L. Francis Herreshoff

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Lewis Francis Herreshoff
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Born(1890-11-11)November 11, 1890
Bristol, Rhode Island
DiedDecember 1, 1972(1972-12-01) (aged 82)
OccupationShip Designer
Parent(s)Nathanael Greene Herreshoff

L. (Lewis) Francis Herreshoff (November 11, 1890 – December 1972), was a boat designer, naval architect, editor, and author of books and magazine articles.[1] Early in his career he worked for the Herreshoff Manufacturing and for naval architect Starling Burgess.

Biography[]

Herreshoff was born on November 11, 1890, in Bristol, Rhode Island, to Clara Anna DeWolf (1853–1905) and Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938). In 1926, after naval service and work for Starling Burgess, he went into business for himself in Marblehead, Massachusetts, as a designer of racing and pleasure yachts, canoes, kayaks and other small craft. Herreshoff died December 1972.[2]

Herreshoff was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2014.[3]

Notable designs[]

Herreshoff's designs included:

Publications[]

His books include The Common Sense of Yacht Design, The Compleat Cruiser, Capt. Nat Herreshoff: The Wizard of Bristol, The Writings of L. Francis Herreshoff, Sensible Cruising Designs and An L. Francis Herreshoff Reader. He published numerous magazine articles, notably the 'How To Build' series in the magazine The Rudder. Herreshoff's success as an author is especially impressive in one sense; his dyslexia had led his father to shunt him into agricultural school.

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References[]

  1. ^ "L. Francis Herreshoff Collection". Mystic Seaport. Retrieved 2011-04-26. Lewis Francis Herreshoff (1890-1972), the son of Nathanael G. Herreshoff, was a naval architect, editor and author of numerous books and articles. As a young man, Mr. Herreshoff had the opportunity to work in each area of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. During World War I, he designed for the U. S. Navy, and he later worked for naval architect W. Starling Burgess. By 1926, he was self-employed, designing racing and cruising yachts, canoes, kayaks and other small craft. His racing yachts include a 1930 Americas Cup contender ...
  2. ^ Boston Globe, The (December 4, 1972). "L. Francis Herreshoff, Sailing Yacht Designer". Obituaries. Vol. 202, no. 157 (main ed.). p. 35. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. |volume= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ National Sailing Hall of Fame. "Lewis Francis Herreshoff 2014 Inductee". Nshof.org. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Juneau Empire (August 22, 1999). "Whale Baleen Found in Hull of Sunken Sailboat" (AP). Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Buzzards Bay 14 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Prudence (Herreshoff) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Rozinante (Herreshoff) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  8. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Stuart Knockabout sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.



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