LOA: 68'
Blackwatch
(formerly EDLU II) was built in 1938 for the Schaefer family of Larchmont,
NY.
Construction took place in City Island at the Nevins Shipyard to the design
of Sparkman and Stephens. This was the first design that S & S tank
tested.
In 1941 the Schaefer family loaned the boat to the US Navy. She performed coastal security patrols (Corsair Fleet) during WW II. She won a battle flag for scaring away German U boats off the coast of New England.
The Schaefer family donated the boat to Tabor Academy in 1947 and the boat was renamed TABOR BOY. Tabor Academy sold her in 1954 to Dr. George Brooks. Dr. Brooks owned her for 51 years and sailed her out of Larchmont Yacht Club.
In the Fall of 2005 several New York Yacht Club members came together to buy and restore BLACK WATCH. She was at North Cove for the First New York Classic Week.
Arrived at North Cove:
June 11, 2007