HMCo #565s Quakeress II

"[1901-12-10] Tue 10: Strong SSE rain storm set in in early AM, clearing at noon with W wind. ... Turned over #565 [Quakeress II].
[1901-12-24] Tue 24: Rain last night & early forenoon, then clearing with WNW breeze. ... Launched #564 [Arabian], 30 footer, and set #565 [Quakeress II] on lead.
[1902-01-09] Thu 9: L[igh]t fall of snow last night. Very fine, clear & mild. Launched #565 [Quakeress II, Buzzards Bay], 30-footer, in morning ..." (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Diary, 1901 to 1902. Manuscript (excerpts). Diary access courtesy of Halsey C. Herreshoff.)

"Nos. 560 - 567 inclusive [#560s, #561s, #562s, #563s, #564s, #565s, #566s, #567s (also: #569s, #570s, #571s, #572s, #576s, #583s)]. B-3-m [sic].
Buzzards Bay 30ft Cruising Class.
Frame spaces 12 1/3" [center symbol] to [center symbol].
Planking 1 1/8".
Keel 3 7/8" deep. 1 3/8" below rabbate.
Overhang timbers, forward 3 7/8", aft 2 7/8".
Centre board slot (only in false keel) 3".
Timbers sided 1 7/8".
Timbers tapered 1" in 7' 6" x 0." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. [Penciled note in Offset Booklet HH.4.131.] Undated, ca. August 1901. Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection, MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA.)

"Fourteen Buzzards Bay Thirty Footers were built in 1902." (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. 68.)

"While most of the yachts built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in 1902 were steam or rather small sail yachts, they did build the one-design class of Buzzards Bay thirty-footers. There were twelve of these and their dimensions were: L.O.A., forty-six feet six inches; L.W.L., thirty feet; beam, ten feet ten inches; draft, five feet four inches; weight of lead about ten thousand pounds; S.A. one thousand three hundred and twenty-five square feet. They were centerboarders for the shallow waters of Buzzards Bay, and originally set a small club topsail from their masthead which was run up a little above the peak halyards and jib stay. They may be distinguished from the Bar Harbor Thirties by this peculiarity. Some of the Buzzards Bay Thirties are still going and make good cruisers with their shallow draft if the rig has been reduced and modernized." (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. 226.)

"There is considerable bustle in constructing the new centreboard thirty-footers at the Herreshoff shops. There is no time to throw away if the fourteen boats are to be ready in time for the beginning of the yachting season. It is understood that the boats will be drawn by lot the first part of April. Two-thirds of the fleet is now completed. Eight are stored in Walker's Cove yard." (Source: Anon. "Yachts in Bristol Yards." New York Times, January 10, 1902, p. 10.)

"Quakeress, sloop (#565), of Bristol.
Built at [blank] [sic, i.e. Bristol at HMCo].
10.42 gross tons, 8.73 tons; 36 ft. x 10.8 ft. x 5.3 ft. [Register length x breadth x depth.]
One deck, one mast, overhanging head, overhanging stern.
Surveyed and measured, March 6, 1902." (Source: U.S. Customs Department, Bristol, R.I. Custom House Record Book, 1870s to 1904 (Collection of the Herreshoff Marine Museum), s.v. Quakeress.)

"The last of the special class of 30-footers built to race in Massachusetts waters was launched from Herreshoff's yesterday. The drawing for boats in this class was made this week and the names of the yachts will be put on the sterns. The boats are named Auria [sic, i.e. #566s Arria], Anita [#576s Anita], Gamecock [#583s], Zingara [#570s], Larikin [#571s], Mashnee [#569s], Quakeress II [#565s], Pontiac [#567s], Arabian [#564s], Prazilla [sic, i.e. #563s Praxilla], Young Miss [#560s], Nolos [sic, i.e. #561s Notos] and Evelyn [#562s]." (Source: Anon. "Yachting Notes." Bristol Phoenix, May 2, 1902, p. 3.)

"[License issued to vessel under 20 tons. Pos. 225:]
Quakeress, sloop, of Bristol.
Built at Bristol, 1902.
8.73 tons; 36 ft. x 10.8 ft. x 5.3 ft. [Register length x breadth x depth.]
No specifications shown.
Lic[ensed] ([as] yacht) May 2, 1902. Owner: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of Bristol. Master: N. G. Herreshoff.
Surrendered [license] Aug. 5, 1904 at Hyannis. ([Record at:] C[ustom] H[ouse, Providence])." (Source: Survey of Federal Archives, Work Projects Administration. Ships Documents of Rhode Island. Bristol. Ship Registers and Enrollments of the Port of Bristol - Warren Rhode Island, 1941, s.v. Quakeress.)

