1954 |
U-22 Breathless ( USA ) Owner - J. Philip Murphy (Piedmont, Calif.) Best finish - 5th |
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55 |
Detail - added Mobil horse on sponsons Winner - of Lake Tahoe Cup & Mile High Trophy |
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56 |
Detail - U. No's close to end of sponsons |
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57 |
Driver - Roger Murphy |
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58 |
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1970's |
Owner - John Murphy |
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1980's |
Owner - ? |
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Boat being rebuilt by Peter Clauss Now in Alameda, CA. |
"One of the few California unlimiteds, Breathless flies the burgee of the Tahoe Yacht Club and is owned by J. Philip Murphy of Piedmont, Calif. The light blue boat was designed by Ted Jones and built by Fred Hallett in 1954. In 1955 she won the Mapes Trophy Race at Lake Tahoe. She measures 29½ feet, has a 12-foot beam, weighs 6,200 pounds [? --LF] and is powered by a G-6 Allison engine. In the 1957 Gold Cup Race she exploded in a qualifying run, suffering damage, and has not raced since. She raced out of the Tahoe Yacht Club." (Reprinted from This is Hydroplaning by Paul Lowney [1959]) |
J. Phillip Murphy's Breathless was a Ted Jones-designed entry that flew the burgee of the Lake Tahoe Yacht Club. Usually driven by the owner's sons Jay and Roger, Breathless appeared at most of the West Coast Unlimited races between 1954 and 1958. Her two race victories were in the 1955 Mapes Trophy and LTYC Championship, both on Lake Tahoe. Using stock Allison equipment, Breathless didn't have the horsepower to be competitive on the national circuit, where her best finish was a fifth in 1955 at Elizabeth City, North Carolina. (Fred Farley) |
Competition Record | ||
DNF |
1954 APBA Gold Cup | Seattle, Washington |
5 | 1954 Mapes Mile-High Gold Cup | Camp Richardson, California |
6 | 1955 APBA Gold Cup | Seattle, Washington |
1 | 1955 Mapes Mile-High Gold Cup | Tahoe City, California |
9 | 1955 President's Cup | Washington, DC |
4 | 1955 Rogers Memorial | Washington, DC |
5 | 1955 International Cup | Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
DNF | 1956 Mapes Mile-High Trophy | Tahoe City, California |
DNQ | 1956 Seafair Trophy | Seattle, Washington |
DNF | 1956 Sahara Cup | Las Vegas, Nevada |
DNF | 1957 Mapes Mile-High Gold Cup | Tahoe City, California |
DNQ | 1957 APBA Gold Cup | Seattle, Washington |
DNC | 1958 Mapes Mile-High Gold Cup | Tahoe City, California |
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