Document No 851: 230. Valkyrie III Photo date: Sept. 7, 1895. Probably during the 1st race of the America's Cup trials. | |||||||||||||||
REF : 0 EDITION : 1895 DATE : 07 Sep 1895 - 16:00 COURSE : 1 DESCRIPTION SITE : NOTES AMERICA-SCOOP : DEFENDER WINS THE FIRST CUP RACE; Defeated the
Valkyrie by 8 Minutes 49 Seconds in a Beat to Windward and Back. OUTSAILED THE
ENGLISHMAN AT EVERY POINT The American Boat Led in the Thrash to Windward by 3
Minutes 23 Seconds.September 07, 1895- The first of the series of races between the Defender and the Valkyrie for the America's Cup was sailed outside of Sandy Hook yesterday in a light breeze, and an "old sea" of considerable weight. The course was from a point off Seabright, N.J., fifteen miles to windward, east by south, and return... LICENCE :Public domain |
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BATEAUX : VALKYRIE III | |||||||||||||||
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