NY30 #7 TOBASCO
the fleet history
TABASCO / HELEN
Owner: Lee Park
Last Known Location: Quonsett, RI

NY-7 Tabasco, was originally owned by Henry F. Lippitt then by Johnston deForest as Nepsi and for more than 30 years she was knowsn as Alice when owend by Gherardi Davis. In the 1950's she was convered to a yawl and named Carlina by Thomas O. Woolf of Greenwich, CT. More recently, renamed Helen, the boat was glassed over and last sailed in 2005 when she lost the top 1/3 of her mast in the Herreshoff Regatta. At that time the hull and deck appeared to be in good condtion, but the cabin and layout were not original.

Sources:
Yachting Magazine, 3/55
WoodenBoat Magazine, 07+08/80
WoodenBoat Magazine, 05+06/05