Restoration of the 1926 Sound Inter Club Sailboats

During his tenure at Hall’s Boat Corp., in Lake George, NY, Reuben Smith led the major part of the restoration of two of the original five remaining Sound Inter Clubs, “Caprice” and “Ghost.” The final phases of the restorations were completed at Smith’s new Tumblehome Boatshop, and the boats will continue to be maintained here. A third 1926 Sound Inter Club, “Aileen” has been restored at Tumblehome Boatshop.

Since no original builder plans exist for this historic class sailboat, restoration was painstaking, time-consuming, and involved the careful evaluation of old photographs and designer plans that lacked detail and accurate measurements, as well as careful study of the remaining boats.