Herreshoff #187601es Amaryllis (No 1)

"[1878-07-05] Fri 5: [From Cash Account in 1878 NGH diary:] [Received] R[e]c[eive]d F. Hughes, Ball & socket joint[?] $15 [A reference to F. D. Hughes, who had acquired #187601es Amaryllis from NGH, had raced and rebuilt her and the previous month had sold her on to G. W. Homan of Chicago.]
[1878-08-05] Mon 5: [From Cash Account in 1878 NGH diary:] [Received] R[e]c[eive]d [from] G. W Homan, [for ball & socket] joint for Amaryllis [#187601es]. $8.00." (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Diary, 1878. Manuscript (excerpts). Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection.)

"My Own Boats. Except a few that will be mentioned as half-owner. ...
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1876 AMARYLLIS - Catamaran - Launched May, 1876. 25' long, first with modified lugsail on bipod mast and later jib and mainsail, no c.b., one rudder. Sold to Fred Hughes." (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. "My Own Boats. Except a few that Will be Mentioned as Half-Owner." Bristol, (originally compiled 1892 with additions in) 1929. In: Pinheiro, Carlton J. (ed.). Recollections and Other Writings by Nathanael G. Herreshoff. Bristol, 1998, p. 113.)

"Dear Mr. Foster,
... In 1875, still with Mr. Corliss, but ever thinking of sailing craft, I conceived the idea of making a double-hulled sailing boat, by which great stability could be obtained with little weight, and easy lines. To make the thing at all practical for a seaway, I devised a system of jointed connections between the hulls and intermediate structure that carried the rig, so the hulls could pitch and dive independently with but little restraint. These catamarans would sail very fast, and would make 20 m.p.h. on a close reach, also 8 m.p.h. dead to windward. For the actual sailing, I enjoyed these craft more than any I ever owned. ...
Sincerely yours,
Nathanael G. Herreshoff" (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael Greene. Letter to Charles H. W. Foster, dated March 6, 1932. Quoted in Foster, Charles H. W. The Eastern Yacht Club Ditty Box, 1870-1900. Norwood, Mass., 1932, p 139-141.)

"I had been making a study of the possibilities of catamarans and after about two weeks in Philadelphia about [the] first of May to start up the great Corliss engine at [the] beginning of the Centennial Exhibition, I obtained a furlough and came to Bristol and rigged and tried out AMARYLLIS, the first catamaran, which I had built by John the past winter, ...
I made a trip to New York in AMARYLLIS [during] the latter part of June, to sail her in the Centennial Regatta, after I had sent a description of her to the Committee and was approved and entered. After beating handsomely the whole fleet, AMARYLLIS was protested, and the Committee, in a very small manner, gave the prize to the second boat in her class and gave AMARYLLIS no recognition. This was followed by about all the yacht clubs voting to exclude catamarans from their races. Since in nearly all the earlier clubs there is a clause in the constitution to [the] effect [that] the purpose is to encourage naval architecture, building, and seamanship, it is a question if [the members of the committee] were acting justly. There is no doubt the catamaran outclasses the ordinary craft as to speed, but it is deplorable the clubs did not recognize them and arrange for special classes." (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. "Some of the Boats I Have Sailed In." Written 1934. In: Pinheiro, Carlton J. (ed.). Recollections and Other Writings by Nathanael G. Herreshoff. Bristol, 1998, p. 50-51.)

"August 31 1935
Dear Mr. Stephens -
... In fall of 1869 I obtained position as draftsman with the Corliss Steam Engine Co. and was with Mr. Corliss for nine years; and it may be interesting to you that I was one of a few that assisted and worked out the design of the then great Corliss Engine at the Centennial Exposition in 76 that you admired and had charge of it for starting up at time of opening of the Exposition. When steam was turned on by Pres. Grant and Dom Pedro by two little gold plated cranks which as soon as started Mr. Corliss, very prettily slipped off and presented one to each. My position was below the platform with the engineer who was to take charge after I left, and where all duplicate controls were. After a few days I left for home on a vacation and then I got my first catamaran afloat (AMARYLLIS) to play with. ...
Very truly yours,
Nathanael Greene Herreshoff
Sept. 15 1935." (Source: Letter 13. From N. G. Herreshoff to W. P. Stephens, dated August 31, 1935 to September 15, 1935. In: Herreshoff, Nathanael Greene and William Picard Stephens. "Their Last Letters 1930-1938." Annotated by John W. Streeter. Bristol, R. I., ca. 1999, p. 67-80.)

