Herreshoff #187704es Tarantella (No 5)

"N. G. Herreshoff Coconut Grove, Fla. Bristol, R.I. May 22 1929. {1929/05/22} Dear Francis, ... The first catamarans I built after [p2] the 'Amaryllis', had somewhat fuller bows, - on deck and also w.l. The lee boat when depressed into the water w'ld generate a beautiful great wave [Drawing] quite high up and roll of into two divergent breaking [Drawing] lines of waves - After the 3rd boat of this model I lengthened the hulls a little forward and fined the whole bow, with marked improvment, apparently under all conditions." (Source: Mystic Seaport Museum, L. Francis Herreshoff Collection, Box 17, Folder 5: Letter from N. G. Herreshoff to L. F. Herreshoff.)

"My Own Boats. Except a few that will be mentioned as half-owner. ...
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1877 TARANTELLA - 31 ft. c.b. catamaran (the best at that time) sold to Fred Hughes, [in the] fall [of], 1877." (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.)

"June 12, 1930 ...
Dear Mr. Stevens: [corrected to Stephens]
... Of course the fin keel or catamaran are not type[s] for cruising yachts, any more than your canoes were. Nor a type for big yachts. But as I look back to the past, I enjoyed sailing my catamarans more than any type I ever had, and the fin keels come next. ...
Very truly yours,
Nathanael G. Herreshoff" (Source: Letter 3. From N. G. Herreshoff to W. P. Stephens, dated June 12, 1930. In: Herreshoff, Nathanael Greene and William Picard Stephens. "Their Last Letters 1930-1938." Annotated by John W. Streeter. Bristol, R. I., ca. 1999, p. 19-21.)

"The fourth boat (# 5), TARANTELLA, [was] built for me. My brother Lewis and I made a very pleasant and comfortable trip to Poughkeepsie to a race and won against two or three other catamarans besides outdistancing the whole fleet. Returning home, we must have made a record run from West Point to New York and the run home from Lloyds Harbor, between sunrise and sunset in a light northwesterly wind and an average rate often miles per hour, was pleasure sailing not to be forgotten. We slept on board under a tent that covered the cockpit, very comfortably.
The experiment of building these four catamarans proved they were more expensive to build than I expected, and I lost money in the venture, so [I] returned to Corliss. I sold TARANTELLA in the fall." (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. 51-52.)

"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. The next year I made many improvements that I patented and got another leave of absence from Mr. Corliss to try building catamarans, and built JOHN GILPIN, TEAZER & (?) [ORION] on orders at $750 each and TARANTELLA for myself. I hired my own men and worked hard myself turning all out in less than 3 months; but it was a losing job and I went back to Corliss' in the fall. I sold TARANTELLA, and built LODOLA in 1879 and used her several years with great pleasure.
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.)

"July 9 1936
Dear Mr. Stephens -
... The story of the cruise of TARANTELLA to Hyde Park-on-Hudson was not by me, but my brother Lewis, to which he improperly attached my name. He was fond of writing but I am not. ...
Sincerely yours,
Nathl. G. Herreshoff" (Source: Letter 23. From N. G. Herreshoff to W. P. Stephens, dated July 9, 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. 145-147.)

"... the success of the 'Amarylis' induced Captain Nat to build other catamarans, so that in the year 1877 he again got leave from the Corliss Company and went to Bristol where, working in J. B.'s shop with the help of workmen, he built the four catamarans, 'John Gilpin,' 'Teaser,' 'Tarantula,' and one whose name I do not know. They were all thirty-one feet long and I believe all quite similar." (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. 78.)

"Mr. Herreshoff, of Bristol, R.I., is building another double yacht like the Amaryllis, which created such a sensation last year. She is to be called the Tarantella. She is to be thirty feet long, and will have centre-boards, unlike her predecessor, and carry much more canvass, and it is expected that she will sail faster. it is said that the Amaryllis has made eighteen miles an hour. She is now owned by Frank[sic, i.e. Fred] Hughes, of Greenport, L.I. These vessels are South Sea Island catamarans 'Yankeeized', and possess many peculiarities unknown to our average yachtsmen. The new boat will be finished in time to put in an appearance at the June regattas." (Source: Anon. "Shipping and Yachting Notes. The Daily Graphic, New York. April 20, 1877, p. 351.)

