Sail Number:
Type: Buzzards Bay 25
LOA: 32′ 0″ / 9.75m – LWL: 25′ 0″ / 7.62m – Beam 8′ 9″ / 2.67m – Draft 5′ 4″ / 1.62m – Original Rig: J&M – Hull Number: 738 – Designer: N.G. Herreshoff – Builder: Herreshoff Mfg. Co. – Original Owner: C. R. Holmes – Former name(s) White cap – Built: 1914 – Original Price: $2,000 – Current Name: Aria – Boat Location: Bristol, RI – Current Owner: Herreshoff Marine Museum – Owner Since: 1992
Historical
In 1914 five Buzzard Bay 25s were launched as a longer sleeker version of the Alerion. The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company signed a contract for a fourth BB25, White Cap, at the same time as Bags. White Cap (hull no. 738) is now called Aria and resides in the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol. MP&G has restored all four of these BB25s. One other, Tarantula (hull no. 741), is listed on the Herreshoff Registry as having been built later in 1914, but its fate is unknown.
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
Owner/Guardian: (1914) – C. R. Holmes
Owner/Guardian: (1992) – Herreshoff Marine Museum
Comments
Carl Weathers. – March 24, 2016
No greater Nautical Engineer/Architect ever lived. Put America on the map in sailing/yachting; plus America’s Cup! Salute!