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Pub. Date
1921
Language
English
Description
The collection includes notebooks and scrapbooks which include newspaper and magazine clippings, manuscript and ephemeral material, and photographs documenting the history of yachting in Rhode Island as well as its coverage in Providence newspapers.
Series I: Scrapbooks of Davis Providence Journal clippings (1921-1947, organized chronologically) Series II: Scrapbooks of Providence Journal clippings (1948-1953, organized chronologically) Series III:...
Author
Publisher
Old Dartmouth Historical Society/New Bedford Whaling Museum
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"This is the first book-length biography of C. Raymond Hunt, whose skill at the helm and skill at the drawing board made him a legend in his own time. Today, 37 years after his death at age 70 in 1978, Hunt is recognized as one of the most influential yacht designers of the 20th century. His most enduring designs, the Concordia yawls and sloops, and the original Boston Whaler, are recognized as classics of form and function. His development of the...
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Series
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In 1895, emissaries from the New York Yacht Club traveled to Deer Isle, Maine, to recruit the nation's best sailors, an "All American" crew. This remote island in Penobscot Bay sent nearly thirty of its fishing men to sail "Defender," and under skipper Hank Haff, they beat their opponents in a difficult and controversial series. To the delight of the American public, the charismatic Sir Thomas Lipton sent a surprise challenge in 1899. The New York...
