Three American yachts of the cup class were put in commission at the opening of the sailing season of 1901. One was Columbia, defender of 1899, the other was a new “Herreshoff" boat built for a New York Yacht Club syndicate and called Constitution, and the third was built in Boston, for Thomas W. Lawson, and was called Independence. An authentic detailed description of this boat is given in another chapter of this book.

THE VOLUNTEER'S VICTORY.
DETAILS OF THE FIRST RACE FOR THE CUP.

Copyright © The New York Times : Published: September 28, 1887
In the minds of very many people the question of the relative merits of the Volunteer and Thistle, as individuals, and the centerboard sloop and the cutter, as types, was emphatically set at rest yesterday afternoon, when the Volunteer crossed the finishing line so far ahead of the Thistle that the latter became an object for sympathy. The sloop apparently outsailed her from the start to the finish.

VICTORY OF THE MADELEINE.

SHE DEFEATS THE COUNTESS OF DUFFERIN BY 27 MINUTES AND 14 SECONDS.
THE QUEEN’S CUP REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF THE NEW-YORK YACHT CLUB.

Copyright © The New York Times - Published: August 13, 1876
Inasmuch as the contest of yesterday between the Madeleine and the Countess of Dufferin was the outside or ocean race, it had been decided that the steam-boat Gladwish would leave the battery at 7:30.

Gallery "Sir Thomas Lipton"

As the first race for the Cup was scheduled for August 20th, it was planned to bring Shamrock III. over early in the year so as to give her plenty of time to get into proper shape on this side of the water. Instead of fitting out Shamrock II,, which was already in this country it will be remembered, to race against her here, it was decided to bring over the first Shamrock, as she was already in commission and was sailing in consistent form.

1937: Unlucky challenger of the sixteenth America's Cup

In 1935, after the rejection of the challenge by the NYYC Charles Fairey, Sopwith order a new boat Charles E Nicholson, a J-drift 87 feet waterline length class, the maximum length allowed by the gauge.
Make a better boat that Endeavour will be a difficult task, so Sopwith gets the ...

The Yacht Designer as Artist

Francis Herreshoff was as much an artist as his father was genius.

Lewis Francis Herreshoff (1890-1972) was born in Bristol, Rhode Island, near the waters of Narragansett Bay, an area long noted for its yachting activity.

I live in a small village in Holland in the neighborhood of Rotterdam. I was already fascinated by everything about sailing. As the son of a tugboat captain I spend from my 5th year all my spare time on the water. I endlessly made drawings of boats on newspapers and pieces of paper. The foundation for all my marine art is ever based on those early experiences.

Edoardo De Martino or Edoardo Federico De Martino CVO (29 March 1838 – 12 May 1912) was an Italian-British painter, mainly active in London as a painter. He was born in Meta di Sorrento. He attended the Naval Academy in Naples, and was navigating officer on the corvette Ercole in South America when he resigned his commission.