Schooner Colonia-05, 17 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 sprint regatta of the larchmont 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 - larchmont race a drift. Date: 17 June 1899.