Queen Mab

[nayeligk]

Oh, I am also looking now at a typed page that says "Racing record of the Schooner Yacht Vagrant-Queen Mab 1910-1938". I'll see if I can scan it and post it here, if anyone is interested in looking at it.

[RanchoMike]

My dad sailed on the Queen Mab when when it was owned by Stanley Runyan, who also lived in San Marino.  He sold it in 1954 after they were in a heck of a storm off La Paz.  My dad was on board and told quite a story about it.
In the mid-80's, I was walking the docks in Long Beach and there she was, secure in her slip with strains of Juice Newton's "Queen of Hearts" coming from belowdecks.
My understanding was that this was the first, smaller, Vagrant (later Queen Mab) commissioned by Harold Vanderbilt in 1910 and used by him to win the Bermuda Race that year.
Mike

[akwhitty]

My friend George Dixon who passed away on Thanksgiving was the captain of this magnificent ship. He told stories of his all girl crew off the waters of Mexico. He had a picture of the old girl in his old folks home. If anyone has some stories of my friend please share those stories. Thank You, Brian

[so. california refugee]

Hi from Alaska😁,
The Queen Mab was skippered by my friend George Dixon.
George sailed her for a Mexican syndicate. He had a all girl crew. He passed 2 years ago with a picture of his beloved Man hanging on the wall of his care room. Beside it his captian hat. 

[robin.sheehan@gmail.com]

Hi Laurie,
I just picked up on this trail - It's been a long time on the system - while investigating the Queen Mab.  All because of a little tray that has been kicking around in our family for a while...  I have photos - attached.

Who knows if they belong to "your" Queen Mab, or the three mast behemoth that went before!

Do you recognise the tray?

Incidentally, I know that the Queen Mab that used to race with the WASP was built on the Clyde in Scotland in 1892, and registered as the Queen Mab, a Cutter!

Kind regards,

Robin

[Charles Barclay]

Being a reference to a fairy in Shakespeare play, there have been many Queen Mabs. 

The Herreshoff built schooner was two masted.

[robin.sheehan@gmail.com]

Indeed!

Just noticed the script / font on this little tray actually says  "SY Queen Mab".   SY...?    Steam Yacht?

R

[Charles Barclay]

Possibly, or Sailing Yacht.

Today we use S/V for Sailing vessel and M/V for Motor Vessel. 

[nayeligk]

George! I wish I could have put him and my dad in touch before they both passed away. George was captain for the Queen Mab when my dad owned it. I was only 6 or 7 but remember our outings with joy.

My friend George Dixon who passed away on Thanksgiving was the captain of this magnificent ship. He told stories of his all girl crew off the waters of Mexico. He had a picture of the old girl in his old folks home. If anyone has some stories of my friend please share those stories. Thank You, Brian

[nayeligk]

The Mexican syndicate was actually Oceana, an oceanographic research organization started by my dad to explore the Mexican pacific. I believe he consulted with Jacques Cousteau's son for this and that Scripps was involved, but unfortunately I don't remember the specifics! There's only a Spanish language article at the University of California I don't have access to:

https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/007252467

Hi from Alaska😁,
The Queen Mab was skippered by my friend George Dixon.
George sailed her for a Mexican syndicate. He had a all girl crew. He passed 2 years ago with a picture of his beloved Man hanging on the wall of his care room. Beside it his captian hat.