Kirsten’s racing boat is Minnehaha. 

Minnehaha is a Cape George 36, launched in 1988. She was built in the Cape George yard in Port Townsend, Washington. 

This boat design was created by Cecil Lange, an esteemed boat builder. With the help of Ed Monk, a designer, the Cape George 36 is a fiberglass adaptation of the Tally Ho Major, Atkins 1930s boat. 

Minnehaha is a fictional native woman from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1855 poem "The Song of Hiawatha." She is the lover of the poem's primary character, Hiawatha. The name Minnehaha is said to mean "laughing water' in the poem.  It more accurately translates to "waterfall'' in the Dakota Sioux language. 

Specs:

LOA: 36' 0"

LWL: 31' 5"

Beam: 10' 6"

Draft: 5' 0"

Displacement: 23,500 lbs.

Ballast: 10,500 lbs.

Sail Area: 780 sq.ft.

Year Introduced: 1974

Designer: Ed Monk / William Atkin

Builder: Cecil Lange & Son / Cape George Marine Works

Also Known As: Cape George Cutter, CG36