The HMM Classic Yacht Symposium

  • Inaugural Proceedings: April, 2005

THE CLASSIC YACHT SYMPOSIUM 2005

COMMITTEE

Jan Davison, Chair

Halsey C. Herreshoff, HMM

Cory Wood, SNAME

Jaz Blackmar, Event Planning

Dave Bredemeier, Graphics

David Condino, SAMS, SNAME

Halsey Herreshoff II, Advisor

Bill Knowles, Event Planning

Adam Langerman, Proceedings

Marshall Lawson, Finance

Walter Lincoln, SNAME

Roger Marshall, Papers

Mike Martel, Public Relations

Elizabeth Middleton, Librarian

John J. Palmieri, Papers

Norene Rickson, Budget

Teri Souto, Reservations

Alan Storms, Papers

Chris Wick, Papers

Tony Widmann, Consultant


SPONSORS

A.G. Bisset & Co, Inc., 71 Rowayton Avenue Rowayton CT 06853

American Marine Model Gallery, 12 Derby Square, Salem MA 01970-3704

International Paint, 2270 Morris Avenue, Union NJ 07083

Lannan Ship Model Gallery, 99 High St. Boston MA

Starkweather & Shepley, East Providence RI

FACILITIES

Roger Williams Univeristy

Herreshoff Marine Museum

Thames St. Landing


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Papers Presented Saturday, April 2nd 2005

Restoration of the 1929 Fife 6-Metre Yacht Alana: A Designer’s Perspective

Jacob Vargish: NA & ME; Pedrick Yacht Designs, Inc.

Newport, RI

The Undertaking of a Few Minor Repairs: Restoration of Joyant, a 1911 Herreshoff P Class Sloop

Bob McNeil: Owner – Avid Ocean Racing Sailor

Building a Classic Herreshoff Sadie Using Modern Cold Molded Construction Methods

Wilson Tarver: Owner – Builder

Restoration of the 1929 Fife 6-Metre Yacht Alana: A Designer’s Perspective

Jacob Vargish: NA & ME; Pedrick Yacht Designs, Inc.

Newport, RI

The Undertaking of a Few Minor Repairs: Restoration of Joyant, a 1911 Herreshoff P Class Sloop

Bob McNeil: Owner – Avid Ocean Racing Sailor

Building a Classic Herreshoff Sadie Using Modern Cold Molded Construction Methods

Wilson Tarver: Owner – Builder

Panel Discussions

MORNING PANEL

Using Historical Resources to Expand the Value of Your Work

Maria Bernier: Ships Plans Librarian, The Daniel S. Gregory

Ships Plans Library, Mystic Seaport

Kurt Hasselbalch: Curator, Hart Nautical Collections, MIT Museum

John Palmieri: Curator, Herreshoff Marine Museum

AFTERNOON PANEL

What is the truly correct perspective for yacht preservation, restoration and reproduction?

Halsey C. Herreshoff: President, Herreshoff Marine Museum / America’s Cup Hall of Fame

Ed McClave: McClave, Philbrick & Giblin

Bob McNeil: Owner of the P Boat Joyant

David Pedrick: President, Pedrick Yacht Design and Chairman, IYRS

Noteworthy Papers Not Presented

The CLARA Trilogy

Bill Taylor and Dave Snediker: Taylor & Snediker; John Palmieri: Herreshoff Marine Museum

Researching the Herreshoff 12 ½ Footers

Steve Nagy: Independent Researcher

Mischief’s Rebuild

Chris Wick: Owner

Decision Making In the Restoration Process

Thad Danielson: Redd’s Pond Boatworks

Marblehead, MA

Reproduction of the 1889 Herreshoff Dandy Coquina

Doug Hylan: D.N. Hylan & Associates

West Brooklin, ME

Steps to a Successful Restoration

David Peterson: The Wooden Tangent

Mattapoisett, MA