Narada was designed as a cutter in 1935.  Rhodes tank-tested her design at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken NJ, and used her as a standard by which to compare other designs.  She was comfortable and fast, in light airs and heavy weather.  Unfortunately, she sunk after a collision and could not be slavaged.

In 1949, Rhodes touched up the design a bit by drawing out the bow another 10 inches.  Two sisterships were built to this revised design, Pavana as a yawl and White Squall as a cutter. Some other boats were built as sisters or near sisters to these designs, including Saga/Viking II, currently in Brazil.

Pavana was  built  in 1949  by the Balco Yacht Company of Dundalk, Maryland.  She was built of  5/4 in mahogany over white oak frames, fastened with  bronze, with diagonal straps of bronze.  It was a  very solid construction.  She was built for Mr. L. Corrin Strong of Washington, DC.   She was also entered  in the 1950 Newport to Bermuda race among others. Mr. Strong was then the U.S. Ambassador to Norway and sailed Pavana to Norway in 1953 and cruised the majestic fiords there. 
Pavana is the newest addition to this site, she made the long trip from the eastern United States to the Pacific nothwest by truck. surely the longest trip she has made in many years!
Check in from time to time to see how the restoration of this beautiful old vessel progresses