CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE RACES FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP, 1930

Two out of three races were decided upon for the international series, one over the inside course, one to windward and return outside Sandy Hook, and the third, if necessary, triangular, over an outside course. The date set for the first race was September 27th.

It was feared by many that the Dunraven affair would result in a permanent cessation of contests for the America's cup, and such might have been the case had not Sir Thomas J. Lipton, an enterprising tradesman, profiting by an era of good feeling between the United States and Great Britain, issued a challenge through an Irish yacht club of which he was a valued member.

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First challenger of America’s Cup.

Cambria raced against a NYYC fleet of 14 boats. Magic won the race. Cambria finished 8th on elapsed time 27 minutes and 3 seconds behind the winner (and tenth on corrected time, 39 minutes and 8 seconds after Magic). The schooner was designed and built by Michael Ratsey at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, for James Lloyd Ashbury.

Colonia was owned by a syndicate composed of Archibald Rogers, Frederick W. Vanderbilt, William K. Vanderbilt, F. Augustus Schermerhorn, J. Pierpont Morgan, and John E. Brooks. She was built of steel, and was a racing machine, pure and simple, as were all four boats constructed that year with an eye to cup defence.
Her dimensions were: Length overall 124 feet; on the water-line 85 feet; beam 24 feet; draft 14 feet.

Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (July 6, 1884 – July 4, 1970) was a railroad executive, America’s Cup yachtsman with three Cup defenses, commodore of the New York Yacht Club, and originator of contract bridge.
He is the third child and second son of William Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Erskine Smith and great-grandson of the shipping and railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt.

Drawn to ships and the sea because of the timeless nature of its mystery and beauty, J. Franklin Wright has developed the mastery of the marine composition at its compelling best. Specializing in ship portraits, he is influential for his explorations into the sparsely documented history of Canada’s shipbuilding industry.

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John Henry Batchelor was an English artist and technical illustrator, particularly known for his clear and detailed cutaway illustrations of vehicles and military equipment and stamp illustrations.