20' Adolf Apel Gold Cup Raceboat "Redskin"
REDSKIN - a 1914, 20 ft, Gold Cup racing boat with red enamel hull. Believed to be one of the first V-bottom racing boats ever built.
Redskin was designed by Adolf Apel (Ventnor Boat Works) and raced under the Atlantic City Yacht Club from 1914 until the mid 1920’s.
In 1948, the boat was sold to D. Cameron Peck. Peck. Peck developed a passion for the classic cars and boats and eventually assembled a fleet of 1500 automobiles as well as a fleet beautifully restored steamboats and launches which he kept in Muskoka. Pecks collection was eventually split up and formed the nucleus of three major collections:
1. The Museum of Science in Chicago
2. The William Harrah collection in Reno, NV
3. The Winthrop Rockefeller Collection in Petit Jean Mountain, Arkansas.
4. Cameron Pecks literature collection became the National Automotive History Collection at the Detroit Public Library
In the late 1970s, Redskin was purchased by Dick Clarke and moved to California. In 1984, she made her first official west coast appearance, winning first place honors at the Concours d'Elegance. Clarke sold the boat to Tahoe-based photographer Steve Lapkin. Lapkin sponsored a complete restoration of Redskin thru Sierra Boat. In 2003, Lapkin donated Redskin to the Tahoe Maritime Museum as a tribute to the vision of Dick Clarke.
Steven Martini (San Diego, CA) purchased Redskin in 2021 and with the help and insight of Robinson Restoration and New England Boat Motor, Redskin was refinished to replicate her original appearance. She was awarded "Best Engine of Show" at the 2003 and 2022 Concours d' Elegance.
Unique Characteristics
Redskin is framed entirely of Hackamatack knees and planked in in oak. Originally powered by a 4 cyl Watertown, in 1917 a 449 cubic inch 4cyl Wisconsin racing model JRM was installed. The engine is very similar but larger than those used in the Stutz-Bearcat. The engine weighs 875 pounds and runs 110 horsepower at 2,200 RPM. The Wisconsin block bears serial number 4 and is believed to be the oldest operating Wisconsin in the world.
Read MoreRedskin was designed by Adolf Apel (Ventnor Boat Works) and raced under the Atlantic City Yacht Club from 1914 until the mid 1920’s.
In 1948, the boat was sold to D. Cameron Peck. Peck. Peck developed a passion for the classic cars and boats and eventually assembled a fleet of 1500 automobiles as well as a fleet beautifully restored steamboats and launches which he kept in Muskoka. Pecks collection was eventually split up and formed the nucleus of three major collections:
1. The Museum of Science in Chicago
2. The William Harrah collection in Reno, NV
3. The Winthrop Rockefeller Collection in Petit Jean Mountain, Arkansas.
4. Cameron Pecks literature collection became the National Automotive History Collection at the Detroit Public Library
In the late 1970s, Redskin was purchased by Dick Clarke and moved to California. In 1984, she made her first official west coast appearance, winning first place honors at the Concours d'Elegance. Clarke sold the boat to Tahoe-based photographer Steve Lapkin. Lapkin sponsored a complete restoration of Redskin thru Sierra Boat. In 2003, Lapkin donated Redskin to the Tahoe Maritime Museum as a tribute to the vision of Dick Clarke.
Steven Martini (San Diego, CA) purchased Redskin in 2021 and with the help and insight of Robinson Restoration and New England Boat Motor, Redskin was refinished to replicate her original appearance. She was awarded "Best Engine of Show" at the 2003 and 2022 Concours d' Elegance.
Unique Characteristics
Redskin is framed entirely of Hackamatack knees and planked in in oak. Originally powered by a 4 cyl Watertown, in 1917 a 449 cubic inch 4cyl Wisconsin racing model JRM was installed. The engine is very similar but larger than those used in the Stutz-Bearcat. The engine weighs 875 pounds and runs 110 horsepower at 2,200 RPM. The Wisconsin block bears serial number 4 and is believed to be the oldest operating Wisconsin in the world.