"Feb. 3, 1936
Dear Mr. Stephens -
... Yes, - AMARYLLIS was my first catamaran, and [I] contrived it while I was with Corliss Steam Engine Co. I had charge of starting up the great (at that time) Corliss Engine at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in 76 and after being there for about a fortnight to instruct the regular engineers, I took a furlough and came home to try out the double-boat that John had nearly completed for me. ...
Yours sincerely,
Nathl. G. Herreshoff" (Source: Letter 19. From N. G. Herreshoff to W. P. Stephens, dated February 3, 1936. In: Herreshoff, Nathanael Greene and William Picard Stephens. "Their Last Letters 1930-1938." Annotated by John W. Streeter. Bristol, R. I., ca. 1999, p. 133-134.)

"... 1876, the year Captain Nat brought out his first catamaran, 'Amarylis.' It seems that while sailing in Europe in the 'Riviera' he worked out in his mind a double-hulled boat which he thought would be very fast. In 1875 he designed her and had her built by J. B. at Bristol. 'Amarylis' had hulls twenty-five feet long that were rather deep and narrow so that no centerboards would be necessary. She had one central rudder instead of two like his later catamarans. Her original rig consisted of a single lateen sail with bipod masts the lower end of which terminated near the center of each hull, and was shaped like the sail on the flying proas of the Pacific, a rig similar to that used on many iceboats at one time. However, he found this rig both structurally weak and hard to steer, so that he soon changed her to a jib and mainsail rig with the mast stepped on the central backbone. It seems that on a catamaran of large sail area for her length it is advisable to have a large jib to slack out when the weather hull rises. At that time the resistance of the depressed leeward hull tends to make her head off which is most alarming in a strong gust of wind when one wants to luff up into the wind.
Well, at any rate, the 'Amarylis' finally got straightened out and Captain Nat entered her in the Open Centennial Regatta held at the head of Long Island Sound on June 23, 1876. She was in a class that contained an assortment of boats ranging from extreme sandbaggers to larger cabin yachts, most all of which, I believe, had larger sail area. At the beginning of the race the wind was quite light --- a condition when a catamaran is slow on account of their rather large amount of wetted surface --- so that the sandbaggers sailed by her. As they did they hailed the 'Amarylis' with ridicule and abuse for the sandbaggers were notorious for their tough crews. Presently, however, a breeze sprang up and 'Amarylis' sailed merrily through the whole fleet and won easily. I suppose in a good beam wind 'Amarylis' could log thirteen or fourteen miles, but it is doubtful if the sandbaggers often made over nine miles." (Source: Herreshoff, L. Francis. The Wizard of Bristol. The Life and Achievements of Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, together with An Account of Some of the Yachts he Designed. New York, 1953, p. 77-78.)

" 'Amryllis' [sic] is the name of the strange little craft that has lately attracted so much curiosity in our bay, both by her great speed and unique appearance.
She is a double boat, having one placed thirteen feet from the other, both being twenty-five feet long and twenty inches wide, drawing twenty inches of water. A platform supported between the two boats is capable of accommodating eight or ten persons.
The chief novelty consists in a certain device giving freedom of motion to each boat, great speed, and the lively sensation of an ordinary yacht without her careening propensity. She is a perfect lifeboat and her speed rivals the fleetest sailing vessels in going to windward, and is much greater with a beam wind.
She was built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, and in a few days will leave here for New York, to
enter the centennial regatta there, in command of her inventor and owner, Mr. N. G. Herreshoff, which port under favorable circumstances he thinks he can reach within daylight. [This may very well be the very first newspaper article which mentioned N. G. Herreshoff's revolutionary new catamaran Amaryllis.]" (Source: Anon. "Locals." Bristol Phoenix, June 17, 1876, p. 2.)

