CANCELLED Lecture: Restoring Vintage Hudson River Ice Yachts: Linking the Past and Present

Restoring Vintage Hudson River Ice Yachts: Linking the Past and Present

Wednesday, November 11, 2020 | 7 PM | Wooden Boat School Classroom

$5/person | HRMM Members FREE

Hudson River Ice Yacht Club Historian Brian Reid will look at the history of ice yachting on the Hudson River, through restoration efforts of three historic ice yachts, Jack Frost (1893), Whiff (1876) and Manhassett (1906).  Through their restoration work, Brian will explore the origins of ice yachting in the Hudson Valley, ice yacht races, design improvements and stories of colorful ice yachting figures. Hudson River Ice Yacht Club was established in 1885 and re-organized in 1964. Club members maintain, restore, and sail the beautiful antique, stern steering ice yachts, most well over 100 years old. Brian owns several vintage ice yachts, including Cyclone, built in 1901 for Herman Livingston Rogers of Hyde Park.

Speaker Bio: Brian Reid is long time club historian and past secretary of the Hudson River Ice Yacht Club (HRIYC). HRIYC was established in 1885 and re-organized in 1964. Club members maintain, restore and sail the beautiful, antique, stern steering ice yachts, most well over 100 years old. Brian owns several vintage ice yachts, including Cyclone, built in 1901 for Herman Livingston Rogers of Hyde Park. 

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