St. Lawrence Sailing Skiff
St. Lawrence Sailing Skiff
Date Built: ca 1902
Builder: George W. Miller
Length: 19'
Beam: 3'8"
Accession Number: 1999.015
Donor: Harold Herrick III
About:
George W. Miller built this sailing skiff here in Clayton in 1902 for the donor's great-grandmother. It was kept in the Herrick Family's boathouse at "Kumtuit," on the head of nearby Grindstone Island. The Herrick Family participated in weekend races here on the River including the "Cork Screw Race." This skiff won the Ellis Cup Race in 1966 and the New York Times documented it in the article "Old Boats Never Die in Clayton, NY." Restoration was done on her in the 1970s by Melvin Calhoun and again 25 years later by Milton Carnegie, of Grindstone Island. Note the drop down folding centerboard that revolutionized St. Lawrence skiff sailing.