"The Centennial International regatta comes off at New York on Thursday and Friday of next week, and quite a fleet of Bristol craft will be present to represent the town. Mr. C. F. Herreshoff and Dr. Brownell in the 'Julia,' [#187004es] and the brothers Herreshoff, N. G. and Lewis, in the new double boat 'Amaryllis,' [#187601es] expect to start to day. On Monday Mr. John B. Herreshoff and a Providence gentleman will start with three of the little Herreshoff steamers, viz the 'Fleche' [#17p], 'Vision,' and a new pleasure launch [#22p] last completed for a Mr. Lawrence, of New York. The first and last mentioned steamers are to be delivered to their purchasers in New York, and the 'Vision,' after the regatta, will go direct to Springfield, Mass., where she is engaged as referee's boat for the great Harvard Yale eight-oared race. The committee pay Mr. H. a large price for the use of his boat and his own services, because they are determined to have a boat with speed enough to allow the referees to see every moment of the race, and there is no other steamer of suitable size in the country, which can equal the 'Vision' in this respect.
The 'Amaryllis' is the invention of Mr. N. G. Herreshoff, and has already developed most extraordinary speed. She is enrolled on the books of the Providence Yacht Club, and is entered in the second class (boats under fifteen tons.) for the regatta next week at New York. We feel safe in predicting for her a complete victory --- speaking from our own observation, after a practical test of her abilities. She is sloop-rigged, and goes to windward almost if not quite as well as a cat-rigged beat, and with the wind free her gait is marvellous. Barring accidents, Rhode Island skill and ingenuity is almost certain to carry off the second class prize at New York. G. ..." (Source: Anon. "Bristol." Providence Evening Press, June 17, 1876, p. 3.)

"The Republican Watchman, of Greenport, L. I., of 21st ult. [April 21, 1877], says: 'Inadvertently we omitted last week to note the arrival at this port of the famous double-hull yacht. If she may be so called, known as the Amaryllis, which last June created such a sensation by her wonderful exhibition of speed at the Centennial Yacht races in New York Harbor.
She has been bought of her owner and builder, N. G. Herreshoff of Bristol, R. I., the noted constructor of fast yachts and sail boats, by Commodore Fred W. Hughes, of Greenport.
In proof of this remarkable vessel's swiftness and weatherly qualities it may be stated that Mr Hughes started one morning from New London for Bristol, which is some thirteen miles above Newport, and after getting the Amaryllis under way, left there at about 11 am, and reached Greenport about 6 pm, the distance being some 75 miles [translating into an average speed of 9.31kn].
She sails like a veritable witch, one of the kind that are fabled to 'ride a broomstick through the air,' and easily walks away from every sail-propelled vehicle hereabouts, unless it might be an ice boat. Mr Hughes is well satisfied with her and asks 'no odds' of any of the yachting fleet.
In Monday's Herald Mr Herreshoff gives a long and interesting description of the steps that led him to embody in this unique craft his conceptions of how best to drive vessels through the water at a high velocity by means of wind acting on sails. He tells at great length the full story of how he came to conceive and build the Amaryllis, and says he is now constructing another double hull substantially like it but somewhat longer and more complete in details.' " (Source: Anon. "Locals." Bristol Phoenix, May 5, 1877, p. 2.)