"Quakeress II, one of the special 30 footers of the Buzzards Bay Class, and owned by W. F. Harrison, is at Herreshoffs to be put in the best possible shape for the race July 4." (Source: Anon. "Bristol and Vicinity." Bristol Phoenix, July 4, 1902, p. 2.)

"... The 30-foot sloop Quakeress II has been sold by Alfred C. Harrison of Philadelphia to Robert Lovering of Taunton. The Quakeress is one of the Buzzard bay one-design 30-footers built by Herreshoff in 1902. ..." (Source: Anon. "Notes from the Week's Log." Boston Globe, June 21, 1908, p. 39.)

"... The following sales of yachts are reported by the Hollis Burgess yacht agency: ... Buzzards bay 30-footer Quakeress II, by Walter C. Lewis to Vice Commodore William L. Barnard of the Hingham Y. C. The Quakeress has been renamed Footpad, and probably will be changed to yawl rig. ..." (Source: Anon. "Notes from the Week's Log." Boston Globe, April 11, 1909, p. 47.)

"... H. B. Crowninshield reports the ... charter of the 30-foot yawl Footpad, ex-Quakeress by W. L. Barnard, to Cleveland Bigelow. ..." (Source: Anon. "Notes From The Week's Log." Boston Globe, June 27, 1909, p. 40.)

"No. 80 --- For Sale --- Most attractive 30-ft. cruising yawl, 47 ft. o. a., 5 ft. 3 in. draught; designed and built by Herreshoff. Very handsomely finished, double planked with brass screw fastenings, has narrow laid white pine deck, mahogany house with over 3 ft. of deck room on each side; mahogany skylights, rail, coaming, etc., brass Herreshoff capstan. Strongly built and a fine sea-boat; has made extensive cruises. Is in exceptional condition in every way and completely equipped. Is not necessary to spend a dollar to add to equipment or inventory. Is stiff and able, having 5 tons of outside lead ballast with moderate rig, and is one of the smartest yawls of this size afloat. Four fixed berths and two transoms, lockers, etc., in the main cabin, large toilet room with fixed wash-bowl, roomy galley with ice-box, stoves, etc., pipe berth forward. Cabin can be partitioned off by bulkheads which go with boat, making double stateroom aft. Lawley tender, new 1908. Two suits of sails, both in first-class condition, and extra spars. Has just been repainted and varnished and can be placed in commission at trifling expense. John G. Alden, 27 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass. [The advertisement certainly refers to #565s Quakeress II, because the dimensions and photo identify the vessel as a Buzzards Bay 30 and Quakeress II was the only BB30 which had been converted to yawl by 1910. Note however the advertisement for the cutter Quakeress II in the same issue a few pages later.]" (Source: Anon. "For Sale." Rudder, March 1910, p. 231.)

"No. 1032 --- For Sale --- Buzzards Bay One-Design Class 30-footer, Quakeress II, designed and built by Herreshoff; 46 ft. 6 in. o. a, 30 ft. w. l., 10 ft. 10 in. beam, 5 ft. 3 in. draught. Illustration shows what a remarkably handsome boat she is. Everything about her is most complete in every respect. Is constructed in the best Herreshoff manner, double planked, and fastened with brass screws. 5 tons of lead on the keel, with small centerboard housing in it, only used when going to windward in rough weather, as she handles easily without board. Full headroom in cabin, which is 10 ft. long and can be divided into passage stateroom and main cabin with two berths in each, or used as one large cabin. Equipment complete for cruising. New Lawley tender. The cabin is well lighted and airy. Two pipe berths forward. She has a beautiful wide deck with mahogany house and mahogany trimmings throughout. Comfortable, water-tight cockpit, which can accommodate seven people most comfortably, and as she is beautifully balanced she steers with great ease. Everything about this yacht is in perfect shape, and she is most desirable in every respect. Hollis Burgess Yacht Agency, 15 Exchange Street, Boston, Mass. [For two reasons a very strange advertisement: 1) By 1910 Quakeress II already had been rerigged as a yawl and was not a cutter anymore as shown in the accompanying photo. 2) In the same March 1910 issue two advertisements, one by John Alden and the other by Hollis Burgess himself, advertised what can only be identified as the yawl Footpad ex Quakeress II. Was Hollis Burgess hedging his bets and advertising the same boat both as a yawl and as a cutter?]" (Source: Anon. "For Sale." Rudder, March 1910, p. 245.)

