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Type: Gaff sloop

LOA: 106’0″ / 32.00m – LOD: – LWL: – Beam: 25’0″ / 7.60m – Draft: 8’0″ / 2.40m – Displacement: – Hull material: Wood – Designer: Cyrus Hamlin – Built by: Harvey Gamage Shipyard, South Bristol, Maine – Year Launched: May 17, 1969 Original Name: Clearwater – Original Owner: Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, NY 12508 – Former name(s) Clearwater – Sail Area: 4305 sq ft. / 387.5 m² – NRHP Reference: 04000376[1] – Added to National Register of Historic Places: May 4, 2004

 

Historical:

The sloop Clearwater, a replica vessel modeled after the Dutch vessels that sailed the Hudson River in the 18th and 19th centuries, their cargoes and crews were the main communication link between riverfront towns and outlying areas which now house one-tenth of this nation’s population.

Clearwater continues that tradition as a vital link between communities and carries a message to the people who sail on her and see her iconic broad sails from the shore about the beauty and wealth of our region’s waterways – and the everlasting need to protect, preserve and celebrate them.

In 1966, folk music legend and environmental activist Pete Seeger, in despair over the pollution of his beloved Hudson River, announced plans to “build a boat to save the river.” Seeger, along with many other concerned individuals, believed that a majestic replica of the sloops that sailed the Hudson in the 18th and 19th centuries would bring people to the river where they could experience its beauty and be moved to preserve it.

Seeger and friends played dockside concerts up and down the river, passing the banjo case for donations to raise funds to build the sloop. As an awareness of Seeger’s vision grew, so did the crowds. In 1969, the 106-foot sloop Clearwater was launched at Harvey Gamage shipyard in South Bristol, Maine. On her maiden voyage she sailed to South Street Seaport in New York City, and then ultimately made her home on the Hudson River.

Clearwater created the blueprint for many other groups to follow; Clearwater was the first environmental group to focus on an entire river and its ecosystem, the first wooden sailing ship with a mission to preserve and protect the environment, and the first onboard environmental classroom accessible to children of all ages, races, backgrounds.

Today there are several boats and organizations around the world doing environmental work and educating people using Clearwater’s hands-on method of teaching. It all started with a desire to clean up a troubled Hudson River and a vision for an iconic ship, and through song and determination, Clearwater has made a remarkable impact in the environmental movement. – https://www.clearwater.org

 

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

• Guardian/Owner: (1969-current) – Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, NY 12508

 

 

Sail Number: GBR 195

Type: One Tonner “Clarionet”

LOA: 36′ 10″ / 11.22m – LOD: 36′ 10″ / 11.22m – LWL: 26′ 9″ / 8.15m – Beam: 9′ 1″ / 2.76m – Draft: 6′ 2″ / 1.87m – Design Number: 1857 – Rig: Bermudan Sloop – Displacement: 6.44 Tonnes – Ballast: – Sail Area: – Designer: Sparkman & Stephens – Built By: Clare Lallow Yard of Cowes, England – Original Owner: – Current Owner: Sam Laidlaw and Rob Gray – Launched: 1966 – Location: United Kingdom

 

Historical:

Light displacement 6.4 tonnes, with a separate keel and rudder. Along with her sister ship “Roundabout” – referred to as the “Terrible Twins” in Olin Steven’s “LINES a half century of yacht designs”

 

Known Racing History:

2008 – RORC Points Champion IRC Class 3
2001 – Fastnet Race Class winner
1993 – RORC Points Champion CHS Class 3
1992 – RORC Points Champion CHS Class 3
1991 – Fastnet Race Class Winner
1990 – RORC Points Champion CHS Class 4
1989 – RORC Points Champion CHS Class 4
1988 – EAORA Overall Champion (CHS)
1987 – Fastnet Race Class Winner
1987 – RORC Channel Race Overall Winner (IOR)
1986 – EAORA Overall Champion (IOR)
1985 – EAORA Overall Champion (IOR)
1966 – Cowes Week Winner

 

Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Notable Guest, and Reunion Information):

Owner/Guardian: Sam Laidlaw and Rob Gray

 

Sail Number: A-66

Type: Sloop (original ketch)

LOA: 49’6″ / 15.08m – LOD: 49’6″ / 15.08m – LWL: 34’5″ / 10.50m – Beam: 11’3″ / 3.42m – Draft: 6’7″ / 2.00m – Displacement: 29,762 lbs / 13,500 kg – Ballast: 11,574 lbs / 5,250 kg – Year Launched: 1949 – Designed by: Germán Frers – Built by: C.N.S.I G&G – Hull Material: Wood – Sail. Area: – Engine: – Flag:
Club: Yacht Club Argentino – Location:

 

Historical:

Cippino II was designed by Germán Frers and is the sister to Fjord III. She was launched in Buenos Aires Argentina in 1949. Cippino II was not raced much during her first years, she was used as a pleasure daysailer, and was always kept in very good shape. She was brought back to the racing circuit in 2000, by the previous owner of the Argentinean classic regattas circuit.

