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Herreshoff Forum => Miscellaneous Herreshoff Topics => Topic started by: Adam on June 08, 2009, 01:47:38 AM
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Too bad we don't know where JUNO is....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=140324903149
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Indeed. The Registry has JUNO purchased by a Russell Grimmell. I looked at the original record, and I could easily have mis-typed it from Grinnell.
Bruce Grinnell has a wooden 15 at the Watch Hill Yacht Club. I just shot him off a note inquiring whether there is a connection here.
Nice catch!
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Grinnell was a repeat customer of Herreshoff. I think they had one of the 40's. I used to work with Peter Grinnell, who is related. His brother worked at HMM for a few years not long ago.
They were "Grinnell Fire Protection", a name that still exists, now owned by Tyco.
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I corresponded with Bruce. He mentioned that the Grinnell's settled in the Newport - New Bedford area and, among other things, were active in the whaling trade. He didn't know anything specific about Russell or JUNO, however.
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The Grinnells were among the leading citizens of New Bedford, very important yachtsmen --- and important Herreshoff customers. Herreshoff yachts ordered by the Grinnells included:
#213p Quickstep (Steam yacht) for Grinnell, Russell & Frederick
#608s Rugosa (Sloop) for Grinnell, Russell
#616s Bambino (Sloop) for Grinnell, Lawrence (now owned by the Herreshoff Museum)
#703s Flying Cloud (Cruising Sloop) for Grinnell, F. B. & L.
#945s Juno (12.5 Twelve-and-a-half) for Grinnell, Russell
#983s Rugosa II (40 NY Forty Yawl) for Grinnell, Russell (now owned by Halsey Herreshoff)
#1393s [12 1/2 for Lawrence Grinnell] (12.5 Twelve-and-a-half) for Grinnell, Lawrence
L. Howland's history of the New Beford Yacht Club contains a lot of material about the Grinnells --- too much to quote here. But definitely worth (and fun!) reading.
Juno was sailed by Russ Grinnell, Jr., son of Russell Grinnell, nephew of Lawrence Grinnell, and great-son of Frederick Grinnell.
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http://www.grinnellfamily.org/readarticle.php?article_id=7
But the question remains.... where is JUNO :)