1917 CHAS. M. FARRELL

Object/Artifact

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club

Name/Title

1917 CHAS. M. FARRELL

Entry/Object ID

1917 Farrell

Tags

Boats

Description

The wooden boat CHAS. M. FARRELL, a Dolphin Club Sliding-Seat Lapstrake Double.

Use

San Francisco Bay: recreation, regattas, and piloting club open-water swimming events.

Made/Created

Artist

Thomas R Keenan, Boatbuilder

Date made

1917

Place

City

San Francisco

State/Province

California

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

HAER CA 2359

Notes

Line drawings and a history of the FARRELL are listed as HAER CA-2359 on the HAER (Historic American Engineering Records) for the Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/ca4417/

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Length and beam of boat

Width

55 in

Length

18 ft

Weight

350 lb

Dimension Notes

Oar length 9 feet and 27-1/2" handle to button

Materials

Material

Wood

Material Notes

Port Orford cedar planking and various hard woods. Copper rivets and brass fittings. Le Tonkinois Varnish.

Location

Room

Zahler Boathouse

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Acquisition

Notes

Built to specifications for the Dolphin Club in 1917. Rebuilt and lofted in 1986 in the Dolphin Club boatshop.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Charles M. Farrell

Notes

Boat named for Farrell

Related Publications

Publication

Dolphin Log

Notes

Dolphin Club Log (club newsletter) article: Spring 2017, Page 4, "Charles M. Farrell double turns 100" by Richard Cooper

Web Links and URLs

Library of Congress HAER Entry