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LUCIE yacht

Post by aukepalmhof » Sun Feb 19, 2017 7:58 pm

The stamp appeared in 1937 to little fanfare, purporting to show a “typical Bermuda yacht.” The governor of the British Crown Colony had personally selected the photograph of LUCIE, thinking it to be the VIKING, a local six-meter. Apparently, someone in the postal ministry realized the error but decided that nobody would ever notice. In fact, nobody did until VIKING’s owner took out his magnifying glass.
However, when Bermuda revamped its stamp set in 1938 to substitute George VI for George V, the LUCIE stamp sailed on with only a slight color modification. That’s when the furor erupted. A headline in a New York paper declared, “American Yacht on Bermuda Issue Makes Britons Angry All Over Again” and the story appeared in papers wherever yachting was popular

The six-meter yacht LUCIE was designed in 1931 by Clinton Crane and built by Nevin’s at City Island, New York for Briggs Cuningham, Saltport Conn.
1932 Completed as the LUCIE named after his first wife.
She was specially built for racing between the U.S. and Bermuda under the International 6-metre rule.
LUCIE was in the winning American team in the British-American Cup races on the Solent in 1932, at Long Island in 1934, and took part in the races at Bermuda in 1934 for the Prince of Wales Cup.
In 1940 was she renamed in LUCIE/STORK; Previous owner, Wilmot Vail, Rooney Castle, Rochester, N.Y.
In 1962 was her previous owner Hugh T. Brown, Hamilton Ontario and was she sailing on Lake Ontario under the name LUCIE/STORK.
In 1968 was her previous owner Mathews; National Yacht Club in Toronto, On. still under the name LUCIE/STORK.
In 1986 she had as previous owners first Patrick T. Henley then Peter J. Durand and Frederick M. Miller and was she sailing under the name LUCIE.
In 2004 her previous owner Thomas Owsley Rodes still sailing as the LUCIE.
In 2005 was her previous owner Gregory C. Carroll, not renamed.
2011The LUCIE is now owned by Matt Brooks, STFYC, San Francisco, CA. she is restored.
Displacement 8,300 Lbs., dim. now. 37 x 6 x 5.6ft. (draught), length on waterline 23 ft.
2017 Still sailing as the LUCIE by this owner.

Source: Log Book 7/74. http://lucie.org/about/
Bermuda 1936 2d sg101, scott108. 1938 2d sg112-112a, scott109/109A
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1936 lucie.jpg
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1940 lucie.jpg

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