ACUSHLA, #NY51, and ISTALENA, #NY57, New York Yacht Club 50's at Larchmont Fall Regatta, 1921

glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rosenfeld, Morris
USA, NY, Larchmont
1921-09-05
glass
overall: 6 x 8 in.; 15.24 x 20.32 cm

6 x 8 glass plate negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on September 5, 1921. Image of 72' Sparkman & Stephens, Inc. designed, Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. built New York 50 sloops ACUSHLA and ISTALENA (built 1913 in Bristol, R.I.) at Larchmont Yacht Club Fall Regatta. Visible in image: starboard quarter view of ACUSHLA (NY/51) and port quarter view of ISTALENA (NY/57) crossing close-hauled port and starboard tacks respectively, with gaff-rigged mainsails, topsails, club-footed staysails and flying jibs raised, land in background. The NYYC 50s were the largest class of one-design yachts of this size (72 feet) in the history of yachting. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. For more information see: A CENTURY UNDER SAIL, text by Stanley Z. Rosenfeld, page 38. Handwritten on original negative sleeve: "Fall Regatta Larchmont Yacht Club / Box 184 / NY 51 and NY 57 / Acushla + Istalena III", typed: "4285-S" and stamped: "SEP 5 1921".

1984.187.4285S

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection