08/08/2026
Hull #570
Nearly a century before today’s restoration, Vida Mia was already beginning an extraordinary life.
Built in 1929 by the Stephens Brothers in California, she comes from an era when yacht designs were drawn, correspondence from owner to builder was delivered by post and the wood was shaped and finished largely by hand.
Over the decades, owners, captains, craftsmen and crew leave something behind- a repair, a photograph, a story, a memory.
This is one of the remarkable things about caring for a vessel this old.
You are never really starting over, you are simply penning her next chapter.
As Vida Mia moves through the end of this year’s restoration period here in Honolulu, we find ourselves looking back just as often as we are looking forward.
📸 Portraits by With LORENA.ART
🎞️ Historical images courtesy of Haggin Museum