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Specific Herreshoff Vessels / Re: Yankee R Class Boat

« on: December 21, 2012, 02:36:17 PM »

Hi Just now I read your replies, thank you for the valuable information about Yankee R, the fact that the boat has been sold in the sixties, I hope that it is still alive, with a different name.
 While in the model has been completed,
 I apologize for the delay, and take this opportunity to wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year  to all.
 Franco

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Specific Herreshoff Vessels / Re: Yankee R Class Boat

« on: July 22, 2011, 12:12:55 PM »

Hi Adam,
 I imagined that I would have redirected your answer, Mr. Rohrer ..........
 but unfortunately I had already asked him about this boat, but he told me to have lost sight of,
 He is aware of the demolition of the "Live Yankee around the sixties, but no news of Yankee R.
 Here is his response:
   Hello Mr. Solinas,
Apologies, I have lost track of Yankee. I know that Live Yankee was cut up at Rocky River, OH in the early Nineteen-Sixties. 
My interest lies mostly in R-boats that raced on the Pacific Coast.  Sorry, Yankee never got out here although Pirate beat her at Larchmont Race Week in  1929.
I’d like to see a photo of your model some time.  Yankee was an important R-boat
Best Wishes,
Scott Rohrer, Seattle

At this point, I no longer had hope of knowing how it ended Yankee R. ........
 Thank you anyway for the answer
 Yours sincerely
 Franco Solinas

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Specific Herreshoff Vessels / Yankee R Class Boat

« on: July 21, 2011, 03:16:43 PM »

Hello to all Forum
My name is Franco Solinas, I live in Genoa (Italy), in my spare time I work on ship modeling.
Currently I am finishing a model of Yankee Boat Class R,
 Designed in 1924 by Lewis Francis Herreshoff, this boat that I bought drawings and photographs at the Mystic Seaport Museum.
 I appeal to you to ask if you know what has happened to this boat, I know it was built in Boston, shipyards Britt Bros
 in 1925 for Mr.. CAWelch, and I think it was in his possession until the year 1936 it was purchased by Edward W. Schnabel Jr. and moved to Chicago ILL
On the web, I downloaded the charts of some races of the season, and also the classification of Sir Thomas Lipton Cup, where this boat shows, almost always among the top three, until 1952,
 from this year onwards, Yankee R does not know anything.
I tried to contact the Yacht Club of Chicago, but got no response, then looking on Facebook, I found Schnabel EW III, and I tried to ask the boat which I assume belonged to his grandfather, unfortunately, I have not heard, I think has other interests, and do not want to talk about his ancester's boat.
I hope you can give me some information on this boat,
  I'd like to know if it was scrapped, and in which year it happened.
 Thanks in advance for any information you can give me,
 Sincerely
 Franco Solinas

P.S:
 Please excuse my bad English,
 but not knowing your language, I am forced to use an electronic translator