Document No 1216: Start of J Class-Ranger

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AUTEUR : Edwin Levick

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EDITION : 1937

DATE : 17 Aug 1937

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DESCRIPTION SITE :

America's Cup race. Ranger J5 in foreground. She is leading the 127'5" W. Starling Burgess designed, Herreshoff built J class sloop RAINBOW that was built 1934 in Bristol, Rhode Island. The next vessel is the 130' Charles E. Nicholson designed, Camper & Nicholson Yard built J class cutter ENDEAVOUR built 1934 in Gosport, England. Next is the 128'5" Camper & Nicholson J class sloop ENDEAVOUR II, built 1936 in Gosport, England and last the 126' Paine, Belknap & Skene designed, George Lawley & Son Corporation built J Class sloop YANKEE, built 1930 in Neponset, Massachusetts.

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LICENCE :
Public domain
BATEAUX : RANGER RAINBOW ENDEAVOUR ENDEAVOUR II YANKEE
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