Lewis Francis Herreshoff filed his improvements to the sailboat in 1923, concentrating on the mast systems and the efficiency of the sails. His interest was racing, and it shows in the drawing.
Etched into high-quality birch, the detail of those drawings is a striking record of one man’s determination to get more out of the wind. It sits well in a hallway, an office, or any room that leans nautical.
