L. Francis Herreshoff recounts a childhood on the water in this 1948 article from Rudder Magazine
Author: Bill Lynn
This Month in Herreshoff History: “Defender – An Unlucky Sloop”
The founding editor of Yachting Magazine takes a look back at the 1895 Cup Defense 14 years after the fact
Codfish Cakes
A companion piece to last year’s johnnycake recipes, and another purported favorite of Captain Nat’s
This Month in Herreshoff History: “Vale Ingomar!” a tribute by William H. Taylor
90 years ago this month, the first sports writer to ever win a Pulitzer looks back on an HMCo. schooner’s three-decade career…
TMHH: “Beautiful Photographs of Famous Boats That Have Made Yachting History”
An ad from 101 years ago, and an introduction to our new column, This Month in Herreshoff History !
This Week in Herreshoff History: March 18
A racing catboat for the midwest, another reminder of a worldwide pandemic past, and a bit of Herreshoff design genealogy
The Herreshoff Brothers and their Torpedo Boats, Part I: The Players, 1860
A series of papers on bringing innovation to the “New Navy”
This Week in Herreshoff History: March 11
Construction begins on a little sailing dinghy, several torpedo boats are on their way to the Navy, and an H23 is launched
This Week in Herreshoff History: March 4
Another 46-foot-class rule beater, a handful of fin keels, a publishing baron’s fleet and fears of a boiler explosion
From the Vault: A “Halo of Mystery”
A Word from Thomas Fleming Day