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.
Years | Boat Name | Owner | Location |
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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 |
Year | Trophy | Event | Skipper |
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