" 'Tarentula' [sic, i.e. Tarantella] is the name of a new catamaran boat, built for Mr. N. G. Herreshoff, and launched from the yard of the Messrs. Herreshoffs on Saturday last [July 21, 1877]." (Source: Anon. "Local Affairs." Bristol Phoenix, July 28, 1877, p. 2.)

"[Item Description:] Penciled sailplan sketch of what appears to be an early TARANTELLA [#187704es] -type catamaran. Also another unidentified sketch on the left side. Calculations on the right side. A post stamp marked 'February 1876' at the bottom, which extends another sketch on verso of an unrelated sailing yacht annotated only 'cabin floor'. Also on verso a profile (bow left) of an unidentified sailing boat." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Sketch. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE03_04710. Folder [no #]. No date (after 1876-02.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled sailplan of an 1870s catamaran on smudged, rolled and creased paper. With annotations showing 253sqft jib and 390sqft mainsail for a total of 643sqft. TARANTELLA is believed to have had a total sail area of 1100sqft, suggesting this to be a sailplan for a smaller catamaran. The plan also shows topsail. Untitled, found with other drawings related to #187704es TARANTELLA and other catamarans from the 1870s. Part of a roll of seven 1870s catamaran drawings on very brittle brown paper that was too fragile to unroll and inspect. Undated, TARANTELLA was launched in July 1877." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G.. (creator). Penciled Drawing. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00084. Folder [no #]. No date (ca1877).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled construction detail plan on smudged and creased paper titled 'N.G. Herreshoff. Bristol. Bolts for arms. Nos. 2 [#187703es JOHN GILPIN (No 2)] - 3 [#187705es TEASER (No 3)] - 4 [#187701es ARION (No 4)] - 5 [#187704es TARANTELLA (No 5)] - 6 [#187801es DUPLEX (No 6)] - 7 [#187805es ZARIFA (No 7)] - Hunkers[?] - 8 [#187903es LODOLA (No 8)]'. With notes '8 - 5/8in bolts (4 - 12 3/4in long, 4 - 15 1/4in long' and 'bolts bent to this angle' and 'short ones straight. All drilled for 7/32in bolts' and '1/4in for #1232' [indicating that this plan was also used in 1933 to build AMARYLLIS II]. On verso more unidentified penciled sketches and calculations. Undated (1877, with additions in 1878, 1879 and 1933)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00120. Folder [no #]. No date (between 1877-04 and 1877-07 with additions in 1878, 1879 and 1933).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled construction detail plan on smudged and creased paper titled in lower right corner 'TARANTELLA [#187704es]' and showing forged links for the supporting structure of a Herreshoff catamaran. With notes like '8ft 4in long. [center] to [center]', '2 of this. 9ft long. [center] to end. [with addition in red pencil:] (# 8) correct' [# 8 is a reference to #187903es LODOLA, the 8th catamaran built], 'one with turn buckle, see mast step drawing. 10ft 10in [center] to [center]' and 'One 8ft 9in [center] to [center]' [with additionin red pencil:] (# 8) 7ft 10in long'. Undated (TARANTELLA was built between April and July 1877. With additions in 1879)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00140. Folder [no #]. No date (between 1877-04 and 1877-07 with addition in 1879).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled construction detail plan on smudged and creased paper titled 'Centreboard hanging for TARANTELLA. [In blue pencil:] Nos. 2 [#187703es JOHN GILPIN (No 2)] - 3 [#187705es TEASER (No 3)] - 4 [#187701es ARION (No 4)] - 5 [#187704es TARANTELLA (No 5)] - [in red pencil:] 6 [#187801es DUPLEX (No 6)] - 7 [#187805es ZARIFA (No 7)]'. With burnt hole --- probably when the plan came too close to the forge when making these parts. Undated (1877, with additions in 1878)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00150. Folder [no #]. No date (between 1877-04 and 1877-07 with additions in 1878).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled construction detail plan on smudged and creased paper, untitled, showing truss rods for Herreshoff articulating-hull catamarans. Undated (filed with other plans from April 1877 for #187704es TARANTELLA and having a similar appearance). With note '1 for #1232' indicating the the truss rods for #1232s AMARYLLIS II were also built from this plan in 1933." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00180. Folder [no #]. No date (1877-04 with addition in 1933).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled construction detail plan on smudged and creased paper titled 'Tillerstick TARANTELLA [#187704es]'. With notes 'Hickory tiller' and '[in blue pencil:] # 2 [#187703es JOHN GILPIN (No 2)] - 3 [#187705es TEASER (No 3)] - 4 [#187701es ARION (No 4)] - 5 [#187704es TARANTELLA (No 5)] - [In red pencil:] 6 [#187801es DUPLEX (No 6)] - 7 [#187805es ZARIFA (No 7)] - 8 [#187903es LODOLA (No 8)]'. With further notes in red pencil '15in long for # 8 [LODOLA]' and '15in for # 8. The two made together 120deg apart'." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00190. Folder [no #]. No date (between 1877-04 and 1877-07 with additions in 1878 and 1879).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled construction detail plan on smudged and creased paper, untitled, showing what appears to be the forward end of the bowsprit for a Herreshoff articulating-hull catamarans. Undated (filed with other plans from April 1877 for #187704es TARANTELLA and having a similar appearance)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00210. Folder [no #]. No date (between 1877-04 and 1877-07).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled construction detail plan on smudged and creased paper, untitled, showing a plan view of the cockpit and beam structure and cross-section of the hulls of a Herreshoff articulating-hull catamaran. With notes 'Forward beam 14ft 5 1/2in long - 7 1/2in wide - 2in thick' and 'Aft beam 14ft 10 1/4in long - 7 1/2in wide - 2in thick' and '[describing the diagonal beam] 9ft long - 4 1/2in x 2 1/2in [followed by] (9ft long - 4 3/4in x 4 3/4in [for] No. 5 [#187704es TARANTELLA (No 5)]' and '[for the cross link] [center] to [center] of balls 15ft 3in' and '[cockpit] floor 1/2in thick' and '[forward cockpit' Scuttle 19 1/2in x 15in' and '[aft cockpit' Scuttle 19 1/2in x 18in' and 'Arms 8ft 9in long'. Undated (filed with other plans from April 1877 for TARANTELLA and having a similar appearance)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00220. Folder [no #]. No date (between 1877-04 and 1877-07).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled construction detail plan on smudged and creased paper titled 'TARANTELLA [#187704es]. April 1877' and showing details of the steering linkages. With notes '2 of this, close eyes' and '4 of this (2 into eye bolts and 2 into steering yoke). All galvanized' and '4 of this (2 to be made into B & C)' and 'See truss[?] of arm' and '[in blue pencil] Thus for # 8 [#187903es LODOLA (No 8)]'." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00240. Folder [no #]. No date (1877-04 with addition in 1879).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled construction detail plan on smudged and creased paper titled 'TARANTELLA [#187704es]. Ap[ril] 1877'. With notes 'Mast' and 'Back bone. Spruce 2in x 4in' and 'Iron 2in wide 1/4in thick 15in long' and 'One of this to be made into A' and '[in blue pencil:] # 2 [#187703es JOHN GILPIN (No 2)] - 3 [#187705es TEASER (No 3)] - 4 [#187701es ARION (No 4)] - 5 [#187704es TARANTELLA (No 5)] - [In red pencil:] 6 [#187801es DUPLEX (No 6)] - 7 [#187805es ZARIFA (No 7)] - 8 [#187903es LODOLA (No 8)]'. With further notes in red pencil 'Without eyes and strops for # 8 [LODOLA]'." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00250. Folder [no #]. 1877-04 (with additions in 1878 and 1879).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled construction detail plan on smudged and creased paper titled 'TARANTELLA [#187704es]. May 2nd, 1877. Main boom end' and showing NGH's seminal ball joints for his catamarans with articulating hulls. With notes 'Bowsprit shrouds' and ' To forward end back bone' and 'Ash'. Also, in red pencil, changes to the drawing and a note '# 8 [#187903es LODOLA (No 8)] - 4-3/8 bolt 3 7/8 long) Heads all down'. Undated (1877, with addition in 1879)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00160. Folder [no #]. 1877-05-02 ( with addition in 1879).