"No. 1030 --- For Sale --- 30-ft. Herreshoff cruising yawl, 46 ft. o. a., 10 ft. 10 in. breadth, 5 ft. 3 in. draught; 5 tons of lead on keel. Small centerboard under cabin floor, but she handles perfectly without using it. Best Herreshoff construction, double planking, mahogany house and mahogany trim throughout. Cabin is well lighted, airy, has four berths and two transoms, lockers and extra large toilet room. Removable partitions convert cabin into two separate apartments when desired. Full headroom in cabin, toilet and galley. Two pipe berths forward, but one man is amply sufficient. Absolutely complete cruising inventory. Bronze blocks and cleats. Is perfectly balanced, steers easily on all points of sailing and handles beautifully under all conditions. Is handsome, comfortable, dry, tight, fast, able and staunch. Extra suit of sails, also two sets light sails. Watertight cockpit. Perfectly sound and ready for launching. Was scraped and painted since hauling out in October, 1909. Bright Lawley tender. Can be converted to auxiliary at low expense if desired. A great bargain. Hollis Burgess Yacht Agency, 15 Exchange Street, Boston, Mass. [The advertisement certainly refers to #565s Quakeress II, because the dimensions and photo identify the vessel as a Buzzards Bay 30 and Quakeress II was the only BB30 which had been converted to yawl by 1910. Note however the advertisement for the cutter Quakeress II in the same issue a few pages earlier.]" (Source: Anon. "For Sale." Rudder, March 1910, p. 248.)

"... Leslie Soule is cruising along the Maine coast in the 31-foot yawl Footpad, chartered from William L. Barnard. ..." (Source: Anon. "Notes from the Week's Log." Boston Globe, July 24, 1910, p. 40.)

"... Among the yachts fitting out at Lawley's are the yawls Footpad, Commodore William U Barnard, Hingham Y. C., ..." (Source: Anon. "Notes from the Week's Log." Boston Globe, May 18, 1913, p. 56.)

"... Frederick N. Bushnell, who has purchased of Ex-Commodore William L. Barnard of the Hingham Yacht Club the 30-foot cruising yawl Footpad, through the agency of John G. Alden, will change the yacht back to the original name of Quakeress. Her new owner will use the yawl at Marblehead this Summer. ..." (Source: Anon. "Notes from the Week's Log." Boston Globe, May 30, 1915, p. 42.)

"The Hollis Burgess Yacht Agency has sold ... the Herreshoff 30-foot water line sloop Wasaka for J. J. Martin to W. L. Coursen of New York; ... the 30-foot water line yawl Quakeress, formerly of the Buzzard Bay 30-foot class, for Frederick N. Bushnell of Boston to William Y. Peters of Boston; ... " (Source: Anon. "Notes from the Week's Log." Boston Globe, March 19, 1916, p. 54.)