"[Item Description:] Penciled detailed times at various points along 'AMARYLLIS [#187601es] fast trip to Providence'. Undated." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (?) (creator). Note. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_48670. Subject Files, Folder [no #]. No date (1876).)
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"[Item Transcription:] We arrived home all right with the exception of the heat. Found it pretty hot at home and today it is distractingly so. What are we coming to?
All quiet in the [Corliss] Shop. Mr. C[orliss] still at the mountains. The experimental pump is going. Works all right so far. The coal Johnnie [JBH] wanted is ordered from Manchester & Pomroy. Mr. Burton being acquainted with them friendly offered to order it, thinking they might give him better coal than a stranger.
The new wheel, the air chamber & c. are all gone. I left my vest in your room and a pair of cuffs too I think. Some time when you are coming up if you will roll them up and bring them. I will be pretty obliged. I don't need them today I can tell you. The mercury stands at 88deg while I am writing (noon). Wish I was in the 'AMARYLLIS' [#187601es] with you, or under her in the water. I am getting desperate. Wouldn't wonder if we went to Block Island Saturday if this keeps on.
Mr Brnsten[?] had to take the 'LILY' ashore at Ben Davis's, she leaked so badly. They came up to the city yesterday afternoon, slept at home last night, and tonight start again for Potters Cove.
Regards to all the folks. Mary and I both had a splendid time and would have been glad to have staid longer, but I think we did pretty well." (Source: Phillips, George ?. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_08810. Correspondence, Folder 27, formerly 215. 1876-07-20.)
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"[Item Description:] Interest in new catamaran [#187601es AMARYLLIS]; would like to market it in Europe" (Source: Thomas, D.H. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_08770. Correspondence, Folder 27, formerly 215. 1876-08-19.)
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"[Item Description:] has sailed on #187601es AMARYLLIS in Newport; tried to help NGH sell AMARYLLIS; what would be lowest acceptable price; encloses notes on 'ice-yachting' (which probably is a reference to the leaflet titled 'Ice Yachting' explaining faster-than-wind-sailing and apparent wind sailing and filed in folder 92 New)." (Source: Grinnell, Irving. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_08850. Correspondence, Folder 27, formerly 215. 1876-08-26.)
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"[Item Description:] thanks for info on [#187601es] AMARYLLIS; would like to build a catamaran rather than buy" (Source: Grinnell, Irving. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_08830. Correspondence, Folder 27, formerly 215. 1876-10-24.)
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"[Item Description:] cousin wants to learn more about Nat's new sailing contraption [catamaran #187601es AMARYLLIS]; would he sell one to Europe; wants to paint NGH's portrait after return from Europe. Incl envelope." (Source: Eaton, Charles F. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_08970. Correspondence, Folder 27, formerly 215. 1876-12-07.)
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"[Item Description:] report from Paris: spent Christmas with children and friends [among them painter Mary Cassatt], description of presents for children, gorgeous shop displays, no severely cold weather as yet, but damp, chilly & disagreeable, no grippe in the family, I am getting a little worn out with the atelier work, ..., the only other way to work here is to have an atelier of ones own & to hire models, which I cannot well afford, ..., I begin to feel homesick, ..., Nice, ..., propose to go to Italy in spring, Nice plan is not fully determined, strong probability of our carrying it out, ..., wish we could be all together there this Spring & Summer, I feel like tempting you to make some efforts towards accomplishing it, tho I fear it would be of very little use, last evening I rec'd Lewis' postal of [the] 12th, wherein he speaks of you (Nat) not being well, I wish he could come out to Nice to recruit[?] his health & have another pleasant time & then he can employ himself building a catamaran for Goupil & we too will have a little fun with it, I was surprised to hear that you Lewis were taking out the French & English Patents for the [coil] boiler, but very glad to hear it, I only hope they can be made of some value, ..., you know I shall be only too glad to give you any assistance in my power, ..., the justice was over her in the month of November & in talking over the [coil] boiler he thought one ought to take out Patents in England, did he make you any proposition?, ..., I should urge a change for Nat if he is in poor health again, ..., we should be very glad to have him with us, ..., Miss [Mary] Cassatt is again talking of a tour to Spain & wants us to go with her, but we conclude that to see as much as we want of Spain & to do it in a tour of two or three months would be beyond our means, ..., I have been working very steadily all winter & I feel that I have made considerable progress, ... we may leave Paris as early as middle of February, ..., sorry to hear of Bertie's sickness, ..., was glad to hear of your pleasant visit to Amasa, ..., Berings[?] go back to Holland[?] soon, ..., I hope Nat will answer my letter & send me the drawings of the new boat, hearing[?] there to those[?] & a full deception &[?] might get an out & out order from Goupil[?] if Nat would like to build him one, he[?] knows best whether it would pay, suppose that a French Patent requires the thing first to be made in France before being imported, [this is apparently a reference to catamaran #187601es AMARYLLIS], ..., your aff[ectionate] cousin ..." (Source: Eaton, Charles F. