Easterner (US-18)

Designer: C. Raymond Hunt & F.C. Williams Associates | Builder: James E. Graves, Inc.

Year Built: 1958 | Other Names: Newsboy (1969)

Length Overall: 19.94m | Waterline: 14.35m

Beam: 3.66m | Draft 2.79m | Displacement: 27.8 tons | Sail Area: 179sq. m

Construction: double-planked mahogany, oak frames

First Owner: Easterner Syndicate, U.S.A.

Current Owner: Scott Bernard | Homeport: Annapolis, MD

2018
Scott Bernard (Annapolis, MD) purchased Easterner with plans to race in Newport, RI and Annapolis, MD. She will undergo a refit keeping the hull bright and the bottom white. Near future plans include racing in Newport- Summer 2018, and Annapolis- Fall / Winter 2018-9.

2014
Thorpe Lesson (Newport,RI) purchased Easterner, and started a refit in Maine.

1995-2013
Arthur Schlossmann (Jamestown RI), SASA Charters Inc., purchased her and undertook a refit at the Brooklin Boat Yard and Cove Haven Marina with a major structural restoration including re-framing, re-fastening and refinishing. In 2008 Schlossmann donated Easterner to Sail to Prevail (Newport, RI), The National Disabled Sailing Program.

1967-1995
She was purchased by John F. Baillie who renamed her Newsboy. During this time her homeport was Newport Beach, CA

1958-1966
Built for the Chandler Hovey family, she entered the 1958, 1962 and 1964 Defender Trials. Although the boat had great potential, as she was considered the fastest of the 1958 12s, she was unsuccessful in capturing the Defender position. In 1962 she won the Astor Cup (NYYC) and the Queen’s Cup (NYYC) in 1964.

*Content courtesy: The Twelve Metre Class by Dyer Jones & Luigi Lang

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