Detail - Hull 1124
| Status: | DESTROYED | Recent Update: | 8/7/2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Name: | Whoopee | Current Name: | Obsession |
| Hull No: | 1124 | Home Port: | |
| Contracted By: | Wm. S. Hand Jr. | Current Owner(s): | |
| Contract Date: | 2/16/1929 | Owner Since: | |
| Class: | S Class | Sail Number: | |
| Sub-Class: | water-tight cockpit | Fleet: | |
| Original Rig: | J&M | Yacht Club: | |
| Current Rig: | |||
| Original Price: | $4,200 | Restored By: | |
| LOA: | 27 ft. 6 in. | Maintained By: | |
| LWL: | 20 ft. 6 in. | Notes: | |
| Beam: | 7 ft. 2 in. | ||
| Draft: | 4 ft. 9 in. | ||
| Designer: | NGH | Other Resources: | HCR |
| Gallery / Galleries: | |||
| Provenance: |
| Owner | Years | Location | Boat Name | Sail No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John S. Ashley, Jr. | 1929 - 1931 | New Bedford, MA | Whoopee | |
| John Ashley Welles | 1941 - 1956 | New Bedford, MA | Brother Rat | 12 |
| Sally Simonds | 1957 - 1960 | East Greenwich, RI | Liability | 12 |
| Ralph C. Potter | 1961 - 1973 | East Greenwich, RI | Obsession | 94 |
| Duncan Woods | 1974 - 1978 | East Greenwich, RI | Obsession | 94 |
| Richard Barker | 1979 - 1982 | Narragansett Bay | Obsession | 94 |
| Jim McElroy | 1982 - 1993 | Narragansett, RI | Obsession | 94 |
| Geoff Davis | 1993 - 1995 | Wickford, RI | Obsession | 94 |
Geoff Davis bought this boat in 1991 as a derelict after it had been left out in the elements for 15 years. He sent it to George Zachorne in the hope of saving it, but she was too far gone and collapsed around the keel. George cut her up, but still has the lead.