"See also:
Forest and Stream 1901-09-21, p. 231 (BB30 New Class)
Boston Globe 1901-10-20, p. 32 (BB30 plans)
Forest and Stream 1901-11-02, p. 354 (BB30 plans)
Forest and Stream 1901-11-02, p. 355 (BB30 plans)
Forest and Stream 1901-11-02, p. 356 (BB30 plans)
Forest and Stream 1901-11-23, p. 417 (BB30 Trial)
Boston Globe 1901-12-14, p. 4 (BB30 Rules)
Forest and Stream 1901-12-28, p. 515 (BB30 Building progress)
New York Times 1902-02-03, p. 10 (BB30 progress)
Boston Globe 1902-03-30, p. 20 (BB30 photo)
Forest and Stream 1902-04-05, p. 272 (BB30 Almost Finished)
Boston Globe 1902-05-25, p. 37 (BB30 Names)
Boston Globe 1902-05-29, p. 2 (BB30 Transfer)
Boston Globe 1902-06-15, p. 5 (BB30 First Race photo)
Boston Globe 1902-06-18, p. 8 (BB30 Race photo)
Forest and Stream 1902-06-21, p. 493 (BB30 Race)
New York Times 1902-06-23, p. 6 (Herreshoff News Notos)
Boston Globe 1902-06-29, p. 8 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1902-07-05, p. 3 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1902-07-05, p. 17 (BB30 Race incl Anita)
Boston Globe 1902-07-06, p. 11 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1902-07-11, p. 5 (BB30 vs NP30)
New York Times 1902-07-11, p. 3 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1902-07-12, p. 32 (BB30 Race incl Anita)
New York Times 1902-07-12, p. 3 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1902-07-13, p. 5 (BB30 Race in Newport)
NY Tribune 1902-07-13, p. 5 (BB30 Race in Newport)
Forest and Stream 1902-07-19, p. 55 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1902-07-19, p. 56 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1902-07-19, p. 57 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1902-07-20, p. 10 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1902-07-20, p. 35 (BB30 vs NP30 Wahtawah dismasted)
Boston Globe 1902-07-22, p. 4 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1902-07-27, p. 35 (BB30 EYC Special, prize)
Boston Globe 1902-07-27, p. 5 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1902-08-03, p. 10 (BB30 Race)
NY Tribune 1902-08-08, p. 14 (BB30 NYYC Cruise)
Boston Globe 1902-08-10, p. 9 (BB30 Rensselaer Trophy)
Boston Globe 1902-08-12, p. 1 (BB30 NYYC Cruise)
Boston Globe 1902-08-12, p. 2 (BB30 NYYC Cruise)
New York Times 1902-08-12, p. 2 (BB30 Notos)
Boston Globe 1902-08-17, p. 38 (BB30 NYYC Cruise)
Forest and Stream 1902-08-23, p. 151 (BB30 EYC Race)
Forest and Stream 1902-08-23, p. 155 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1902-08-24, p. 6 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1902-08-30, p. 175 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1902-08-31, p. 10 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1902-09-02, p. 8 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1902-09-10, p. 10 (BB30 Season Results)
Forest and Stream 1902-09-13, p. 215 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1902-09-14, p. 10 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1902-09-20, p. 233 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1902-09-21, p. 6 (BB30 Race Season Results)
Boston Globe 1903-06-21, p. 9 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1903-06-27, p. 512 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1903-06-28, p. 9 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1903-07-04, p. 15 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1903-07-05, p. 8 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1903-07-11, p. 36 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1903-07-18, p. 12 (BB30 vs BH31)
Boston Globe 1903-07-19, p. 10 (BB30 Race Dead Heat)
Forest and Stream 1903-07-25, p. 74 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1903-07-26, p. 12 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1903-07-26, p. 26 (BB30 Cruise)
Boston Globe 1903-07-29, p. 8 (BB30 NP30 Race)
NY Tribune 1903-07-29, p. 5 (BB30 NP30 Race)
New York Times 1903-07-30, p. 3 (BB30 vs NP30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1903-08-01, p. 95 (BB30)
Boston Globe 1903-08-02, p. 11 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1903-08-08, p. 116 (BB30 vs NP30)
Boston Globe 1903-08-09, p. 5 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1903-08-16, p. 10 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1903-08-22, p. 153 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1903-08-30, p. 11 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1903-09-06, p. 8 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1903-09-08, p. 13 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1903-09-13, p. 8 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1903-09-26, p. 249 (BB30 Race)
New York Times 1904-01-12, p. 8 (BB30 Season Results)
Forest and Stream 1904-05-21, p. 424 (BB30 Zingara sold)
