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52 THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING. eased a trifle, and she beat all the other yachts with ease. The Dauntless, Sappho and Wanderer raced from Sandy Hook to the Cape May Light-ship for a $500 cup, a little private arrangement; and as stated, the Wanderer won. The schooner Dreadnought made her first appearance in this trip to Cape May, but her performance on the way down did not warrant Captain Samuels in entering her for the race, and although she iron, for one thing, and I think that in time, iron will supersede wood entirely for the hulls of yachts. Then, too, she had parts of the cutter rig ; that is, she had the short mast and long topmast ; but I think her mainsail laced to the boom, and that she had a standing jib. She had also a stay to the knight heads, and a stay-sail. Mr. Center, who designed her, afterwards had her jib to set flying, and found it a great improvement. fttd.SXos^ SCHOONER " 1'ALMEK." 1 started with the lot, she did not return, but bore up and ran for New York. The Sappho took the Citizen's Cup with time allowance, and the Benson Cup (both $1000 mugs), beating the Columbia 5m. 5s. The Gracie took the Citizens' Cup for sloops, beating the Vindex 2m. 37s. The latter yacht was new, and she also embodied several new principles. She was 1 Original owner R, F. Loper So far as model was concerned, the Vindex had little in common with the modern cutter, being over 17 feet beam on a water- line length of 56 feet. She may, however, I think, be said to have been the first American-built sloop that was cutter rigged. During the August cruise, this year, 1871—for the first time the Eastern and New York club fleets joined each other present owner Rutherford Stuyvesant.
Title | Yachts and yachting |
Creator | Cozzens, Frederic Schiller |
Publisher | Cassell & Co. |
Place of Publication | New York |
Date | [c1887] |
Language | eng |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Title | 00000050 |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Transcript | 52 THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING. eased a trifle, and she beat all the other yachts with ease. The Dauntless, Sappho and Wanderer raced from Sandy Hook to the Cape May Light-ship for a $500 cup, a little private arrangement; and as stated, the Wanderer won. The schooner Dreadnought made her first appearance in this trip to Cape May, but her performance on the way down did not warrant Captain Samuels in entering her for the race, and although she iron, for one thing, and I think that in time, iron will supersede wood entirely for the hulls of yachts. Then, too, she had parts of the cutter rig ; that is, she had the short mast and long topmast ; but I think her mainsail laced to the boom, and that she had a standing jib. She had also a stay to the knight heads, and a stay-sail. Mr. Center, who designed her, afterwards had her jib to set flying, and found it a great improvement. fttd.SXos^ SCHOONER " 1'ALMEK." 1 started with the lot, she did not return, but bore up and ran for New York. The Sappho took the Citizen's Cup with time allowance, and the Benson Cup (both $1000 mugs), beating the Columbia 5m. 5s. The Gracie took the Citizens' Cup for sloops, beating the Vindex 2m. 37s. The latter yacht was new, and she also embodied several new principles. She was 1 Original owner R, F. Loper So far as model was concerned, the Vindex had little in common with the modern cutter, being over 17 feet beam on a water- line length of 56 feet. She may, however, I think, be said to have been the first American-built sloop that was cutter rigged. During the August cruise, this year, 1871—for the first time the Eastern and New York club fleets joined each other present owner Rutherford Stuyvesant. |
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