Detail - Hull 729
| Status: | UNKNOWN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Name: | Scapa | Current Name: | |
| Hull No: | 729 | Home Port: | |
| Contracted By: | Harry Payne Whitney | Current Owner(s): | |
| Contract Date: | 1/11/1914 | Owner Since: | |
| Class: | R-Class | Sail Number: | |
| Sub-Class: | |||
| Original Rig: | J&M | ||
| Current Rig: | |||
| Original Price: | $3,500 | Restored By: | |
| LOA: | 35 ft. 35 in. | Maintained By: | |
| LWL: | 22 ft. 6 in. | Notes: | |
| Beam: | 6 ft. 7 in. | ||
| Draft: | 5 ft. 4 in. | ||
| Designer: | Other Resources: | HCR | |
| Gallery / Galleries: | |||
| Provenance: |
| Owner | Years | Location | Boat Name | Sail No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Payne Whitney | 1915 - 1919 | Marblehead, MA | Scapa | |
| Caleb Loring | 1919 - | Marblehead, MA | ||
| George B. McQuesten |
SCAPA was built for Harry Payne Whitney's son. Caleb Loring bought her in 1919 and had the rig converted to marconi. Loring races her quite successfuly in Marblehead, before selling her to George McQuesten.
Image courtesy Historic New England