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled construction detail plan on smudged and creased paper titled 'Mast. TARANTELLA [#187704es]. Apr[il] 1877. Mast heel step'. With note '[In blue pencil:] Nos. 2 [#187703es JOHN GILPIN (No 2)] - 3 [#187705es TEASER (No 3)] - 4 [#187701es ARION (No 4)] - 5 [#187704es TARANTELLA (No 5)] - [In red pencil:] 6 [#187801es DUPLEX (No 6)] - 7 [#187805es ZARIFA (No 7)] - [In pencil:] Hunkers[?] [In red and black pencil:] - 8 [#187903es LODOLA (No 8)]'. With further notes in pencil ''3/8in steel. 7/16 iron. 1/2 for nos 6 and 7 [and] 8]' and Bobstay' and 'One of this' and 'Norway iron'. With a burned hole which looks like a forged part was held too close to the drawing to see if the correct angle had been forged. " (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00170. Folder [no #]. 1877-04 ( with additions in 1878 and 1879).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled construction detail plan on smudged, rolled and creased paper titled 'Ironwork, Catamarans 2 [#187703es JOHN GILPIN], 3 [#187705es TEASER], 4 [#187701es ARION], 5 [#187704es TARANTELLA]'. Shown are forged bales and other fittings, also two metal pulley blocks. Part of a roll of seven 1870s catamaran drawings on very brittle brown paper that was too fragile to unroll and inspect. Undated, JOHN GILPIN is believed to have been was launched in June 1877." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G.. (creator). Penciled Drawing. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00082. Folder [no #]. No date (before 1877-06).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled construction detail plan on smudged, rolled and creased paper titled 'Sternpost and Deadwood --- TARANTELLA [#187704es]'. Part of a roll of seven 1870s catamaran drawings on very brittle brown paper that was too fragile to unroll and inspect. Undated, TARANTELLA was launched in July 1877." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G.. (creator). Penciled Drawing. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00081. Folder [no #]. No date (before 1877-07).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled construction detail plan on smudged, rolled and creased paper titled 'Cat[amaran] no. 5 [TARANTELLA [#187704es] stem profile'. Including a list of 18 frame spacing distances (which when added up result in a total of 19ft 1/16in, but note that TARANTELLA is believed to have had an LOA of 33ft). Part of a roll of seven 1870s catamaran drawings on very brittle brown paper that was too fragile to unroll and inspect. Undated, TARANTELLA was launched in July 1877." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G.. (creator). Penciled Drawing. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00083. Folder [no #]. No date (before 1877-07).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled plan of the support structure of an 1870s articulating catamaran on smudged, rolled and creased paper. Untitled, found with other drawings related to #187704es TARANTELLA and other catamarans from the 1870s. Part of a roll of seven 1870s catamaran drawings on very brittle brown paper that was too fragile to unroll and inspect. Undated, TARANTELLA was launched in July 1877." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G.. (creator). Penciled Drawing. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00085. Folder [no #]. No date (before 1877-07).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled construction detail plan on smudged, rolled and creased paper titled 'TARANTELLA [#187704es] stem 1 1/2 thick'. Part of a roll of seven 1870s catamaran drawings on very brittle brown paper that was too fragile to unroll and inspect." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G.. (creator). Penciled Drawing. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00087. Folder [no #]. No date (ca 1878).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled construction detail plan on brown paper titled 'Amidships joint. Catamarans nos. 2 [#187703es JOHN GILPIN (No 2)] - 3 [#187705es TEASER (No 3)] - 4 [#187701es ARION (No 4)] - 5 [#187704es TARANTELLA (No 5)] in 1877 - 6 [#187801es DUPLEX (No 6)] - 7 [#187805es ZARIFA (No 7)] - Hunkers[?] in 1878 - 8 [#187903es LODOLA (No 8)] [in] 1879'. (Undated, filed with other plans from 1877 for TARANTELLA, but style and condition of this plan plus reference to modern ball joint pattern 12252 from August 1933 indicate that NGH created this plan in 1933 for #1232s AMARYLLIS 2)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item WRDT03_00200. Folder [no #]. No date (1933-08 ?).)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Typewritten Letter on 'American Brass Company' stationery:] I have your letter in reference to the few extra untinned fittings which you would like. I have arranged to have those sent to you at once together with a small length of the untinned tube. They will be sent directly to your house without any charge.