 

Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Notable Guest, and Reunion Information):

Owner/Guardian: Daniel Sieleki, Vice Commodore at the Yacht Club Punta del Este, Uruguay
Owner/Guardian: Luis A. Gold
Captain: Martin Billoch

 

Sail Number: P13

Vessel Type: P-Class Sloop

LOA: 55’2″ / 16.81m – LOD: 50’3″ / 15.31m – LWL: 34′ 0″ / 10.36m – Beam: 10′ 4″ / 3.15m – Draft: 6′ 6″ / 1.98m – Displacement: 10 tons – Built By: Graves Yacht Yard, Marblehead, Massachusetts – Sail Area: Upwind 1,252 ft² / 116.31 m² – Downwind : 1,636 ft² / 151.98 m² – Designed by: Starling Burgess – Launched: 1913 – Original name(s): Onda II – Hull Material: Wood – Yard Number: – Flag: France – Club: NYYC (New York Yacht Club)

 

Historical:

Chips was designed by W. Starling Burgess in 1913 as Onda III, and built by Graves Yacht Yard, Marblehead, Massachusetts for Mr. John Greenough, of Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Chips was designed to the Universal Rule, which was introduced in 1903. This Rule calculated a rating for yachts, which was then used to calculate its Time Correction Factor (T.C.F.) allowing disparate yachts to race against each other. The yachts were divided into Development Classes J-K-L-M-N-P-Q. The P Class yachts were considered to be “among the loveliest and most successful entrants in the Universal Rule class of racing sailboats.” Llewelyn Howland’s biography of Burgess, No Ordinary Being.

Between 1907–1920 a new International Rule from Europe replaced the old rule, and Chips, like many other Universal boats, were no longer competitive and she fell into obscurity, until a renaissance for classic sailing swept through the fleet of vintage vessels that encouraged major restoration efforts.

 

Known Racing Record:

2007
Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta 1st Classics A Class
2008
New York Yacht Club Annual Cruise
1st Overall Classic Class
1st Astor Cup – Classic Class
1st US Navy Challenge Cup
Winner Cumberland Cup (Royal Thames Yacht Club)

Museum of Yachting Classic Yacht Regatta
1st Overall Winner Sappho Trophy
Winner Lieter Cup Trophy Winner (Gaff-Rig)

2009
New York Yacht Club Annual Cruise
1st / Winner of Rear Commodore’s Trophy Race

2010
New York Yacht Club’s Race Bi-Annual Week in Newport, presented by Rolex
1st / Winner in Classic Class
1st / Winner of “Around the Island” Distance Race – Classics

2012
New York Yacht Club 156th Annual Cruise
Queens Cup Races – 1st / Overall Winner in Classic Class
Sydney Yacht Squadron Bowl Winner
Rear Commodore’s Trophy Winner
U.S. Navy Challenge Cup Winner
Race Committee Trophy Winner
Winner – NYYC Cruising Rule Cup
New York Yacht Club’s Bi-Annual Race Week in Newport, presented by Rolex

2013
Opera House Cup, presented by Panerai
Winner – Robert H. Tiedeman Trophy for the best restored yacht in the fleet

2014
1st in Class – New York Yacht Club’s Race Bi-Annual Week in Newport, presented by Rolex

 

 

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

Owner/Guardian: (1913-1927) – John Greenough, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Owner/Guardian: (1927-1933) – Malcolm Greenough (relative)
Owner/Guardian: (1933) – Llewellyn White, Marblehead, Massachusetts (Rechristened White Indian, and then 1 year later Wah-Hoo-Wah. )
Owner/Guardian: (1941) – Unknown owner, rechristened Onda
Owner/Guardian: Unknown owner won vessel in game of poker, hence the name chips
Owner/Guardian: (1980) – non-profit organization called Full Sea, run by David Kiremidjian
Owner/Guardian: (1986-1993) – Adrian Pearsall, Full restoration
Owner/Guardian: (1993) – Genevieve Cerf (sold with a money-back guarantee and a right of first refusal for him and his family)
Owner/Guardian: (2007) – Jed Pearsall (exercised his right of first refusal)
Owner/Guardian: (2015?-current) – Bruno Troublé and owners

 

 

Sail Number: 6/ US53

Type: 6 Metre Class (recreation)

S&S “Cherokee” Specifications:

LOA: 37′ 3″ / 11.35m – LWL: 23′ 4″ / 7.11m – Beam: 6′ 5″ / 1.95m – Draft: 5′ 5″ / 1.65m – Design Number: 10 – Rig: Sloop – Displacement: – Ballast: – Sail Area: 455 sq ft – Designer: Sparkman & Stephens – Originally Built By: Henry B. Nevins, City Island NY – Original Owner: Herman F. Whiton – Recreation Owner: Museum of Yachting – Launched: Originally 1930 – Recreated 2008

 

Historical:

Olin Stephens esteemed career as the greatest living yacht designer of our time was all started with the design of a 6-meter racing yacht that he was able to persuade Yachting magazine to publish in January of 1928, a yacht he designed as an amateur. This design ultimately led to his association with the broker Drake Sparkman and the formation of Sparkman & Stephens.

The six-meter class was very active in Long Island Sound during the early 1930s. In the early years a number of 6-meter racing yachts were designed by the firm. A total of 39 were designed in all. It was acknowledged by many familiar with these boats that they were so successful and fast that they seemed to have an “unfair” advantage. Two, in particular, were stand-outs: JILL and CHEROKEE (1930). On and off the wind, both were fast and capable.

 

Build Announcement:

The Museum of Yachting, is pleased to announce that as part of an exhibit on the history of S&S, the Newport years, the building of a new CHEROKEE. Building the yacht will be the centerpiece of a living exhibit at the museum’s location on the harbor in Newport, RI. The yacht is being built from plans provided by S&S and will be launched in time to compete in the 6-meter World Cup-also being held in Newport. Construction management is courtesy of Boothbay Harbor Shipyard of Maine.

 

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

Owner/Guardian: (1930) Herman F. Whiton