Model No. 416: Sailing Gig

Model by: NGH
Made when: 1878
Possible model scale: 1/12
Model length (ca.): 15.8" (40.2cm)
Implied vessel LOA at 1/12 (ca.): 15' 10" (4.8m)
Power/Sail: S
Vessel Type: Sailing Gig (1); Sailing Gig [?] (1)
Model location: H.M.M. Model Room West Wall Left

Vessels from this model:
2 built, modeled by NGH

Original text on model:
"TOBY 1878 for OWL and GAMECOCK Races NGH as a sailing and gig for a unknown word rowboat in about 1881
one yawl for steamer #40 12 ft. long LEILA" (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)

Model description:
"12' loa Toby, rowing and sailing gig of 1878; used for the Owl and Gamecock race, a rowing regatta held annually during the New York Yacht Club's Annual Cruise for club crews in gigs and cutters. This model was also used to build a tender for the steam yacht Leila." (Source: Bray, Maynard. 2004.)