You are correct in assuming that a Sil-Fos soldered joint is as strong as the fitting itself. Tests made on pipes (not tubes) joined with Sil-Fos couplings have shown that the fittings break while neither the tube nor the soldered joint is affected. The strength required to break the fittings is something in the neighborhood of 55,000 pounds per square inch.
Sil-Fos soldered joints do not require the bearing for solder contact that the tin-antimony solder requires, therefore it will be quite satisfactory for you to make the offset fittings as you explained to me.
Mrs. Herreshoff told me that you would probably be sitting at an upper window in your house watching the launching [apparently of #1233s RAINBOW which had been launched two days before]. It was undoubtedly best for you because it was a miserable day even if it did not rain too hard. I have an [p. 2] idea that if you could have come to the launching without having flashlights popped at you and without other fuss you would have come.
I took a few photographs with the new films they have for rainy days and all the negatives are good ones. The present state of photography is some different than when you had those photographs taken of the catamaran [apparently #187704es TARANTELLA] and had to fix it even on a sunshiny day. You will soon hear from me and I hope to enclose one or two of the prints
With best wishes, I am
Yours very truly ..." (Source: Smith, Frank G. (Sales Engineer American Brass Company). Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE02_03260. Folder [no #]. 1934-05-17.)
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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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"[Item Description:] I am greatly interested in your mention of the cruise on the French rivers and the Thames, John MacGregor, Rob Roy canoe, I knew Tom Clapham very well, I inherited him from Kunhardt when the latter went off mining in 1883 and I took his place on Forest and Stream. We were very good friends personally but, as was the case with Captain Roland F. Coffin, deadly enemies in print, CHIPPEWA and #418s EL CHICO, I turned up recently a page from The Spirit of the Times of November 24, 1877, with a picture of #187704es TARANTELLA and a long letter by N. G. Herreshoff describing a cruise to and up the Hudson and back, modern development of woodworking tools, SPRUCE, ETHELWYNN, SNIKERSNEE, I do not know whether the Seawanhaka history will be published; [This letter published as 'Letter Twenty-Two' in Herreshoff, Stephens. Their Last Letters 1930-1938. Annotated by John W. Streeter. Bristol, RI, 1988, p. 139.]" (Source: Stephens, William P. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_20730. Correspondence, Folder 59. 1936-06-07.)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #187704es Tarantella (No 5) even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.

• Herreshoff, Lewis. "Tarantella. Catamaran Chronicle. Narration, Refutation, and Description." Spirit of the Times, November 24, 1877, p. 437-438. Also in: Rudder, October 1954, p. 27. Also in: Herreshoff, L. Francis. An L. Francis Herreshoff Reader. Camden, Maine, 1978, p. 146-157. Also in: Herreshoff Marine Museum Chronicle, 1988, p. 1, 4 and Spring 1989, p. 2-3.
  Wonderful recollection of a cruise with the catamaran Tarantella to Newburgh on the Hudson. Officially authored by N. G. Herreshoff, but apparently written by his brother Lewis and published without the consent of NGH --- said to be the cause of much subsequent friction between the two brothers.

"Eventually exported to England (and back to the U.S.)." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. May 2, 2008.)

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