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1894 – c. 1955 · Sausalito, California

Menotti Pasquinucci

Turney Street, Sausalito

An immigrant from Viareggio who opened on Turney Street in the mid-1890s and whose family built more than seven hundred small craft over sixty years — mostly fishing boats, and some yachts.

Founder
Menotti Pasquinucci, of Viareggio, Italy; opened 1894–95
Succession
Son Frank Pasquinucci continued the yard; about sixty years in all
Output
More than 700 small craft, mostly fishing boats
Yachts
Built for San Francisco Yacht Club members, including Pagan Lady, 1907
Related
Salvatore Pasquinucci is credited with the 1904 sloop Kathleen, described by the Park Service as possibly the second-oldest yacht on San Francisco Bay
  • 1907Pagan Lady
  • c. 1924Dolphin — sloop, later sailed by the Sausalito harbourmaster Syd Foster
Sourcing notes & unresolved questions
  • The relationship between Menotti and Salvatore Pasquinucci is not established in the sources consulted.

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