The sloop Drusilla (1892)
The sloop Drusilla - designed by the legendary Nat Herreshoff - photographed in August 1892. My colorizationof an image in the Library of Congress archive.
Drusilla, built for E. D. Morgan, commodore of the NYYC, was the last boat contracted at the HMC yard in 1891.
In his book "Herreshoff Sailboats", Gregory O. Jones discusses some of the features of this yacht, which measured 50 feet on the deck and35 feet on the waterline:
"Drusilla´s hullform had more beam and less depth than other bulbed fin-keel boats, to give her form stability before the ballasted fin keelbegan to take effect, typically at 15 - 20 degrees of heel. This was done in the interest of comfort, to allow the boat to sail more nearly upright. With some stability from the hullform, Nat reduced the ballast, but the result was that Drusilla sailend on her ear anyway. She wastaken out of the water and a new, heavier bulb was attached. The modification provided the necessary stability, but the additional weightsubmerged the intended waterline."
It appears that Morgan soon sold Drusilla to Louis M. Rutherford, who was named as the owner in the October - March 1894 issue of the Outing Magazine.
The sloop Drusilla (1892)
The sloop Drusilla - designed by the legendary Nat Herreshoff - photographed in August 1892. My colorizationof an image in the Library of Congress archive.
Drusilla, built for E. D. Morgan, commodore of the NYYC, was the last boat contracted at the HMC yard in 1891.
In his book "Herreshoff Sailboats", Gregory O. Jones discusses some of the features of this yacht, which measured 50 feet on the deck and35 feet on the waterline:
"Drusilla´s hullform had more beam and less depth than other bulbed fin-keel boats, to give her form stability before the ballasted fin keelbegan to take effect, typically at 15 - 20 degrees of heel. This was done in the interest of comfort, to allow the boat to sail more nearly upright. With some stability from the hullform, Nat reduced the ballast, but the result was that Drusilla sailend on her ear anyway. She wastaken out of the water and a new, heavier bulb was attached. The modification provided the necessary stability, but the additional weightsubmerged the intended waterline."
It appears that Morgan soon sold Drusilla to Louis M. Rutherford, who was named as the owner in the October - March 1894 issue of the Outing Magazine.