William Emil Iselin (1848-1937), banker and yachtsman, was the brother of the America's Cup defender C. Oliver Iselin, and a successful yachtsman himself. He was the final owner of "Vigilant" (built in 1893 by a syndicate that included his brother Oliver), which was broken up in 1910. "Enchantress" was designed by Cary Smith and Ferris, and built by George Lawley and Son, Boston.
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William E. Iselin Logbook, 5456, International Yacht Restoration School.
Leather-bound album, with Iselin's name in gold lettering on the front cover, 160 pages, 30 June 1906 - 1923, mostly hand-written in ink (in at least two different hands) but also including tipped-in newspaper clippings, photographs, and typed and printed pages. Describing in detail annual cruises with the Eastern Yacht Club, and at least one with the New York Yacht Club, with information on weather, participants and guests. Two pages with humorous poems regarding guests or crew. The final record of "Vigilant" before she was scrapped.
One leather-bound album.
Gift of the Iselin family.