The Lawson History of the America's Cup: A Record of Fifty YearsThomas W. Lawson, 1902 - 402 pages |
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... marks on the starboard hand . To do this necessitated a gybe at the outer mark , and with the Livonia's big sprit - topsail aloft this was a serious matter , and had he known that he was at liberty to turn the mark either way , of ...
... marks on the starboard hand . To do this necessitated a gybe at the outer mark , and with the Livonia's big sprit - topsail aloft this was a serious matter , and had he known that he was at liberty to turn the mark either way , of ...
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... outer mark was rounded by Valkyrie at 3.37.20 , and by Vigilant 26 m . 20 s . later , at 4.03.40 . Had the wind not flattened to a calm , Valkyrie with this lead prob- ably would have come home a winner . The race , however , was called ...
... outer mark was rounded by Valkyrie at 3.37.20 , and by Vigilant 26 m . 20 s . later , at 4.03.40 . Had the wind not flattened to a calm , Valkyrie with this lead prob- ably would have come home a winner . The race , however , was called ...
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... mark had gained 4 m . 55 s . On a ten - mile reach to the second mark Constitution gained fifteen seconds . On the ... outer mark by less than a minute . The run home in a light breeze with balloon jib - topsails set , and spinnakers to ...
... mark had gained 4 m . 55 s . On a ten - mile reach to the second mark Constitution gained fifteen seconds . On the ... outer mark by less than a minute . The run home in a light breeze with balloon jib - topsails set , and spinnakers to ...
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