Posts from — May 2009

The Spaulding Center’s boats Polaris and Pegasus both competed in yesterday’s Master Mariners Regatta of classic wooden boats on San Francisco Bay. Another Spaulding-designed boat, Chrysopyle, a privately-owned 46′ sloop, also participated in the race. It was a cold and foggy day on the Bay, but Spaulding Center staff, volunteers and friends who served as crew reported they had a great time.

The regatta originated in 1867 in a Fourth of July race among the large coastal schooners, sailing scows and other working boats of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Polaris is a 34 foot gaff-rigged pumpkinseed sloop, built on San Francisco Bay in 1906.

Polaris heading towards starting line off San Francisco waterfront

Pegasus is a Myron Spaulding-designed Spaulding 33, built in San Francisco by Michael Schnapp in 1962.

Pegasus on starboard tack

Pegasus in 2009 Master Mariners Regatta

Chrysopyle was orignally a yawl, designed and built at the Spaulding Boatworks in 1961.

Spaulding-designed sloop Chrysopyle

Competitors after the race at Encinal Yacht Club

This animated walkaround was photographed on May 7 and shows Freda under restoration at the Spaulding Center. Freda, a 32′ gaff sloop, began her life in 1885 in Belvedere on San Francisco Bay, and is the oldest private sailing yacht on the West Coast. You can read more about Freda on our Freda Web page.

You can view another Flash animation photographed from a lower angle on the Restoring Freda page on our Web site.

Note:  The Flash photo animations require Adobe Flash and JavaScript and could take a few moments to load depending on your Internet connection.