Detail - Hull 883
| Status: | FOUND | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Name: | Thistle | Current Name: | Thistle |
| Hull No: | 883 | Home Port: | Watch Hill, RI |
| Contracted By: | R. Barrie | Current Owner(s): | Bruce Grinnell |
| Contract Date: | 9/14/1922 | Owner Since: | 2001 |
| Class: | 15-Footer | Sail Number: | 4 |
| Sub-Class: | Watch Hill 15 | ||
| Original Rig: | J&M | ||
| Current Rig: | marconi | ||
| Original Price: | $1,533 | Restored By: | George Nicholas (2001) |
| LOA: | 24 ft. 6 in. | Maintained By: | |
| LWL: | 15 ft. 0 in. | Notes: | |
| Beam: | 6 ft. 9 in. | ||
| Draft: | 2 ft. 3 in. | ||
| Designer: | Sidney Herreshoff | Other Resources: | HCR |
| Gallery / Galleries: | |||
| Provenance: |
| Owner | Years | Location | Boat Name | Sail No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Barrie | 1923 - 1932 | Watch Hill, RI | Thistle | 4 |
| Geoffrey Moore | 1932 - 1938 | Watch Hill, RI | Geanca | 4 |
| J.M. Schoonmaker | 1948 - 1951 | Watch Hill, RI | Neptune | 4 |
| Harold Q. Moore | 1951 - ???? | Neptune | ||
| Parker Brothers | ???? - 1971 | Greenhaven, CT | ||
| James Nicholas | 1971 - 1995 | Watch Hill, RI | Thistle | 4 |
| George Nicholas | 1995 - 2001 | Watch Hill, RI | Thistle | 4 |
The boat went adrift during the 1938 hurricane.
