E. Farnham Butler

1909 – 2006 • Website

Farnham Butler was the owner of Mount Desert Yacht Yard in Maine, USA and designer (along with Cyrus Hamlin) and builder of the Controversy line of small sailing yachts of the 1950's and early 1960's. Models such as the 24-foot AMHIBI-ETTE and AMPHIBICON, were ahead of their time with their reverse sheer and glued strip plank construction, light displacement and trailerability.

Designs (8)

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
MERMAID CLASS	23	1947	1963	Fractional Sloop