JADE #9

Year Built: 1932
Builder: Kettenburg Boat Works
Owner Name: Vance Gustafson
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This yacht was built for Mr. Joseph Jessop. Prior to his death, Joe attended the re-launch ceremony in 1997 following a rebuild. Joe was proud as a peacock. The yacht has been in San Diego since 1940. She was successfully sailed in mid '30's by Joe Jessop himself, then campaigned by Doug Giddings and his brother Don very successfully winning many regional championships until 1941. Sailed in the '40's by Mr. Bill Pickford who owned the El Cordova Hotel in Coronado. She was sailed by Mr. Fred Kirschner in the '60's out of the Coronado YC.  Fred and his new wife Ann took JADE to Catalina for their honeymoon.  Bruce and Shirley Gresham (SDYC) skippered the boat in the '70's, and into the '90's. Paul Kettenburg speaks of her being a "spec boat" which they named SCAMP after the original Scamp (Hull #1) after the first Scamp was destroyed. She has been carefully restored and maintained. I sail her proudly with the PC fleet at the San Diego Yacht Club.


Boat Ownership History

Years Boat Name Owner Location
1931-1942 NI-NI-NIE Joe Jessop & Ed Peterson San Diego Yacht Club
1946 Thad J. Jones
Bill Pickford San Diego Yacht Club
1954 C. B. Ingle
1955 C. Soderbery
1959-1977 JADE Fred Kirschner
1980 Henry Ferris / Shirley Ferris (Gresham) San Diego Yacht Club
1985-1992 Bruce Gresham / Shirley Gresham San Diego Yacht Club
1992 Steve Walker / Michelle Walker
Chris Frost / Jack Stuphen / Gene Trepte San Diego Yacht Club
1996-1998 Lee Estep San Diego Yacht Club
1998- Vance Gustafson San Diego Yacht Club
Bill Pickford San Diego Yacht Club

Racing History

Year Trophy Event Skipper