34' Homewood Boat Works- 1927 Hacker Design
750 HP 12 CYL Rolls Royce Engine. Photos taken by SCM in 2014 @ Rubicon Bay Lake Tahoe, CA and in 2015 at Obexers Marina in Homewood, CA. “SPLIT SECOND” a 2013 34’ Homewood Boatworks Race Boat powered by a 700HP V-12 Rolls-Royce Meteor engine.
SPLIT SECOND
2013 34’ Homewood Boatworks Race Boat
700-hp. 12-cyl. Rolls Royce Meteor engine
Bill & Mary Jo Hutchens, Granite Bay, Calif.
The hull of Split Second was inspired by Falcon V, designed and built by Hacker in 1927 for Jonathan Moore of Lake George, NY. Moore, commodore of the local yacht club and long-time champion of boat racing on Lake George, had Falcon V built for one purpose - to beat his neighbor George Reis driving El Lagarto. According to local newspaper accounts, Falcon V did indeed beat El Lagarto on several occasions. Jonathan retired from racing in the early 30s and Falcon V was cut up for firewood. El Lagarto went on to claim a record three Gold Cup championships. Split Second was built on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe at Homewood Boatworks. Her African mahogany construction was completed over a nine-month period in 2013 by Franc and Brian Casey.
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2013 34’ Homewood Boatworks Race Boat
700-hp. 12-cyl. Rolls Royce Meteor engine
Bill & Mary Jo Hutchens, Granite Bay, Calif.
The hull of Split Second was inspired by Falcon V, designed and built by Hacker in 1927 for Jonathan Moore of Lake George, NY. Moore, commodore of the local yacht club and long-time champion of boat racing on Lake George, had Falcon V built for one purpose - to beat his neighbor George Reis driving El Lagarto. According to local newspaper accounts, Falcon V did indeed beat El Lagarto on several occasions. Jonathan retired from racing in the early 30s and Falcon V was cut up for firewood. El Lagarto went on to claim a record three Gold Cup championships. Split Second was built on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe at Homewood Boatworks. Her African mahogany construction was completed over a nine-month period in 2013 by Franc and Brian Casey.
