WHIRLWIND, WEETAMOE, and ENTERPRISE, J boats underway, 1930

safety negative

5 x 7 Kodak safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on June 16, 1930. Image of 130' Herreshoff designed, George Lawley & Son, Corp. built J class sloop WHIRLWIND (built 1930 in S. Boston, Mass.), 126' Sparkman & Stephens designed, Herreshoff built J class sloop WEETAMOE (built 1930 in Bristol, R.I.) and 121' Burgess & Morgan, Inc. designed, Herreshoff built J class sloop ENTERPRISE (built 1930 in Bristol, R.I.) underway. Visible in image: port beam views of J Boats (left to right), WHIRLWIND, WEETAMOE, and ENTERPRISE on starboard close reach under marconi rigged mainsail, staysail, jib and flying jib. For more information see: A CENTURY UNDER SAIL, text by Stanley Z. Rosenfeld, page 64. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. Stamped on original negative sleeve: "39945F" and handwritten: "6/16 / Whirlwind-Weetamoe & Enterprise / Box 2825 / CUS / pg 64".

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection