This past Labor Day I was on the water photographing local yacht club races when a sail on the horizon caught my eye. I could tell by the shape and size of the sail that it was a large boat of a bygone era. It was also moving quickly in the fresh north wind. I abandoned the race and set an intercept course to see what this intriguing boat was. Sure enough, it was an obvious classic with beautiful graceful lines and a dark hull that was low and sleek. I pulled within hailing distance, held up my camera, and asked the two people on board if it would be all right if I took a few pictures. With a smile they kindly said yes so I circled them a couple of times taking a number of shots before leaving them to enjoy their beautiful boat on a perfect sailing day. They had told me it was a 1926 Alden so when I got home I googled it and learned that it was one of the Q-boat class and about 50' in length. It was a popular racing class that started in the early 1900's. The little information I could find mentioned a Nor'easter III, IV and V. There was no mention of the first Nor'easter but I'm assuming this is it.If someone knows the owners I would appreciate a way to get in touch so I can share a few of the pictures I took this day.
2 comments:
Hi Dan-
Thanks so much for postign your pictures of us. We are Nor'easter IV. 3 - 5 were Qs.
All the best,
Shelia Graves
Hey Dan,
My wife, Shelia, was driving Nor'easter and I was the guy running around trimming. We were on our way back to IHYC from the classic regatta circuit in Nantucket Sound/Narragansett Bay area.
We think Nor'easter 3 has long since gone to the boneyard but we know Nor'easter 5 (a Herreshoff double-ender) is presently living on Big Horn Lake in Montana.
The 'Q's were the first good sized class to come out under the Universal Rule and, of the 50 or so thast were designed and built between the late 1890s and about 1934, we know of at least 8 that are still floating.
We can be reached at tgraves4@optonline.net
Cheers,
Ted Graves
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