W. Starling Burgess “LITTLE HASTE

Photo Credit: Hart Nautical Photograph (Charles H. W. Foster / Jackson, Willard B.)

Sail Number: S7

Vessel Type: Knockabout Massachusetts Bay Cabin Class

LOA: 39′ 10″ / 11.91m – LOD: – LWL: 21′ 0″ / 6.40m – Beam: 10′ 6″ / 3.23m – Draft: 3′ 6″ / 1.09m – Design Number: – Rig: Sloop – Displacement: – Ballast: – Sail Area: 950 sq ft – Designer: W. Starling Burgess – Built By: D. Fenton, Manchester, MA – Original Owner: Thornton K. Lothrop, Jr, Boston MA – Current Owner: – Launched: 1902
 


Photo Credit: Hart Nautical Photograph (Charles H. W. Foster / Jackson, Willard B.)

 

Historical:

Extreme example of the 21′ water-line Knockabout with a ballasted centerboard. 21′ restricted class sloop Little Haste, designed by W. S. Burgess as a rule beater.

 

Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):

Owner: (1902-1903) – Thornton K. Lothrop, Jr, Boston MA (Massachusetts Bay)
Owner: (1903-1909) – Fred B. Thurber, Providence, RI – Sailed in Narragansett Bay
Owner: (1909-1912) – A.D. Cummins, Philadelphia – Sailed in Atlantic City, N.J.
Owner: (1912) – Mr. Hollis Burgess – Sailed in Class A Interclub Yacht Racing Association of MA

 

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