We're a bit late in pointing this out, but our friend Rick Carrion (at top, standing), a retired school teacher who has worked tirelessly for many years to restore this racing classic, was featured in the August issue of Wooden Boat.
Last year, we were privileged to sail aboard Elf, a splendid gaff-rigged cutter, designed by George Lawley & Sons and built in 1888 in Boston. The photos were taken at the time.
Rick's odyssey with the boat began in 1971 when he bought the nearly sinking Marconi yawl as a liveaboard during his college days. It was years later that he uncovered the documentation number and discovered the boat's pedigree and the nature of its original rig. Billionaire Peter Kellogg has been among the benefactors on the 17-year, half-million dollar, restoration project.
You can read more here at the Classic Yacht Restoration Guild's site: http://www.cyrg.org/elf.htm and in the Wooden Boat piece.
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