The Lawson History of the America's Cup: A Record of Fifty YearsThomas W. Lawson, 1902 - 402 pages |
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... Thistle was tied down to a fixed load - line length . 66 Were Thistle claiming to race at a water - line length of 85 feet having 86.46 , there would be grave reason for complaint , but Thistle is tendered for measurement of length and ...
... Thistle was tied down to a fixed load - line length . 66 Were Thistle claiming to race at a water - line length of 85 feet having 86.46 , there would be grave reason for complaint , but Thistle is tendered for measurement of length and ...
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... Thistle slipped about in the light air with such ease she looked dangerous . Volunteer The first signal gun was fired at 12.20 , after a wait for wind , and the racers , each with mainsail , forestaysail , jib and jib - topsail set ...
... Thistle slipped about in the light air with such ease she looked dangerous . Volunteer The first signal gun was fired at 12.20 , after a wait for wind , and the racers , each with mainsail , forestaysail , jib and jib - topsail set ...
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... Thistle's weather quarter . The boats began their twenty - mile beat to windward on the starboard tack , and for about five miles sailed bow to bow , making a beautiful race in the strong wind and heavy sea . Both carried working ...
... Thistle's weather quarter . The boats began their twenty - mile beat to windward on the starboard tack , and for about five miles sailed bow to bow , making a beautiful race in the strong wind and heavy sea . Both carried working ...
Table des matières
CHAPTER | 1 |
COLUMBIA SCHOONER FIRST Defender of the CUP IN 1871 | 2 |
CONTRACT LETTER FOR BUILDING THE AMERICA | 4 |
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The Lawson History of the America's Cup: A Record of Fifty Years Thomas William Lawson,Winfield M B 1869 Thompson Aucun aperçu disponible - 2015 |
The Lawson History of the America's Cup: A Record of Fifty Years Thomas William Lawson,Winfield M. B. Thompson Aucun aperçu disponible - 2017 |
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America America's cup Ashbury Atalanta August ballast beam beat bowsprit breeze built Cambria Capt centre-board challenge Columbia Commodore Stevens contest Corrected Time H. M. S. Countess of Dufferin course crew cup committee cup defence cup races cutter Dauntless deck deed of gift defend the cup designer drawing by W. G. Elapsed Time H. M. S. England English feet 6 inches finish fleet Galatea Genesta George Steers Herreshoff hull Independence jib-topsail keel knots Lawson leeward length Livonia load water-line Lord Dunraven mainsail mast match Mayflower miles to windward minutes Newport October outer mark owner pen drawing Puritan racers Reef Royal Yacht Squadron Sandy Hook Sappho schooner Schuyler September Shamrock Sir Thomas sloop spars speed spinnaker sport starboard tack steamers Thistle tons topmast trial races trophy Valkyrie Valkyrie III vessel Vigilant W. G. Wood weather wind yachtsmen York Yacht Club