Herreshoff #187105es Nora
Particulars
Type: Catboat
Designed by: JBH
Launch: 1871
Construction: Wood
LOA: 17' 10" (5.44m)
LWL: 16' (4.88m)
Beam: 7' (2.13m)
Draft: 1' 3" (0.38m)
Rig: Cat
Centerboard: yes
Built for: Dexter, Franklin
Last reported: 1890 (aged 19)
Note: Particulars are primarily but not exclusively from the HMCo Construction Record. Supplementary information not from the Construction Record appears elsewhere in this record with a complete citation.
Documents
Nathanael G. Herreshoff
"[In 1866 the] Company also built several small catboats, from John's own model, that went to the Burgess boys, Charles F. Adams, and others. These were very successful, and were followed by several more in the succeeding three or four years, so that the growing generation of North Shore men were brought up in Bristol built catboats, all modeled by John." (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. "The Old Tannery and My Brother John." Written July 28, 1933. In: Pinheiro, Carlton J. (ed.). Recollections and Other Writings by Nathanael G. Herreshoff. Bristol, 1998, p. 22.)
Other Contemporary Text Source(s)
"[Nora (Sail, C. B.) owned by G. B. Dennie, Port: Dorchester; LOA 18.2ft; LWL 16.2ft; Beam 7.4ft; Draft 1.8ft; designed by J. B. Herreshoff and built by J. B. Herreshoff in 1871.]" (Source: Stebbins 1888 Yachtsmen's Souvenir, p. 48.)
Other Modern Text Source(s)
"This centerboard catboat (Nora) raced in the first regatta run by the Beverly Yacht Club off Beverly on June 22, 1872, where 11 boats, 10 catboats, and a sloop started in three classes based on boat length: 21 to 30 feet on the waterline, 17 to 21 feet on the waterline, and 17 feet and under on the waterline. The Nora was owned by original Beverly Yacht Club member Franklin Dexter. It was 16 feet 4 inches in length, with a beam of 7 feet 4 inches, and was built by J. B. Herreshoff in Bristol, Rhode Island. It raced in the third class of boats, which were under 17 feet in length on the waterline. It came in third in its class, behind Edward Burgess's Bluebell [#187201es] and his brother Arthur Burgess's Rose [#187206es]." (Source: Photo caption for Stebbins Yachtsmen's Souvenir p. 48. In: Rosbe, Judith Westlund. The Beverly Yacht Club. Charleston SC, Chicago IL, Portsmouth NH and San Francisco CA, 2006, p. 11.)
Archival Documents
"[Item Description:] Newspaper clipping from the [Providence?] Evening Bulletin titled 'The Bristol Regatta' about the July 25, 1881 regatta, among other participants were C. R. Herreshoff with JULIA [#187004es] and C. F. Herreshoff with ALICE [#405s] and Albert S. Almy with the 15ft 11in NORA [#187105es, #187802es, #188001es or other?]." (Source: Providence Evening Bulletin (creator). Newspaper Clipping. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_28640. Subject Files, Folder 18, formerly 126. 1881-07-26.)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #187105es Nora even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.
Images
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Further Image Information
Created by: Stebbins, Nathaniel L.
Image Caption: "2059 Nora".
Negative Number: 2059
Image Date: 1888-9-22
Published in: Stebbins, N. L. The Yachtsmen's Souvenir. Boston, 1888, p. 48.
Collection: Historic New England (SPNEA) Collection, GUSN 277412. (Also in: Francis Russell Hart Nautical Collections, MIT Museum, Cambridge, Mass., acc. no. 29-062.)
Image is copyrighted: No
Registers
1872 Fox Yachting Annual (#274)
Name: Nora
Owner: F. Dexter; Club(s): 21 [Beverly YC]; Port: Beverly
Type & Rig C. B. Cat
LWL 16-4; Extr. Beam 7; Draught 1-3
Sailmaker I. Foster
Builder Herreshoff; Built when 1871
Note: Private Signal: White angular bar, ref field; No. of Men: 3; Captain: Owner
1874 Olsen's American Yacht List (#277)
Name: Nora
Owner: F. Dexter; Club(s): 8 [Dorchester YC]; Port: Beverly
Type & Rig C. B. Cat
LOA 17-10; LWL 16; Extr. Beam 7; Draught 1-3
Sailmaker J. Foster
Builder J. B. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R. I.; Built when 1871
1875 Manning's Yachting Annual (#9)
Name: Nora
Owner: Franklin Dexter
Type & Rig Cat, Open
LOA 17.10; LWL 16.4; Extr. Beam 7.4; Draught 1.6
Builder 66 [J. B. Herreshoff]; Built when 1871
Note: Beverly YC (No. of Sails Allowed on Regulation 1; No. of Men allowed on Regulation 3); Dorchester YC
1881 Olsen's American Yacht List (#393)
Name: Nora
Owner: G. B. Dennie; Club(s): 8 [Dorchester]; Port: Boston
Type & Rig CB Cat.
LOA 18; LWL 16.4; Extr. Beam 7.4; Depth 1.6; Draught 1.6
Builder J. B. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol; Built when 1871
1885 Olsen's American Yacht List (#1177)
Name: Nora
Owner: G. B. Dennie; Club(s): 8 [Dorchester]; Port: Boston
Type & Rig CB Cat.
Tons Old Measure 3.; LOA 18.0; LWL 16.4; Extr. Beam 7.4; Depth 1.6; Draught 1.6
Builder J. B. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1871
1889 Who Won (#2966)
Name: Nora
Owner: G. B. Dennie; Club(s): 32; Port: Dorchester
Type & Rig CB Cat
LOA 18.2; LWL 16.2; Extr. Beam 7.4; Depth 1.6; Draught 1.4
Builder Herreshoff; Designer J. B. Herreshoff; Built when 1871
1890-91 Manning's American Yacht List (#2108)
Name: Nora
Owner: G. B. Dennie; Club(s): 20 [Massachusetts]; Port: Dorchester
Type & Rig Cat.
LOA 18.2; LWL 16.2; Extr. Beam 7.4; Depth 1.6; Draught 1.4
Builder J. B. Herreshoff; Designer J. B. Herreshoff; Built where Bristol, R.I.; Built when 1871
Source: Various Yacht Lists and Registers. For complete biographical information see the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné under Data Sources. Note that this section shows only snapshots in time and should not be considered a provenance, although it can help creating one.
Supplement
From the 1930s L. Francis Herreshoff Index Cards at the Herreshoff Marine Museum
- Note: The L. Francis Herreshoff index cards comprise a set of some 1200 cards about vessels built by HMCo, with dimensions and / or ownership information. Apparently compiled in the early 1930s, for later HMCo-built boats like the Fishers Island 23s or the Northeast Harbor 30s are not included. Added to in later decades, apparently by L. F. Herreshoff as well as his long-time secretary Muriel Vaughn and others. Also 46 cards of L. F. Herreshoff-designed vessels. The original set of index cards is held by the Herreshoff Marine Museum and permission to display is gratefully acknowledged.
From the 1953 HMCo Owner's List by L. Francis Herreshoff
Name: Nora
Type: 16' 2" cat
Owner: G. B. Dennie [sic, Dennie was owner in 1890 as per American Yacht List 1890/91]
Year: 1871
Row No.: 481
Source: Herreshoff, L. Francis. "Partial List of Herreshoff-Built Boats." In: Herreshoff, L. Francis. Capt. Nat Herreshoff. The Wizard of Bristol. New York, 1953, p. 325-343.
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