Boston Globe 1904-06-18, p. 2 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1904-06-26, p. 5 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1904-07-02, p. 13 (BB30 Young Miss Walkover)
Boston Globe 1904-07-03, p. 12 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1904-07-10, p. 11 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1904-07-16, p. 55 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1904-07-17, p. 5 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1904-07-30, p. 96 (BB30 Race incl Anita)
Boston Globe 1904-08-04, p. 11 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1904-08-06, p. 121 (BB30 Race incl Anita)
Boston Globe 1904-08-07, p. 11 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1904-08-14, p. 8 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1904-08-20, p. 163 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1904-08-27, p. 184 (BB30 Race incl Anita)
Boston Globe 1904-08-28, p. 8 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1904-09-04, p. 3 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1904-09-06, p. 9 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1904-09-11, p. 9 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1904-09-17, p. 244 (BB30 Race)
Forest and Stream 1904-09-24, p. 268 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1905-06-11, p. 46 (BB30 Eleven Boats)
Boston Globe 1905-06-18, p. 13 (BB30 No Race)
Boston Globe 1905-07-02, p. 11 (BB30 Walkover)
Boston Globe 1905-07-09, p. 4 (BB30 No Race)
Forest and Stream 1905-07-15, p. 55 (BB30 Young Miss Walkover)
Boston Globe 1905-07-23, p. 18 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1905-07-30, p. 7 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1905-08-06, p. 11 (BB30 Race Cruise)
Forest and Stream 1905-08-19, p. 161 (BB30 Race)
Boston Globe 1905-08-20, p. 21 (BB30 Cruise)
Forest and Stream 1906-10-13, p. 584 (BB30 Young Miss)
Boston Globe 1907-07-05, p. 7 (BB30 apparently Young Miss)
Boston Globe 1907-07-21, p. 44 (BB30 Arria sold)
Boston Globe 1907-07-26, p. 4 (BB30 possibly Duchess)
Boston Globe 1907-08-04, p. 11 (BB30 possibly Duchess)
Forest and Stream 1907-09-14, p. 426 (BB30 Race 2 boats)
Forest and Stream 1908-05-30, p. 864 (BB30 possibly Gamecock Duchess)
Forest and Stream 1908-06-27, p. 1024 (BB30 Quakeress sold)
Forest and Stream 1909-06-26, p. 1026 (BB30 Larikin Zingara sold)
Boston Globe 1910-06-12, p. 39 (BB30 apparently Duchess)
Boston Globe 1910-07-03, p. 48 (BB30 Footpad)
Forest and Stream 1910-07-30, p. 181 (BB30 Race 3 boats)
Forest and Stream 1910-07-30, p. 182 (BB30 Race 3 boats)
Boston Globe 1910-07-31, p. 14 (BB30 possibly Duchess)
Forest and Stream 1910-08-06, p. 223 (BB30 Race 4 boats)
Forest and Stream 1910-11-12, p. 784 (BB30 Notos sold)
Boston Globe 1911-06-04, p. 8 (BB30 Races planned)
Forest and Stream 1912-04-13, p. 473 (BB30 Arabian sold)
New York Times 1912-07-21, p. S3 (BB30 Gamecock Mashnee)
Forest and Stream 1912-08-03, p. 145 (BB30 Race 3 boats)
Forest and Stream 1912-08-03, p. 146 (BB30 Race 3 boats)
Boston Globe 1913-07-22, p. 5 (BB30 Gamecock Duchess)
New York Times 1913-07-22, p. 8 (BB30 Race 4 boats)
Forest and Stream 1913-07-26, p. 114 (BB30 Evelyn Gamecock)
Forest and Stream 1913-07-26, p. 115 (BB30 Evelyn Gamecock)
Forest and Stream 1913-08-02, p. 147 (BB30 4 boats)
Boston Globe 1913-08-03, p. 35 (BB30 Pontiac sold)
Forest and Stream 1913-08-09, p. 178 (BB30 Pontiac sold)
Hartford Courant 1914-03-22, p. X3 (BB30 Scud)
New York Times 1914-05-31, p. S4 (BB30 walkover)
New York Times 1914-07-12, p. S3 (BB30 Race 3 boats)
New York Times 1914-07-16, p. 6 (BB30 Gamecock)
Forest and Stream 1914-07-18, p. 86 (BB30 Race 3 boats)
New York Times 1914-07-18, p. 5 (BB30 Race 3 boats)
Forest and Stream 1914-07-25, p. 118 (BB30 Race 3 boats)
Forest and Stream 1914-07-25, p. 119 (BB30 Race 3 boats)
Forest and Stream 1914-07-25, p. 120 (BB30 Race 3 boats)
Forest and Stream 1914-07-25, p. 121 (BB30 Race 3 boats)
Forest and Stream 1914-07-25, p. 122 (BB30 Race 3 boats)
Forest and Stream 1914-07-25, p. 123 (BB30 Race 3 boats)
Boston Globe 1915-04-18, p. 37 (BB30 Pontiac sold)
New York Times 1915-06-01, p. 10 (BB30 Zingara alone)
New York Times 1915-07-18, p. S4 (BB30 Gamecock Mashnee)
New York Times 1915-07-20, p. 8 (BB30 Race)
New York Times 1915-07-23, p. 7 (BB30 Gamecock)
New York Times 1915-07-24, p. 6 (BB30 Gamecock)
New York Times 1915-07-25, p. S4 (BB30 Gamecock Mashnee)
New York Times 1916-05-31, p. 15 (BB30 Zingara alone)
Boston Globe 1918-06-16, p. 12 (BB30 Quakeress II drown)
New York Times 1922-06-04, p. 29 (BB30 Zingara Young Miss)
New York Times 1925-07-13, p. 22 (BB30 Young Miss Mashnee possibly Duchess)
New York Times 1925-08-01, p. S5 (BB30 Young Miss)
New York Times 1926-08-05, p. 17 (BB30 possible Race)
New York Times 1936-07-09, p. 24 (BB30 possibly Larikin)" (Source: van der Linde, Claas. December 21, 2011.)

