Spindrift II was built in 1929-30 by the Elco Works of the Electric Launch Company for Harold R. Medina, then a practicing lawyer in New York City and a professor at Columbia Law school, who later became a United States District Court Judge of the United States Court of Appeals.

Judge Medina owned the boat for more than 31 years. She was subsequently owned by, among others, Richard N. Cook  1968-1973) and Captain William R. Morrow 1974-1980). Between 1968 and 1980 she was known as Phoenix II.

Spindrift II is 46 feet in length with a beam of 11’ 6”. She is a variant of the 42-foot motor yacht built by Elco in the late twenties. At least half of the additional length is in the after deck with smaller amounts added to the aft cabin and to the bow rope locker, making the forward cabin somewhat wider. She is believed to be the only 46-foot twin screw ever built by Elco.