NY40 Marilee
Lewiston, Maine: Privately Printed, 2017. 1st Edition. Quarto. Fine / Fine. Item #17907
An exquisite photodocumentary of the famed NY40 yacht, 'Marilee', designed by Nathaniel Herreshoff and launched in 1926 and the 13th of the NY40s created for members of the New York Yacht Club.
"Produced with a limited print run for exclusive distribution by the owner of the Marilee."
This oblong quarto is chock full of gorgeous modern color photography, historic black and whites, as well as historic yacht plans.
"MARILEE is one of only four remaining examples of the New York Yacht Club 40 class, all of which are racing actively today. The other three NY40s are ROWDY, TYPHOON (ex-MAISIE) and RUGOSA.
"In 1915, the New York Yacht Club commissioned a new one-design class, the NY40. Nathanael Herreshoff’s objective was to design a competitive racer that was seaworthy for ocean racing, as well as comfortable, for providing accommodations for coastal cruising.
"Twelve of the NY40 Class were launched in 1916 and the new design initially came under criticism for its wide beam and high freeboard – a major design shift from Herreshoff’s earlier class racers. “Flying Saucer” became its moniker of the day, but it was not long before the boat’s performance was proven on the racecourse and the “flying saucers” soon became known as the “Fighting Forties.”
The first twelve NY40s only saw two racing seasons before the country was engaged in the Great War. It would not be until 1920 that racing would resume. In 1926, two new NY40s were launched – MARILEE (Hull #955) for Edward I. Cudahy, a Midwest publisher who summered in Marion, Massachusetts and her sister ship, RUGOSA II (Hull #983), built for Russell Grinnell of Exeter, Rhode Island." - Yachting World
148pp on superior glossy paper stock. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Included is the original black box along with the black paper wrap with gold wax seal. The book is in Fine condition, though as are the dust jacket and box. The front endpaper has a shallow vertical crease from packaging during publication.
Price: $150.00