Published: 16 April 2016 Yves GARY Hits: 3895
“Shamrock” was designed by William Fife (III) in 1908 as a potential challenger for the America’s Cup. The Americans refused the challenge but Lipton asked Fife to continue building (the vessel being built at Denny's).
In the last contest of 1903, Reliance marked the extreme limit that had been achieved in the development of the racing machine, and there had been already a swing in the other direction toward a saner and more healthy type of yacht.
Published: 16 January 2023 Yves GARY Hits: 65
“Shamrock” was designed by William Fife (III) in 1908 as a potential challenger for the America’s Cup. The Americans refused the challenge but Lipton asked Fife to continue building at shipyard of William Denny & Brothers in Dumbarton..
Shamrock was built under the “International Rule” used in England and the other European yachting countries while the United States adopted the “Universal Rule”
Published: 10 January 2023 Yves GARY Hits: 172
From the Yachting World archives :When the First International Rule came into force in 1907, nine classes were created for boats rating between 5 Metres and 23 Metres. Only three of the largest class were ever built and none survive today, writes Nigel Sharp.
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X3DX3D is an open standard for 3D content delivery. It is not a programming API, nor just a file format for geometry interchange.
Published: 19 October 2015 Yves GARY Hits: 3645
Gallery "Sir Thomas Lipton"Sir Thomas Lipton bequeathed his collection of photographs, newspaper cuttings and memorabilia to the Mitchell Library where it is still housed. In 1999, the collection was showing signs of degradation and Unilever, who now own the Lipton brand, funded the conservation and digitisation costs.
Published: 19 October 2015 Yves GARY Hits: 3609
Gallery "Sir Thomas Lipton"Sir Thomas Lipton bequeathed his collection of photographs, newspaper cuttings and memorabilia to the Mitchell Library where it is still housed. In 1999, the collection was showing signs of degradation and Unilever, who now own the Lipton brand, funded the conservation and digitisation costs.
Published: 19 October 2015 Yves GARY Hits: 3922
Gallery "Sir Thomas Lipton"A collection of photos taken from the deck of Shamrock around 1908 with Sir Thomas Lipton, Colonel Neill and the crew.
Each thumbnail presented here contains a link to the original photo on the Mitchell Library' s website.