"1928. ... H. A. Grimwood bought the yawl Quakeress, ..." (Source: Davis, Jeff. Yachting in Narragansett Bay. Providence, 1946, p. 39.)

"... One of the larger examples of a one-design boat was the Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 30, named for the length of the waterline. It was 46' overall with 1300 square feet of sail. The Harrisons bought one of the twelve that were built in 1902 [#565s Quakeress II]. She was the largest boat Sam Cahoon sailed for them. John Hitchcock [#562s Evelyn] and J. Arthur Beebe [#567s Pontiac] were other Falmouth owners. ...
Amazingly, the Buzzards Bay 30 Quakeress II is ... still with us. She was changed to a yawl rig in 1907, got an engine in 1934, was changed to Marconi rig in 1950, and was renamed Catspaw. Her home waters became Western Long Island Sound and Penobscot Bay, but she gallantly appeared at the Herreshoff Rendezvous in 1987. ..." (Source: Littell, Browne. "Early Days of Racing in Woods Hole." In: Woods Hole Historical Collection (Publisher). Spritsail, Volume 10, Number 2, Summer 1996, p. 24-25. http://www.woodsholemuseum.org/woodspages/sprtsl/v10n2-EarlyRace.pdf, retrieved February 10, 2011.)

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"[Item Description:] Penciled midship section with pinpricks titled 'Buzzards Bay 30. 30ft Class. # 560 to 567 [#560s, #561s, #562s, #563s, #564s, #565s, #566s, #567s (and eventually also #569s, #570s, #571s, #572s, #576s, #583s)]'. With list of scantlings. Marked in right margin '1902'. (Might this be the original sketch for the Buzzards Bay 30 class? This would date it 1901 and not to 1902 as suggested by the note in the margin --- which may well have been added in later years)." (Source: Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE04_04110. Penciled Sketch. Folder [no #]. 1901 ???.)
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"[Item Description:] HMCo Plan HH.5.02111 (029-015).. Blueprint general arrangement plan with plan view and inboard profile of two designs marked in pencil 'No 1' (with round-cornered deckhouse with portholes tiller steering) and 'No 2' (with rectangular trolley car-style deckhouse with rectangular windows and horizontal wheel steering) titled 'Proposed Designs for 30ft Class [Buzzards Bay 30 Class: #560s, #561s, #562s, #563s, #564s, #565s, #566s, #567s, #569s, #570s, #571s, #572s, #576s, #583s]. Scale 3/8in = 1ft. June 7th, 1901'." (Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. (creator). Blueprint. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0054. WRDT08, Folder 6, formerly MRDE10. 1901-06-07.)
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"[Item Description:] Blueprint general arrangement plan with plan view and inboard profile titled '30ft Cruising Class for Buzzard's Bay [Buzzards Bay 30 Class: #560s, #561s, #562s, #563s, #564s, #565s, #566s, #567s, #569s, #570s, #571s, #572s, #576s, #583s]. Scale 3/8in. June 17, 1901'. With penciled hull notes of the first boats ordered '560 - 60 - 62 - 63 - 64 - 65 - 66 - 67'." (Source: Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0029. Blueprint. WRDT08, Folder 3, formerly MRDE08. 1901-06-17.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph hull sections and displacement curve titled 'Nos. 560 - 567 [#560s, #561s, #562s, #563s, #564s, #565s, #566s, #567s (and eventually also #569s, #570s, #571s, #572s, #576s, #583s)]. Final. July 14, 1901'. With calculations for displacement of 'body' and 'keel part' arriving at a total of 304.1cuft = 19460lbs." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE04_04250. Folder [no #]. 1901-07-14.