Now you, too, can own a piece of Camelot. President John F. Kennedy’s restored 17-foot mahogany runabout, named RESTOFUS, is up for auction on October 7 at Guernsey’s in New York. A 1961 Century Resorter, the boat is estimated to sell for between $100,000 and $200,000.
JFK’s father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. won the boat in a church raffle. It became JFK’s personal boat, since his brother, Bobby, already had a 1962 Century Coronado. The name is a play on words. Earlier, Joe Kennedy, the patriarch, had named a boat TENOFUS, referring to the size of his family at that time.
The RESTOFUS became JFK’s personal boat; he used it with Jackie (see the picture above). After he was assassinated, it went to his brother, Edward M. Kennedy, and eventually on to other owners. For more: http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a12439376/john-f-kennedy-boat-auction/
