Download or read book Great American Schooner Yachts written by Rudolph Arp and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The schooner yacht was developed in the United States, though very little has been written about them in this country -- until now. In this in-depth look at some of the great American schooner yachts, the author uses both the original plans and drawings and current and past images to discuss their construction and history. Not only are the schooners featured in all their glory, but there is also detailed information about the designers of these boats and their contributions to the trade. See William Burgess's efficient beauty with the Rose of Sharon, Cox & Stevens's large steel-hulled cruising yacht the Deva, and Samuel Crocker's innovation and tradition with the Mahdee. This worldwide overview of the greatest sailing yachts ever built will be a wonderful resource for designers of these vessels, historians, and shipping enthusiasts.
Download or read book The Migrations of an American Boat Type written by Howard Irving Chapelle and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Migrations of an American Boat Type" by Howard Irving Chapelle Howard Irving Chapelle was an American naval architect and curator of maritime history at the Smithsonian Institution. His expertise allowed him the authority to write many books about naval and maritime history. This book was, in fact written originally for the Smithsonian and looked at the sharpie boat model. He looks at how this design was modified up and down the Easter Seaboard to best suit the needs of people from New Haven to North Carolina and how it was developed over time.
Download or read book The America s Cup Yachts The Rhode Island Connection written by Richard V. Simpson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999-03-28 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dominance of the New York Yacht Club, in possession of the America's Cup between 1851 and 1983, has given Newport, Rhode Island, the status of yachting capital of the world. Seven of the most respected America's Cup defenders were built in Bristol, Rhode Island. The state's contribution to racing yacht technology began in Bristol, when N.G. Herreshoff designed and built the Vigilant in 1893. The Goetz Custom Sailboat Company continues the Bristol tradition of building superior sailing vessels, many of which have been challengers for the coveted America's Cup, beginning with the America 3 in 1992. In his sixth volume for the Images of America series, author Richard V. Simpson explores the allure of the America's Cup yachts and racing through more than 200 images from his own diverse collection. The photographs focus on the beauty and dignity of the yachts, the genius of engineering minds, and the handiwork of skilled crafters. Within these pages, view a variety of rare images captured by turn-of-the-century biograph and stereoscopic cameras, and experience the majestic dance of the yachts as they jockey for position, from the starting gun to the crossing of the finish line.
Download or read book The Schooner Yacht America written by F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Co. (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Low Black Schooner written by John Rousmaniere and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1986 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of that world-renowned racing yacht, the 1851 schooner America, written by yachting journalist and historian John Rousmaniere, is illustrated with paintings, photographs and drawings from sources here and in Europe. America's great achievement was the victory in 1851 that brought what came to be called the America's Cup to these shores, and The Low Black Schooner devotes its first pages to that dramatic story. But John Rousmaniere gives equal attention to her subsequent history, some of it obscure, from cruises and campaigns under English ownership, to Confederate States service, to an up-and-down career as a U.S. Navy vessel, and finally to her scrapping at the Trumpy yacht yard in Annapolis, where her remains yielded $990.90 worth of lead and salvageable wood. The illustrations in this book, many in color, include some great paintings, along with lines plan, rigging plan and sailplan drawings from the 1850s.
Download or read book The Quest for the America s Cup Sailing to Victory written by Richard V. Simpson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over one hundred and fifty years, the America's Cup has been the premier prize as yachtsmen have been pitted against sailors from around the world in an effort to win this prestigious race. The race takes its name from the champion schooner America, which was created due in large part to the efforts of New York Yacht Club founder John Cox Stevens. Author Richard V. Simpson sheds new light on long-forgotten stories of the early quests for the coveted Cup. Among the notable yachtsmen profiled are Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, who earned a special award for being the race's best loser, and Ted Hood, who owned a sail-making company that developed the Dacron cloth from which the twelve-meter sails were cut. This history comes to life with exciting descriptions of the yachts, the races and the colorful personalities of those who longed to capture the greatest prize in yacht racing.
Download or read book The Yacht America written by Winfield Martin Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Glory of the American Yacht written by Charles Pliny Brigham and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The America s Cup Races written by Herbert Lawrence Stone and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Racing Schooner Westward written by C. P. Hamilton-Adams and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Yachts written by James Douglas Jerrold Kelley and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The American Sailboat written by Gregory O. Jones and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2001-12-06 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A round the turn of the century, with steam power commonplace and the internal-combustion engine just emerging as a revolutionary development, the sailboat began to make the transition from work boat to pleasure boat. This definitive chronology of American sailboats from 1900 to 1970 provides an in-depth look at the evolution of recreational vessels created by such prominent boatmakers as Catalina, Hunter, Island Packet, Tartan, Morgan, Mason, Cabo, Rico, Dufour, Alden, Oday, Cambria and Herreshoff. Archival black-and-white and modern color photography details the evolution of sailboats and advances in boating technologies and hull designs. All of the key classes are featured, as are famous racing sailboats that influenced the design of production models.
Download or read book The Great American Yacht Designers written by Bill Robinson and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1974 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The U S Schooner Yacht America written by Joseph C. Bruzek and published by . This book was released on 196? with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Low Black Schooner written by John Rousmaniere and published by . This book was released on 1986-06-01 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There aren1t many yachting stories as exciting as the 95-year history of America, 3the low black schooner2 from New York that won the most famous race of them all. Designed by a young genius, and owned by a syndicate of powerful men out to prove American maritime prowess, she won the America1s Cup. This was Mystic Seaport Museum1s official publication for the first comprehensive exhibit of memorabilia of the Yacht America. Illustrated with many paintings, manuscripts, and photos chosen by Mystic Seaport1s curators, the biography of the yacht was written by yachting historian John Rousmaniere.
Download or read book Gordon Bennett and the First Yacht Race Across the Atlantic written by Sam Jefferson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1866 transatlantic yacht race was a match that saw three yachts battle their way across the Atlantic in the dead of winter in pursuit of a $90,000 prize. Six men died in the brutal and close-fought contest, and the event changed the perception of yachting from a slightly effete gentlemen's pursuit into something altogether more rugged and adventurous. The race also symbolized the beginning of America's 'gilded age', with its associated obscene wealth and largesse (the $90,000 prize put up by the three contestants is about $15 million in today's money), as well as the thawing of relations between the US and UK. The narrative focuses on the victorious yacht Henrietta and her owner James Gordon Bennett. Bennett was the son of the multimillionaire proprietor of the New York Herald, and a notorious playboy. His infamous stunts included driving his carriage through the streets of New York naked, tipping a railway porter $30,000, and turning up at his own engagement party blind drunk and mistaking the fire for a urinal, which led to the coining of the phrase 'Gordon Bennett!'. However, Bennett was also a serious yachtsman and had served with distinction during the civil war aboard Henrietta, and he was the only owner to be aboard his own boat during the race. Other characters include Bennett's captain Samuel Samuels (legendary clipper skipper, ex-convict and occasional vaudeville actor), financier Leonard Jerome, aboard Henrietta as race invigilator (he also happened to be grandfather to Winston Churchill) and Stephen Fisk, a journalist so desperate to cover the race that he evaded a summons to appear as a witness in court and instead smuggled himself aboard Henrietta in a crate of champagne. Using the framework of the race to discuss the various historical themes, there's ample drama, and the diverse and eccentric range of characters ensure that this is a book laced with plenty of human interest, scandal and adventure.
Download or read book The Schooner Yacht America written by Robert Newton Bavier and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
