Westport catboat lover gets the axe
Westport resident John E. Conway was recently presented with the "Broad Axe Award" from the Catboat Association of Bristol, RI for his work in restoring Suspect , an exceedingly rare, 1892 D-Class …
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Westport catboat lover gets the axe
Westport resident John E. Conway was recently presented with the "Broad Axe Award" from the Catboat Association of Bristol, RI for his work in restoring Suspect, an exceedingly rare, 1892 D-Class catboat built on the Cape in 1892.
Conway, a catboat lover and president of the Catboat Preservation Group, led the local effort to retrieve the HF Crosby-built vessel from Cape Cod and bring it to Westport, where it was lovingly restored over the past several years.
The association grants the Broad Axe Award to individuals who have made a significant contribution to the construction or restoration of a catboat, and the award is named after the tool that catboat designer/builder C.C. Hanley used from 1886 to 1936 to rough out the foundations or keels of his legendary racing sailboats.
