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Columbia (1899 Yacht)
''Columbia'' was an American racing yacht built in 1899 for the America's Cup races. She was the defender of the tenth America's Cup race that same year against British challenger Shamrock (yacht), ''Shamrock'' as well as the defender of the eleventh America's Cup race in 1901 against British challenger ''Shamrock II (yacht), Shamrock II''. She was the first vessel to win the trophy twice in a row (a record not equaled until ''Intrepid (yacht), Intrepid''s back-to-back wins in 1967 and 1970.) Design ''Columbia'', a fin keel sloop, was designed and built in 1898-99 by Nathanael Herreshoff and the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company for owners J. Pierpont Morgan and Edwin D. Morgan III, Edwin Dennison Morgan of the New York Yacht Club. She was the third successful defender built by Herreshoff. ''Columbia'' had a nickel steel frame, a tobin bronze hull, and a steel mast (later replaced with one of Oregon pine.) Career ''Columbia'' was launched on June 10, 1899. She easily won the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamrock (yacht)
''Shamrock'' was a racing yacht built in 1898 that was the unsuccessful Irish challenger for the 1899 America's Cup against the United States defender, Columbia (1899 yacht), ''Columbia''. Design ''Shamrock'' was designed by third-generation Scottish boatbuilder, William Fife, William Fife III, and built in 1898 by J. Thorneycroft & Co., at Church Wharf, Chiswick, for owner Thomas Lipton, Sir Thomas Lipton of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club (and also of Lipton Tea fame). However her draft was too great for construction at Chiswick and she was built at Millwall. ''Shamrock'' (also known as ''Shamrock I'', to distinguish her from her successors) was built in 1898 under a shroud of secrecy, and christened by Lady Russell of Killowen at its launch on 26 June 1899. ''Shamrock'' featured a composite build, with manganese-bronze bottom and aluminium topside clinkerbuilt over a steel frame and a pine decking. Career She was initially skippered by Captain Archibald Hogarth. During her tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobin Bronze
Tobin Bronze (1962–1994) was an Australian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse who competed with great success during the 1960s. A chestnut son of Arctic Explorer from the Masthead mare Amarco, he was a crowd favourite and won 24 of his 44 Australian race starts. His record in weight for age races was 16 starts for 12 wins, 3 seconds and 1 third. He also won many races under handicap conditions, such as the 1967 VATC Caulfield Cup while carrying and the AJC Doncaster Handicap under . In addition, he won the 1967 VATC Toorak Handicap with , a weight-carrying record for this event that still stands. A 20 October 2009 ''Sydney Morning Herald'' article ranked Tobin Bronze's win in the 1966 Cox Plate as one of the "Top 5 Cox Plate moments". Only the champion stayer Redcraze has ever carried more weight to victory in a Caulfield Cup. After three seasons in Australia, Tobin Bronze was sold to American interests but not before winning his final race start in Australia, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Individual Sailing Vessels
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Scrap
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Henry A
Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainment * ''Henry'' (2011 film), a Canadian short film * ''Henry'' (2015 film), a virtual reality film * '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'', a 1986 American crime film * ''Henry'' (comics), an American comic strip created in 1932 by Carl Anderson * "Henry", a song by New Riders of the Purple Sage Places Antarctica * Henry Bay, Wilkes Land Australia * Henry River (New South Wales) * Henry River (Western Australia) Canada * Henry Lake (Vancouver Island), British Columbia * Henry Lake (Halifax County), Nova Scotia * Henry Lake (District of Chester), Nova Scotia New Zealand * Lake Henry (New Zealand) * Henry River (New Zealand) United States * Henry, Illinois * Henry, Indiana * Henry, Nebraska * Henry, South Dakota * Henry Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Island, Bronx
City Island is a neighborhood in the northeastern Bronx in New York City, located on an island of the same name approximately long by wide. City Island is located at the extreme western end of Long Island Sound, south of Pelham Bay Park, and east of Eastchester Bay. At one time the island was incorporated within the boundaries of the town of Pelham in Westchester County, New York, but the island has been part of New York City since the late 19th century. City Island is part of the Pelham Islands, a group of islands that once belonged to Thomas Pell. The body of water between City Island and the even smaller, uninhabited Hart Island to the east is known as City Island Harbor. The small island adjacent to the northeast is High Island. The Stepping Stones Light, marking the main shipping channel into New York, is off the southern tip of City Island, near the Long Island shore. As of the 2020 Census, the island had a population of 4,417. Its land area is . The island is pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reliance (yacht)
''Reliance'' was the 1903 America's Cup defender designed by Nat Herreshoff. ''Reliance'' was funded by a nine-member syndicate of members of the New York Yacht Club headed by Cornelius Vanderbilt III. ''Reliance'' was designed to take full advantage of the Seawanhaka '90-foot' rating rule and was suitable only for use in certain conditions. The 1903 America's Cup was the last to be raced according to the Seawanhaka rule. Design The design took advantage of a loophole in the Seawanhaka '90-foot' rating rule, to produce a racing yacht with long overhangs at each end, so that when heeled over, her waterline length (and therefore her hull speed) increased dramatically (see image at left). To save weight, she was completely unfinished below deck, with exposed frames. Reliance was the first racing boat to be fitted with winches below decks, in an era when her competitors relied on sheer man-power. Despite this a crew of 64 was required for racing due to the large sail plan. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope Goddard Iselin
Edith Hope Goddard Iselin (January 17, 1868 – April 5, 1970) was an American heiress and sportswoman who was the first American woman to compete as a crew member in the America's Cup yacht race. She also owned thoroughbred racehorses. Hope Goddard was the daughter of Mary Edith (née Jenckes) Goddard (1844–1921) and Colonel William Goddard (1825–1907) of Providence, Rhode Island, a chancellor of Brown University and a scion of a family that had accumulated great wealth from mercantile and manufacturing activities. In 1894, she married Charles Oliver Iselin, a banker and sportsman who was described by ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine as "probably the most famed yachtsman in the U.S." during the latter part of the 19th Century. The headline of their wedding announcement in the ''New York Times'' read, "Hope Goddard Engaged to C.O. Iselin, Well-Known Yachtsman to Marry Heiress of millions." Oliver Iselin was himself already a millionaire at the age of 40, made wealthy by his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defender (1895 Yacht)
''Defender'' was the victorious United States defender of the tenth America's Cup in 1895 against challenger '' Valkyrie III''. Defender was designed by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff and built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in 1895. It was Herreshoff's second victorious America's Cup defender design. Design ''Defender'' was a sloop with all-metal construction: steel, aluminum, and manganese bronze. It was owned by William Kissam Vanderbilt, Edwin Dennison Morgan and Charles Oliver Iselin, and skippered by Henry C. Haff. Career ''Defender'' defeated the New York Yacht Club's '' Vigilant'' then went on to defend the cup against British keel cutter '' Valkyrie III''. Lord Dunraven of the Valkyrie alleged cheating by the Defender's crew. Following the contest, ''Defender'' was towed to the residence of C. Oliver Iselin in New Rochelle, New York where it remained docked for four years without sailing. In 1899 J. Pierpont Morgan and W. Buttler Duncan rebuilt Defender to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
