RANGER BEATS ENDEAVOUR II BY BIGGEST MARGIN IN FIFTY YEARS

The problems of the New York Yacht Club

The contest with Canada in 1881 was so unsatisfactory from every point of view that it aroused a strong feeling among the members of the New York Yacht Club that some steps ought to be taken to guard against such fiascos in the future.

HURRAH for the MAYFLOWER !
SHE BEATS THE GALATEA BY OVER TWELVE MINUTES.

New York Tribune : Published: September 8, 1886
Two of the fastest yachts that ever raced sailed for the America's Cup over the New-York Yacht Club course yesterday and, as has happened every time the cup has been contested for, victory remained with the Stars and Stripes.

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An intricate meshing of gear and teamwork

The huge J-boats of the 1930s sacrificed simplicity to the demands of speed. To handle the large sails, the crew needed a great variety of special gear. While it was possible to trim small staysails on a simple winch, genoa and quadrilateral jibs were so big they had to be sheeted home by means of multigeared pedestal winches nicknamed coffee grinders because of their large cranks that could be turned by four men at once.

Unlucky challenger for America's Cup 1893

Valkyrie II was a gaff-rigged cutter. She was designed by George Lennox Watson and built alongside HMY Britannia at the D&W Henderson shipyard, Meadowside, Partick on the River Clyde, Scotland in 1893 for owner Lord Dunraven of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

Skipper of RESOLUTE (1920) and YANKEE (1930 & 1934)

Charles Francis Adams III (August 2, 1866 – June 10, 1954) was the United States Secretary of the Navy under President Herbert Hoover and a well-known yachtsman. Charlie Adams, as he is known among his friends, is the head of the Adams family, one that has been famous in the history of this country.

Frank John MURDOCH is born February 21, 1904 in Antwerp,Belgium, son of Dan Murdoch and Alice Murdoch (born Jansen), married to Phyllis Murdoch (born Strutt), he had two boys Anthony John and Colin Peter. He died June 13, 1996 in Nyon, Switzerland.
His involvement with boat building was no surprise. The Murdoch family had been engaged in it since 1867, and he had cruised and raced ...

Richard K. Loud was born and raised on the Adams shore of Quincy Bay in Massachusetts. He cannot remember a time when his life did not revolve around boats. As the son of a master shipwright who built boats for both profit and pleasure, he was exposed early on to the complexities and beauties of boat design and construction.