Museum of Yachting Classic Yacht Regatta Raffle
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Extraordinary Crafted Herreshoff Frostbite Dinghy with Beautiful Finish Work
Tickets are $50 each, 3 for $100 and 7 for $200
The winner will be chosen on Sunday, Sept. 1st. You need not be present to win!
Originally sailed by sailors whose larger boats were hauled for the winter and who couldn’t wait until spring to satisfy their need for racing. Great little classic to sail anytime. In the beginning, sailors would sail any small dinghy or tender with a sailing rig. In 1932, the North American Dinghy Association divided these boats into 2 Classes. In 1934 it was decided to start a one-design class just for racing, and Rudder magazine ran a design contest. Yacht designer Nic Potter and yachtsman William Strawbridge won the contest and their design for Class B (racing dinghies) became known as the BO dinghies (the “O” for one-design). The first batch of 21 boats was built by the Herreshoff Mfg. Co. by November of 1934. Later boats were built by Fairfield Boat Works in Connecticut. This is an accurate, beautiful, and extraordinarily well crafted lapstrake boat with mahogany sheer strakes. Uniquely beautiful rig with sail. Use and display it; a great collector’s boat. Built by advanced IYRS students.
You can also purchase your raffle tickets at the Community Cocktail party on Saturday, August 31st, and by contacting Melissa Flaherty at mflaherty@iyrs.edu or (401) 848-5777, x209
