Document No 4845: THE COURSE OF THE SIXTEENTH CHALLENGE - FOURTH RACE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
REF : 0 EDITION : 1937 DATE : 05 Aug 1937 COURSE : 4 DESCRIPTION SITE : The fourth and concluding race of the series was sailed on the next day, August 5, around a triangular course. The breeze was still southwest with a velocity of about twelve and a half miles an hour at the start. This race was around a triangular course, ten miles to a leg, the first course being to windward, directly southwest, the second leg cast by south, a reach, and the final leg north by west one-half west, another reach. NOTES AMERICA-SCOOP :
Ranger finished at 3:47:49 and Endeavour II finished at 3:51:26, both yachts receiving a tremendous ovation from the rather small spectator fleet assembled at the finish line. Ranger's time was the fastest turned in for a Cup Race since 1871. LICENCE :Autorisation de l'auteur acceptée le 16/04/2011 |
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BATEAUX : RANGER ENDEAVOUR II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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