Schooner Colonia-06, 20 June 1899

Larchmont yacht club commodore clarence ashley postley's schooner colonia (designed and built as a sloop in 1893 by herreshoff to be a candidate in the 1893 america's cup) rerigged as a schooner under the supervision of archibald cary smith, who fitted her with a centerboard. She is pictured here in the atlantic yacht club, where she had a sail over due to a lack of opponents in her class. New york times - colonia as a schooner new york times - yachts race in a blow. Date: 20 June 1899.