"Wind is to us what money   
is to life on shore."   
Sterling Hayden   

CYRG News

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Baltimore Star-Spangled Sailabration
June. 13-19, 2012 – Elf participates in the 200-year commemoration of the War of 1812.

 Click here to read Rich Savini's article on this event.

NSHOF Classic Wooden Boat Regatta & Race
Sept. 18,2011 – Elf takes second place win.

Click here to read Dan's McGrath's article on this year's event.

32nd Squan Tri Sail July 30-31, 2011 – Elf participated in a weekend of racing offshore of New Jersey's Manasquan Inlet. Elf placed third in the Sunday morning race and placed fourth for the Classic Division.

Click here to read Dan's McGrath's article on the Squan Tri Sail series of races.

The CYRG Sponsors the Inaugural Elf Classic Yacht Race
May 21,2011, Annapolis to St. Michaels – CYRG's first Elf Classic Yacht Race brought together 15 yachts for a race from the Eastport Yacht Club in Annapolis to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. The race was a fundraser for the CBMM, Elf's homeport. Click here for prizes and placement results.

Elf Featured by Nautica
Fall, 2010 – Nautica chose Elf and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum as a backdrop for their 2011 spring/summer clothing collection.
Click here to play the ad.

Elf a Winner at 2010 AYC's "Keels and Wheels"
September 18,2010, Annapolis, MD – Elf was a winner at the Annual AYC Keels & Wheels event taking: Best in Show. Ladies Choice, Commodore's Choice.

Elf Returns to New England
June/July 2009 – Elf returned to New England as a featured display at the Wooden Boat Show in Mystic Seaport. Read about her adventures in The Helm and read Carol Niemand's anchorage-by-anchorage impressions here.

Elf Featured by Interlux
February 9, 2009 – Elf has been featured in an Interlux article that can be found on Yachtpaint.com.

Elf Considered for Restoration Award
January, 2009 – Elf has been shortlisted for the Classic Boat Restoration of the Year Award by Classic Boat magazine. Take a look at all the nominees by clicking here.

New to the Site!
October 22, 2008 – Take a look at "The Woods of Elf" just added to the Yacht Elf page. It is a complete breakdown of all the woods used in Elf's restoration.

Elf has Ring Side Seats for the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race
October 16,2008, Baltimore, MD – Elf enjoyed the role of "Visiting Racing Cutter" for the opening festivities of the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. Moored at the Crescent Marina, Elf welcomed visitors from the schooner fleet and was able to show her capabilities at the Parade of Sail through Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

Elf departed with the racing fleet and took position several miles down bay from the start. The bay was a truly amazing sight as over fifty registered schooners crossed the start and headed toward Portsmouth, VA. Visitors on the Elf had the immense pleasure of watching Virginia, the 2007 race winner, power by under a full press of sail a stone's throw away.

Elf a Winner at 2008 AYC's "Keels and Wheels"
September 20,2008, Annapolis, MD – Elf joined over fifty cars and boats in the Annapolis Yacht Club's "Keels and Wheels" event, capturing two awards in the process. The event brings together classic and performance cars and boats to benefit the AYC Junior Sailing Program.

Elf was awarded the "Best Restored Boat" and the "Boat I Most Want in My Slip" awards.

Elf has also been nominated for the best-in-world boat restoration by Classic Boat Magazine, published in the UK.

Elf  Restoration Updates

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"The Helm" Newsletter Archive

Recent Media Coverage of Classic Yacht Restoration Guild

• WoodenBoat, July/August 2009, "The Rebirth of ELF,"
  by John Brady
• Soundings, July 2009, "A Wonderful Reception for ELF ,"
  by Carol Niemand
• Classic Boat, June 2009, "Restoring America's Oldest Yacht ,"
  by Peter Willis
• Tidewater Times, May 2009, "A Reborn Classic Sails the Bay,"
  by Dick Cooper
• Soundings, September 2008, "Relaunch of 1888 Yacht is a Lesson in Patience,"
  by Douglas A. Campbell
• Main Sheet, April 200, "Elf, A Flagship of Early American Racing,"
  by Andy Slavinskas
• Classic Boat, February 2008, "Yard News"
• Spin Sheet, September 2007, "Bay People," by Molly Winans
• Baltimore Sun, June 26, 2007, "History Afloat" by Candus Thomson, Outdoors Section
• Cecil Soil Magazine, May/June 2007: "Twelve Years Before the Mast (is finally raised)" by Jenifer Dolde, page 34.
• Mariner Magazine, April 2006, "Legendary Elf" by Jean Korten Moser
• Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Sept. 2005, "Eternal Elf"
  by Jean Korten Moser
• Soundings Magazine, Fall 2005
• Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Sept. 2002, "First Love"
  by Nancy Taylor Robson

Historical Coverage of Yacht Elf

• Traditions and Memories of American Yachting, William P. Stephens, Wooden Boat Publications, reprinted 1981
• Charting My Life, Henry Howard 1949
• THE CRUISE OF THE YACHT ELF, Manuscript dated 1899, from August 16th to September 10th – Contains black and white snapshots and 24 pages of 8 x 10 typescript. Details the story of three young men who charter a 34' yacht at Lawley's yard in South Boston and with the help of a professional crewman, sail her down east, taking pictures as they go. Written in a lively jocular tone, verbiage divided between descriptions of vessel and port and the constant preoccupation of young men – girls and food, or in their words, "henning," "searching for soft meat" etc. Internal evidence suggests the journal was kept by "Blob" – R. P. Blake of Boston. Interesting critique at the end – of the boat, the "man" and the company. About 40 photos pasted in, most of coastal scenes. 3 pages of lithographs showing 12 coastal lighthouses after views by Stebbins are laid in at back. A very interesting account of the recreational life of men with names like Tudor, Rantoul and Weld.