First edition of the Bahamas 500 - 1967 - the two new Bertrams 31':My Moppie #8 of Dick Bertram and Master Moppie #15 of the new president of Bertram Yachts,Peter Rittmaster.
An image that show to us the deck.
In this image we can see the peculiarities of this boat. The "hawse hole" for the lights between the registration numbers and the race number. It was unusual and maybe was specifically to race the Bahams 500.And the straight shafts inboards. Only the Master Moppie and maybe yhe My Moppie had this old type transmissions betwwen the Bertrams 31'.
A beautiful image from the Graham's Library on Boatmad.
1971,American Moppie,Tim Powell. In 1969 Peter Rittmaster renamed the Master Moppie,American Moppie,(like the other,new,Bertram 31' with stern drives that was sell to Ronny Bonelli in 1970 and that was white on the sides with the hull painted in a dark colour anti-vegetative).
Note the same "hawse hole" for the light and the straight shafts,and an inappropriate a sticker of the Cigarette Racing Team.
Another shot of Graham.The Canadian Moppie,1972. We can note the colour of the deck with the tipical central red strip,like the old Master Moppie,and the same side's light hole.
The Beken shot show to us some finger-prints of the old Master Moppie.