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_09170. Correspondence, Folder 27, formerly 215. 1876-12-26.)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Handwritten (in ink) letter:] Dear Nat,
Your note received containing your acceptance of Hon[orary] membership in our club. You speak of the AMARYLLIS [#187601es]. I have already, since our last conversation, mentioned her to several but they have been of[?] too old foggy[?] a character to interest them- p. 2] selves to what they may regard as a 'flying machine'. I myself am not content to take charge of a boat, although had I such a thing to use when I chose, free[?] proven[?] any bother when I should get ashore I should enjoy it greatly. It occurs to me that I might mention it to one or two young men that now come to my mind. Even though they could not do much with it themselves, there [p. 3] would be an occasional burst of speed that would vindicate the boat.
I am sorry to say that at the present writing I do not feel very enterprising in the boat line. Am i getting played out?
Yours truly, ..." (Source: Dean, Thomas (secretary Boston Yacht Club). Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_09080. Correspondence, Folder 27, formerly 215. 1877-02-21.)
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"[Item Description:] Two dimensioned sailplans on one smudged sheet of paper with folding creases. One sailplan titled 'Nos 2 [#187703es JOHN GILPIN] & 3 [#187705es TEASER]. 30ft. Double Boat. --- N.G. Herreshoff' and 'To be returned. N.G. Herreshoff. Bristol, R.I. Scale 1/4in = one foot. April 7, 188'. With sail areas noted as 525sqft (mainsail), 90sqft (jib) and 312sqft (outer jib). With sketched midship hull sections, one ordinary as believed to have been used for NGH's catamarans of 1877, the other with rounded deck as believed to have been used for #187601es AMARYLLIS. The other sailplan (rotated counterclockwise by 90deg) is titled '25ft Sail Boat. GLEAM [#187702es]. Herreshoff Manfg. Co.' and shows a total sail area of 690sqft. With note 'Sail shortened on the luff by cutting off the head. Done by J. Alger. July [1877]. The following measurements were taken in the loft. [sail sketch]'." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Sailplan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0451. WRDT08, Folder 36, formerly MRDE09. 1877-04-07.)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Printed advertisement leaflet:] 'A New Era In Yachting.
THE PATENT CATAMARAN, OR DOUBLE HULLED BOAT.
Having, during the season of 1876, thoroughly tested the sea-going qualities of the 'AMARYLLIS,' [#187601es] whose performances at the Centennial Regatta in New York Harbor, in June, 1876, will be well remembered, I now take pleasure in informing the lovers of aquatic sports that I am prepared to furnish them with a new and valuable accession to their resources. I have made many improvements in the details, which are intended to give extra security and strength, at the same time preserving lightness. For my several improvements, there has been a patent allowed me, dated April 10, 1877.
I propose to build three sizes of the Catamaran, or Double Boat, namely: - 20 feet long, 25 and 32 feet, and other sizes if desired. The smallest size will carry 3 or 4 persons, the second size 5 or 6, and the third 7 or 8; but the greatest speed is always obtained with the fewest number on board. With a good beam wind, 14, 16, and 20 miles per hour, can be obtained with each size respectively. They will be completely rigged, anchor, cable, and storm jib, &c., everything ready for instant use, and throughout the best material and workmanship is guaranteed. The Catamaran is notably fast, safe and comfortable. No careening, no wetting of jackets, no shifting of ballast. In short, sailing in them is the perfection of enjoyment.
I will also furnish Boats of the ordinary description, with particular reference to speed and accommodation, and excellence of material and general equipments combined. I also hold myself in readiness for consultation in all matters in Naval Engineering, and for furnishing models, drawings, specifications, &c., for Yachts and other sailing vessels.
NATHANIEL [sic] G. HERRESHOFF.
BRISTOL, R. I., May 1st, 1877.' [Incl. sketch of steam launch with on verso]." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Advertisement. MIT Museum, Hart Nautical Collections, Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection Item HH.6.048. Box HAFH.6.2B, Folder Catamaran. 1877-05-01.)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Printed promotional leaflets (at least 50):] A New Era In Yachting. The Patent Catamaran, Or Double Hulled Boat.
