Norm Blanchard and the Sir Tom, June 21, 1921 (MOHAI 4157)

Ten-year-old Norman C. Blanchard stands in front of the sailboat Sir Tom at the Blanchard yard in Wallingford. Designed by Ted Geary and built by N.J. Blanchard and his partners, the sloop was commissioned by a syndicate of ten Seattle businessmen to compete for the Sir Thomas Lipton Perpetual Challenge Cup. The Sir Tom had a long and successful racing life, holding the Lipton Cup continuously from 1914 until 1928.
Caption by MOHAI staff.
Subjects (LCTGM): Blanchard Boat Company (Seattle, Wash." Union, Lake (Wash." Sailboats--Washington (State)--Seattle
People: Blanchard, Norman C.