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In the meantime steps were taken to build a boat to defend the cup . The superiority of Herreshoff vessels was such that no one was found willing to take chances against them , and as a result only one boat intended for defence was laid ...
In the meantime steps were taken to build a boat to defend the cup . The superiority of Herreshoff vessels was such that no one was found willing to take chances against them , and as a result only one boat intended for defence was laid ...
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The new boat presented to date several undesirable features , among them a bad balance , which gave her a strong weather helm in a breeze , a badly fitting suit of sails and a badly handled crew . It was expected that these things would ...
The new boat presented to date several undesirable features , among them a bad balance , which gave her a strong weather helm in a breeze , a badly fitting suit of sails and a badly handled crew . It was expected that these things would ...
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because of her then owner's ineligibility , our yachtsmen may rest assured I will meet conditions as they exist , even though they necessitate my giving the boat to any member of any eligible club that the committee decides is a good ...
because of her then owner's ineligibility , our yachtsmen may rest assured I will meet conditions as they exist , even though they necessitate my giving the boat to any member of any eligible club that the committee decides is a good ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
CONTRACT LETTER FOR BUILDING THE AMERICA | 4 |
VOLUNTEER AND THISTLE ON THE INSIDE COURSE OF THE | 8 |
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| Titre | The Lawson History of the America's Cup: A Record of Fifty Years |
| Auteurs | Winfield Martin Thompson, Thomas William Lawson |
| Éditeur | Thomas W. Lawson, 1902 |
| Original provenant de | l'Université de Californie |
| Numérisé | 29 juil. 2014 |
| Longueur | 402 pages |
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