Having, during the season of 1876, thoroughly tested the sea-going qualities of the AMARYLLIS [#187601es], whose performances at the Centennial Regatta in New York Harbor, in June, 1876, will be well remembered, I now take pleasure in informing the lovers of aquatic sports that I am prepared to furnish them with a new and valuable accession to their resources. I have made many improvements in the details, which are intended to give extra security and strength, at the same time preserving lightness. For my several improvements, there has been a patent allowed me, dated April 10, 1877.
I propose to build three sizes of the Catamaran, or Double Boat, namely: - 20 feet long, 25 and 32 feet, and other sizes if desired. The smallest size will carry 3 or 4 persons, the second size 5 or 6, and the third 7 or 8; but the greatest speed is always obtained with the fewest number on board. With a good beam wind, 14, 16, and 20 miles per hour, can be obtained with each size respectively. They will be completely rigged, anchor, cable, and storm jib, &c., everything ready for instant use, and throughout the best material and workmanship is guaranteed. The Catamaran is notably fast, safe and comfortable. No careening, no wetting of jackets, no shifting of ballast. In short, sailing in them is the perfection of enjoyment.
I will also furnish Boats of the ordinary description, with particular reference to speed and accommodation, and excellence of material and general equipments combined. I also hold myself in readiness for consultation in all matters in Naval Engineering, and for furnishing models, drawings, specifications, &c., for Yachts and other sailing vessels.
Nathaniel [sic] G. Herreshoff.
Bristol, R. I., May 1st, 1877." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Printed Leaflet. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE12_00220. Folder [no #]. 1877-05-01.)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Penciled comparative notes:] Model Oct[ober] 1881; Length 40f; Sail Base 76f; Sail Perp. 76f Large sail; Sail Perp. 61f Small sail; S[ailing]-L[ength] 42 1/2 [large]; 40 1/2 [small]
MADGE [English cutter]; Length 40f; Sail Base 71f; Sail Perp. 75f Large sail; Sail Perp. 56f Small sail; S[ailing]-L[ength] 42 [large]; 39 [small]
Schooner design; Length 76f; Sail Base 133f; Sail Perp. 102f Large sail; Sail Perp. 84f Small sail; S[ailing]-L[ength] 73 [large]; 70 1/2 [small]
Phil[?] race boat; Length 15f 3in; Base 22f; Perp. 27f; S[ailing]-L[ength] 15
DARE DEVIL [sandbagger]; Length 27f; Base 73f; Perp. 45; S[ailing]-L[ength] 31.2
SADIE Sch[ooner] [#186704es]; Length 48f; Base 87f; Perp. 67f; S[ailing]-L[ength] 47
ARROW; Length 63; Base 112; Perp. 110; S[ailing]-L[ength] 65
SAPPHO [Poillon, New York, 1867]; Length 126f; Base 208f; Perp. 140f Large s[ail]; Perp. 118f Small s[ail]; S[ailing]-L[ength] 112
GUINEVERE; L 126f; B 200f; P 132f Large s[ail]; P 114f Small s[ail]
FLYING CLOUD; L 74f; B 118f; P 94f Large s[ail]; P 72f Small s[ail]
MOSQUITO; L 64; B 114; P 82 Small sail
Design in 1875. Sliding gunter sail [#187505es ?]; L 16f; B 114; P 82 Small sail
SPRING GREEN [#186709es]; Length 16f; Base 22f; P 24f
NORA [#187802es ?]; L 16; B 19; P 21
AMARYLLIS [#187601es]; L 25; B 41; P 26
JULIA [#187004es]; L 22; B 27; P 33
GLEAM [#187702es]; L 25; B 33; P 38
J[OHN] GILPIN [#187703es]; L 29; B 57; P 33.
RIVIERA [#187406es]; L 16 1/2; B 15 1/2; P 21.
Pentagonal[sp?] Design; L 25f; B 32; P 37. [On verso half-sections and displacement calculations arriving at 97.3 tons]. [Undated (the latest design listed appears to be from 1881]." (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. (creator). Comparative Notes and Half-Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0571. WRDT08, Folder 44. 1881 ?.)
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"[Item Description:] I have kept every map and chart which has ever come into my hands, I have recently found a scrapbook of 1876, with details of 'A Revolutionary Yacht,' 'A Yachting Wonder, Sudden Development of the Fastest Craft in the World,' 'A Mysterious Stranger That Whipped the Whole Fleet,' 'The Life Raft Amaryllis Protested.' As nearly as I can remember, #187601es AMARYLLIS was the first of your catamarans, followed by #187704es TARANTELLA and #187703es JOHN GILPIN; in her first races she met SUSIE S., MARY EMMA, and the other fast sandbaggers, The Seawanhaka history is taking all of my time but is growing slowly: I am unearthing much interesting yachting history, long since forgotten, and am working it into the main story. It seems a pity that after I have thus retrieved material of this kind it should be dropped and forgotten forever; as only some one as old and as well informed as you or I could piece it together; [This letter published as 'Letter Eighteen' in Herreshoff, Stephens. Their Last Letters 1930-1938. Annotated by John W. Streeter. Bristol, RI, 1988, p. 131.]" (Source: Stephens, William P. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_20710. Correspondence, Folder 59. 1936-01-01.)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #187601es Amaryllis (No 1) even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.