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph lead sections titled 'Buzzards Bay 30 footers. Nos. 560-567 inclusive, also [blank] [#560s, #561s, #562s, #563s, #564s, #565s, #566s, #567s (and eventually also #569s, #570s, #571s, #572s, #576s, #583s)]. Aug[ust] 3, 1901. Scale 1 1/2in'. With calculations and note 'Required 9820lbs lead = 13.8cuft --- c.g. [at] 55.4[%] of w.l. c.b. slot = ...' and concluding with note '... = 10110lbs for[?] 23in deep. 9820/10110 of 23 = 22 1/2 nearly at the preferred[?] depth of lead'." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Lead Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE04_09140. Folder [no #]. 1901-08-03.)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Penciled list of Buzzards Bay 30 building numbers, names, delivery dates, owner names and, as a separate list, dates to begin rigging:]
8[:] 560 [#560s]. Young Miss. May 28. Whittemore.
9[:] 561 [#561s]. Notos. May 28.
6[:] 562 [#562s]. Evelyn. May 21.
3[:] 563 [#563s]. Praxilla. May 15.
10[:] 564 [#564s]. Arabian. May 28. Winsor.
2[:] 565 [#565s]. Quakeress II. May 4. Harrison.
12[:] 566 [#566s]. Arria. May 30. Cotton.
4[:] 567 [#567s]. Pontiac. May 15.
7[:] 569 [#569s]. Mashnee. May 23. Emmons.
5[:] 570 [#570s]. Zingara. May 15.
14[:] 571 [#571s]. Larikin. May ?. Rob. Bacon.
1[:] 572 [#572s]. Wahtawah. May 1. Rogers.
13[:] 576 [#576s]. Anita. June 7. Crane.
11[:] 583 [#583s]. Gamecock. May 28. L. Bacon.
Begin to Rig:
1[:] 572 Apr 25 [Delivery May] 1.
2[:] 565 Apr 29 [Delivery May] 4.
3[:] 563 May 2 [Delivery] 15.
4[:] 567 May 6 [Delivery] 15.
5[:] 570 May 9 [Delivery] 15.
6[:] 562 May 13 [Delivery] 21.
7[:] 569 May 16 [Delivery] 23.
8[:] 560 May 20 [Delivery] 28.
9[:] 561 May 23 [Delivery] 28.
10[:] 564 May 27 [Delivery] 28.
11[:] 583 May 30 [Delivery] 28 [sic].
12[:] 566 June 3 [Delivery May] 30 [sic].
13[:] 576 June 6 [Delivery] 7.
14[:] 571 [Blank.]" (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (?) (creator). Penciled List. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE03_02930. Folder [no #]. No date (1902-05 ?).)
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"[Item Transcription:] Order book with carbon copy duplicates of instructions given by NGH titled 'Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Orders from N.G. Herreshoff'. Relevant contents:
§19: Work Order [For] #213p, #215p, #216p, #560s, #561s, #562s, #563s, #564s, #565s, #566s, #567s -- #569s, #570s, #571s, #572s. [When wanted] As made. Chain cables (1901-09-30)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Order Book. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE08_03460. Folder [no #]. 1900-02 to 1909-10.)
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① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ ⑩ ⑪ ⑫ ⑬ ⑭ ⑮ ⑯ ⑰ ⑱ ⑲ ⑳ ㉑ ㉒ ㉓ ㉔ ㉕ ㉖ ㉗ ㉘ ㉙ ㉚ ㉛ ㉜ ㉝ ㉞ ㉟ ㊱ ㊲ ㊳ ㊴ ㊵ ㊶ ㊷ ㊸ ㊹ ㊺ ㊻ ㊼ ㊽ ㊾ ㊿
① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ ⑩ ⑪ ⑫ ⑬ ⑭ ⑮ ⑯ ⑰ ⑱ ⑲ ⑳ ㉑ ㉒ ㉓ ㉔ ㉕

Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #565s Quakeress II even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.

• Ryan, Arliss and Eric Sponberg. "The Buzzards Bay 30s." Herreshoff Marine Museum Chronicle, Spring 1983, p. 3; Fall 1983, p. 3; Spring 1984, p. 3. (267 kB)
  Document is copyrighted: Yes, used with permission. Copyright holder: Herreshoff Marine Museum. Class history. Brief vessel biographies.
• Bray, Maynard. "The Buzzards Bay Thirties. Four 1902 Sloops Simultaneously Restored." Wooden Boat #203, July/August 2008, p. 64-68. (3,624 kB)
  Document is copyrighted: Yes, used with permission. Copyright holder: Maynard Bray (text). Class history. Brief vessel biographies. Linesplan.
• Bray, Maynard and Benjamin Mendlowitz (photographer). "The Buzzards Bay Thirties." Wooden Boat #204, September/October 2008, p. 92-95. (1,033 kB)
  Document is copyrighted: Yes. Copyright holder: Maynard Bray (text) and Benjamin Mendlowitz (photos).

