History
Babe, was one of 11 Starling Burgess designed, Abeking Rasmussen built Eight Metres. They were all together designed and built for the New York Yacht Club as Olympic Contenders. Out of these 11 Eights, 4 still exist, 2 still race and 2 are for sale as a restoration project layed up in Ontario.She participated in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam helmed by Owen Churchill coming 6st. In the 1932 Olympics in Los Angelos she sailed as Santa Maria with a new rig the Canadian Team helmed by Ronald Maitland to a second place winning Silver. a small detail is that only 2 8mR yacht competed at the 1932 Olympics.Taken from the Pacific Coast Yachting vol 7 otc. 1929 number tenThe San Fransico RegattaIn the eight meter class, Owen Churchill's "Babe," played around like a boy captain in a toy soldier parade, winning three firsts with ease in a con· test which resembled in all aspects, an international match, "Babe's" two com· petitors coming from Sweden andFrance.The eight meter event was just another stab into the hearts of the bay yachts· men. Churchill's "Babe" gave the "Hvide" and "Monidah" a start, wrestled with them for a few moments and then one after the other, overhauled and showed its stern to them.Babe showed a gasping group of salt water spray cat· ers that faster boats can be designed in the United Stated than in Norway, Sweden or France. Southern California can be proud of Churchill's Babe and her prerformance in San Fransico's Championship regatta. And altogether ! "it was a Grand and Glo-o--rious Regatta."
