 The boats originally sold for $240 plus $20 for sails, but due to their high quality they were fetching two–three times that more than 10 years later.Of the original 22 stars, half were purchased by the American Yacht Club of Rye and the rest sold to various clubs on the western end of the sound.Francis Sweisguth (#6) and George Corry (#17) were among the initial owners.