| Rose Dorothea |
Half Scale Model |
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Francis "Flyer" Santos constructed the half scale model of the
Rose Dorothea for the Provincetown Heritage Museum beginning in 1977. |
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The Rose Dorothea half scale model cost $75,000 to construct, which included
$17,000 for the sails that were stitched by an old master in New Bedford;
375 pounds of rope used for rigging. To save money, Flyer salvaged lumber
from anywhere and anyplace. He used old oak shelving discarded during the
renovations of the Library for constructing the hatches and grates on the
deck of the model. |
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David Ditacchio and Richard Meads worked with Flyer in constructing the
Model. Frank James from Gay Head spent two years making the rigging. Read
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Provincetown Legend Lives Again by Josephine
C. Del Deo - describing the making of the model and of the boat builder
Flyer Santos. |
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(Left) Francis "Flyer" Santos painted by Gladys Maynard.
Flyer has been building all kinds of boats since age 15: trapboats, scows,
draggers and racing sailboats. (Photo courtsey of the Provincetown Art Commission). |
| The
Rose Dorothea |
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| Fishermens
Cup - 1907 |
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| Thomas
Lipton |
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| Town
of Provincetown, Massachusetts |
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| Rose
Dorothea Home |
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