work in Russia beginning in 1970, Brumfield has photographed most of the sites visited by Prokudin-Gorsky. This series of articles juxtaposes Prokudin-Gorsky’s views of architectural monuments with photographs taken by Brumfield decades later.

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