From collection Everett "Red" Boutilier Collection
BILL OF RIGHTS
BILL OF RIGHTS - June 11, 1971 - nautical knot tying at the side of the ship - BILL OF RIGHTS is a partial replica of an 1856 gaff topsail schooner which, with a secret hold, was used as a contraband runner along the East Coast. Built for Joseph M. Davis Jr., of Pawtucket, R.I. by the Harvey F. Gamage Yard of South Bristol, Me. Name representative of the inherent rights and liberties delineated in the Bill of Rights of the United States, which even Congress cannot infringe upon, and that belong to all. LOA 125', she has an oaken keel. Crew : Mate - Walter Cooper, 24, Norfolk, Va., Bos'n - Dave Boocock, 22, Portsmouth, R.I.- cook - Lee Hilliter, 27, Mt. Vernon, Iowa - Todd LaFond, 19, Pawtucket, R.I. - Matthew Plociah, 19, Pawtucket, R.I. - Richard Campbell, 20, Dedham, Mass.- Richard Kertc, 21, Rydberg, N.Y.