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Jetsam
Class B Frostbite Dinghy
Designed by Charles D. Mower (1875-1942)
Ca. 1933
Gift of Mark Ellis, 2021
Essex was the home of the first Eastern Frostbite Dinghy Regatta in March of 1933. A fleet of 23 Class A and B dinghies competed off the old Steamboat Dock. Jetsam represents the hardy spirit of those early Frostbite racers.
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