Esprit II Chartered by McP for Spring Off Sounding -- 1960
American: 1960
Black and white photograph
Titled in pencil on the mat
13.25 x 10.25 inches, mat window
18.75 x 15 inches, framed overall
Provenance: Barbara C. & John B. McPherson, Old Lyme, Connecticut
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1960 Off Soundings Club Regatta
Photograph of Yacht Esprit II
Photograph of Yacht Esprit II
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Photograph in frame
 Detail |
 Off Soundings Club cloth patch and tie tack |
Inscription on mat
Black and white photograph of the racing yacht Esprit II, shown in crisp focus and brilliant contrast sailing over a wave in the Spring 1960 Off Soundings Club regatta.
According to the title inscribed on the mat, Esprit II was chartered by John B. McPherson of Old Lyme, Connecticut to compete in the annual Spring Series of races held by the Off Soundings Club (OSC). McPherson was an electro-mechanical engineer and a committee member of the OSC, a yacht racing organization founded in 1933 and based in Southern New England and New York State, that runs weekend races for its members. McPherson’s OSC Race Committee cloth blazer patch and OSC logo tie bar are included with the photograph.
References:
“Frequently Asked Questions. (FAQ.pdf)” Off Soundings Club. 2009. http://offsoundings.org/index.html (12 June 2009).