• Quakeress II (HMCo-made index card)
• Quakeress II (MIT Museum-made index card)
• Note: The vessel index cards comprise two sets of a total of some 3200 cards about vessels built by HMCo, with dimensions and information regarding drawings, later or former vessel names, and owners. They were compiled from HMCo's early days until 1920 and added to in later decades, apparently by Hart Nautical curator William A. Baker and his successors. While HMCo seems to have used only one set of index cards, all sorted by name and, where no name was available, by number, later users at MIT apparently divided them into two sets of cards, one sorted by vessel name, the other by vessel number and greatly expanded the number of cards. Original HMCo cards are usually lined and almost always punched with a hole at bottom center while later cards usually have no hole, are unlined, and often carry substantially less information. All cards are held by the Francis Russell Hart Nautical Collections of the MIT Museum in Cambridge, Mass.

Name: Quakeress II
Type: Cutter
Length: 30'
Owner: Harrison, A. C.

Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. "A Partial List of Herreshoff Clients." In: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. Herreshoff Yachts. Bristol, Rhode Island, ca. 1931.

• Quakeress II
• Footpad ex-Quakeress II
• Kevin ex-Quakeress II
• Note: The L. Francis Herreshoff index cards comprise a set of some 1200 cards about vessels built by HMCo, with dimensions and / or ownership information. Apparently compiled in the early 1930s, for later HMCo-built boats like the Fishers Island 23s or the Northeast Harbor 30s are not included. Added to in later decades, apparently by L. F. Herreshoff as well as his long-time secretary Muriel Vaughn and others. Also 46 cards of L. F. Herreshoff-designed vessels. The original set of index cards is held by the Herreshoff Marine Museum and permission to display is gratefully acknowledged.

Name: Quakeress II
Type: 30' cutter
Owner: W. F. Harrison
Year: 1902
Row No.: 553

Source: Herreshoff, L. Francis. "Partial List of Herreshoff-Built Boats." In: Herreshoff, L. Francis. Capt. Nat Herreshoff. The Wizard of Bristol. New York, 1953, p. 325-343.

Month: June [sic, i.e. no month]
Day: 18/21 [sic, i.e. no day]
Year: 1901
E/P/S: S
No.: 0565
Name: Quakeress II
LW: 30'
B: 10' 10"
D: 5' 3"
Rig: cutter
K: y
CB: y
Ballast: Lead O.
Amount: $4525.00
Notes Constr. Record: Pole mast. Double leading.
Last Name: Harrison
First Name: A. C.

Source: Vermilya, Peter and Maynard Bray. "Transcription of the HMCo. Construction Record." Unpublished database, ca. 2000.

Note: The transcription of the HMCo Construction Record by Peter Vermilya and Maynard Bray was performed independently (and earlier) than that by Claas van der Linde. A comparison of the two transcriptions can be particularly useful in those many cases where the handwriting in the Construction Record is difficult to decipher.

"Converted from cutter to yawl in 1909." (Lloyd's Register of American Yachts, 1919, p. 197.)

"Sail number A-5." (Source: Bray, Maynard. Woodenboat #203, July/August 2008, p. 66.)

"Quakeress was owned by Capt. Jim Sharp of Camden, ME as Catspaw for one season in the late 1960s." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. August 26, 2015.)

"Contract date and month were estimated from preceding entry in construction record." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. 2008.)

"Built in 205 days (contract to launch; equivalent to $22/day, 98 lbs displacement/day)." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. January 16, 2024.)

"Actual sail area 1310." (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. [Penciled note by NGH on letter from Frank Bowne Jones to NGH.] Herreshoff Marine Museum Correspondence, Folder 42 (new), 32 (old). September 28, 1903.)

"Displacement 20000 lbs from pencilled note by NGH on letter from Frank Bowne Jones to NGH in Herreshoff Marine Museum Correspondence, Folder 42 (new), 32 (old), dated September 28, 1903. Note that NGH noted in his design book a displacement of 19460 lbs." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. February 17, 2017.)

Note: Research notes contain information about a vessel that is often random and unedited but has been deemed useful for future research.