Newport Harbor Nautical Museum Photo Collection by Glenn Zagoren
(Above): Yachts Ramona (left) and Seaward (right) off Newport Harbor, September 1919. Ramona was a 109 ft. gaff tops'/ schooner designed by Nathaniel Herreshoff and built by the Herreshoff Mfg. Co., Bristol, RI. Seaward was a 106 ft. gaff tops'/ schooner, shown here with her fisherman stays'/ set to windward. Designed by John Alden, she was built by Hodgdon Bros., East Boothbay, Maine, in 191 7. (background photo): A great editorial photo showing the arrival of the Industrial Age. As racing boats rush into Long Beach harbor, square-riggers and schooners sit idol at the dock in August 1928; Both photos by W. C. Sawyer.