Identify these 15-footers

[HerreshoffHistory]

In Bray et al, Mystic Seaport Watercraft, 2001, p. 74 there is a photo of Herreshoff 15-footers with the caption "Fiddler and others of her class racing in light weather. (Mystic, 1960.349.)"

Fiddler's sail number is E-11.

Other sail numbers on that photo are: E-12, E-5 (I think...), E-8 and E-4.

Looking at Steve Nagy's H-15 registry E-12 might then be #693s Endeavor, E- 5 #785s Flickermaroo, E-8 #519s Ranzo ex-Next, but who is E-4?

And did these five boats race together in or around Marion, Mass.? When?

[Steve]

E-4 was used by Teaser, #508, from 1902 - 1906.  E-4 was used by Tinker, #650, from 1907 - 1924, and by Peacock II, Flotsam, and Abigail in later years.  Fiddler sailed in all these years out the Beverly Yacht Club.

[HerreshoffHistory]

Thanks, Steve!

Given that #785s Flickermaroo is on the photo and she was built in 1916, the earliest date the photo could have been taken must have been 1916.

This would suggest that E-4 on this photo was #650s Tinker.

Another one of those little questions answered!

[Adam]

Who was the photographer?

[Steve]

I'm not sure you can get to that conclusion.  E-5 was also used by Jub-Jub, #509, up until 1916

[HerreshoffHistory]

Hmm, right! Thanks!

[b.beardsley]

I'm having fun tonight. Fiddler at Mystic was originally owned by Loring Brooks and named Nora when she was built. I always thought that the people who named her Fiddler and owned until she was donated to Mystic must have bought her a year old, and the BYC yearbooks prove that is true.

Flickermaru #785 is now owned by Jim Reineck and Thad Danielson is restoring her. There were two Flickermarus, the first was one of the 11 original boats. I don't have the records in front of me, but it might be that it's the first one in that picture, which I always
thought was pretty old. If that's true, we can probably identify the other boats. Steve?

[Steve]

The two Flickamaroo's were #504 and #785.  #504 used sail numbers "B" and "E-1" when Emmons owned her.  Later, when Hellier owned her, she wore "E-1" and "E-19".  Given that, I don't think she can be one of the boats in the photo.