The Lawson History of the America's Cup: A Record of Fifty YearsThomas W. Lawson, 1902 - 402 pages |
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... wind blowing at the rate of nearly thirty knots an hour ; but in fifteen minutes the wind had subsided to twenty knots . In going about on the starboard tack , at 2.16 o'clock , Puritan showed that she had recovered her loss , and was a ...
... wind blowing at the rate of nearly thirty knots an hour ; but in fifteen minutes the wind had subsided to twenty knots . In going about on the starboard tack , at 2.16 o'clock , Puritan showed that she had recovered her loss , and was a ...
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... wind , and the racers , each with mainsail , forestaysail , jib and jib - topsail set , played for the better position . Thistle was first to start , crossing at 12.33.06 , on the port tack , close to the windward end of the line , the wind ...
... wind , and the racers , each with mainsail , forestaysail , jib and jib - topsail set , played for the better position . Thistle was first to start , crossing at 12.33.06 , on the port tack , close to the windward end of the line , the wind ...
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... wind not flattened to a calm , Valkyrie with this lead prob- ably would have come home a winner . The race , however , was called off , with Valkyrie ahead , but both boats lying with idle sails on a glassy sea . The first decisive race ...
... wind not flattened to a calm , Valkyrie with this lead prob- ably would have come home a winner . The race , however , was called off , with Valkyrie ahead , but both boats lying with idle sails on a glassy sea . The first decisive race ...
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