Document No 98: YACHT 'DAUNTLESS' RACING TOWARDS VICTORY

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AUTEUR : J. E. Buttersworth

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EDITION : 1870

DATE : 1870

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The famed schooner yacht DAUNTLESS on a beam reach. The DAUNTLESS was modeled and built in 1866 as L'HIRONDELLE by Forsyth & Morgan at Mystic Bridge, Connecticut; in 1870 she was rebuilt by J.B. Van Deusen. In this operation 38 feet of her underbody was cut away and rebuilt with a lengthening of her waterline from 107 to 116 feet 5 inches. Bought by J.G. Bennett, Jr. of the New York Yacht Club, the DAUNTLESS had a wonderful career as a trans- Atlantic ocean racer and won the hearts of many admirers.

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LICENCE :
Public domain
BATEAUX : DAUNTLESS
LIENS VERS CE DOCUMENT
SITE LARG HAUT ADRESSE
Quester Gallery 300 191 http://www.questergallery.com/exhibitions/buttersworth/buttersworth.html
The Athenaeum 1131 721 http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=13017