Crossing Tacks: New York 50s in Long Island Sound, 1920 by Laura Cooper oil • 16 x 18 inches • $6,800 “When the New York 50s came out in 1913, they were the largest class of one design yachts ever built. Fifty feet at the waterline but 72 feet LOA, they drew almost 10 feet of water. Nine were ordered that first year and were sailed with a captain, two sailors, and a steward.” —LC
Herreshoff S-Class, Quissett, Cape Cod, c. 1932 by Richard Loud, oil on linen • 15 x 27 inches • $8,800 “The Herreshoff S-Class sloop debuted in 1920, and the 27.5-foot one design is still fiercely competitive today. The fleet in Quissett started with 14 boats in 1928. Today, seven are actively sailed and raced out of Quissett Harbor.”—RL
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