Pilar (boat)
Fishing boat owned by Ernest Hemingway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ernest Hemingway owned a 38-foot (12 m) fishing boat named Pilar. It was acquired in April 1934 from Wheeler Shipbuilding in Brooklyn, New York, for $7,495.[1] "Pilar" was a nickname for Hemingway's second wife, Pauline, and also the name of the woman leader of the partisan band in his 1940 novel The Spanish Civil War, For Whom the Bell Tolls. Hemingway regularly fished off the boat in Key West, Florida, Marquesas Keys, and the Gulf Stream off the Cuban coast. He made three trips by boat to the Bimini Islands, wherein his fishing, drinking, and fighting exploits drew much attention and remain part of the island's history. In addition to fishing trips on Pilar, Hemingway contributed to scientific research, including collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution. Several of Hemingway's books were influenced by time spent on the boat, most notably The Old Man and the Sea (1953) and Islands in the Stream (1970). The yacht also inspired the name of Playa Pilar (Pilar Beach) on Cayo Guillermo. The opening and other scenes in the 2012 film Hemingway & Gellhorn depict a miniature boat replica.
Ernest Hemingway and Mary Welsh Hemingway aboard Pilar | |
History | |
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Name | Pilar |
Owner | Ernest Hemingway |
Builder | Wheeler Shipyard, Inc., Brooklyn, New York |
Cost | $7,495 |
Completed | 1934 |
Fate | Museum ship |
General characteristics | |
Length | 38 ft (12 m) |
Beam | 12 ft 0 in (3.7 m) |
Height | 17.5 ft (5.3 m) |
Draught | 3 ft 6 in (1.1 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 1 main propeller shaft through the keel. The second shaft and propeller offset from the center for trolling engine.[1] |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |