Mademoiselle was owned by Tom Clark of Burlington Vermont from the mid 70s through the mid 80s.

A beautiful clear varnished hull, she was built in 1941 at the Nevins Boatyard in City Island NY.

We entered her in several PHRF races on Lake George and she won more than her share. In the photo above, I'd be willing to bet that I, on the helm, was beseeching Tom to free up the stubborn boom vang so I could drive her deeper to minimize the incipient broach.

She normally was so beautifully balanced and had a lovely graceful motion cutting easily through the chop. That balletic grace contrasted with the frantic need to free up the windward running backstay when we suddenly needed to jibe!

As I recall, Tom purchased her from Mr. Shearer in Shelburne. I am unclear as to who purchased her from Tom, but I heard an ugly rumor that she burnt in a boatyard fire on Shelburne years later. Hope that's untrue.

- Bill Dutcher