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These innovations would prove troublesome. In particular, skipper Paul
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America's Cup to compete with each other prior to the selection trials. The cruise consisted of several port-to=-port legs, interspersed with races over set
211:'s challenge for the America's cup, they decided to form two syndicates to build one yacht each for the defense of the cup, and also to welcome other syndicates who might want to offer a defender. Landon Thorne put forward one such syndicate, comprising:
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Herreshoff was the only designer to use the maximum allowable length for the hull within the class, 87 feet (27 metres) at the waterline. Clinton Crane, designer of rival
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Herreshoff has installed on the Thorne–Hammond yacht...."
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inspectors required her to be fitted with a whole new set of lower scantlings. In turn, this delay also affected
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was equipped with many innovative fittings which had never been tried before, most notably in her steering gear.
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was unsuccessful in her bid to become the Cup defender, an honor that went to
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arrived too late to compete in any but the fourth and last race.
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Defense of the America's Cup in 1930
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rules for structural strength. However, as originally designed,
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did not meet this requirement, which delayed her construction.
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that their yacht had been selected to defend the cup.
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571:won one. As part of this cruise,
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118:158 long tons (160 metric tonnes)
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538:scored a technical victory over
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399:The Long Island Sound series
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712:Vanderbilt, Harold Stirling
683:Garland, Joseph E. (1989).
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693:"The Yachts: Enterprise"
474:As winner of the races,
179:Lewis Francis Herreshoff
161:was a 1930 yacht of the
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1098:Vanderbilt 1931, 184–85
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342:in the building shed.
1184:Conversions: 1892–1929
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657:was scrapped in 1935.
384:Paul Hammond (skipper)
199:Design and development
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906:Vanderbilt 1931, p.31
781:Vanderbilt 1931, p.88
175:Landon Ketchum Thorne
150:7,550 sq.ft (701.4 m)
95:Landon Ketchum Thorne
72:Landon Ketchum Thorne
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254:Herreshoff designed
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585:City of Newport Cup
205:New York Yacht Club
167:New York Yacht Club
142:15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
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1326:Revival: 1994–2017
667:Dear, Ian (2004).
597:1930 America's Cup
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480:Charles P. Curtiss
456:Eastern Yacht Club
450:1930 America's Cup
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171:1930 America's Cup
169:'s defence of the
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643:, owner of
490:Observation
100:AC Defender
63:May 7, 1930
40:Designer(s)
1393:Categories
1288:Shamrock V
1267:Enterprise
724:References
703:2023-01-03
670:Enterprise
649:dry docked
625:Enterprise
606:Enterprise
573:Enterprise
561:Enterprise
528:Enterprise
506:Enterprise
476:Enterprise
468:Enterprise
434:Enterprise
307:The Rudder
192:Enterprise
1349:Lionheart
1335:Britannia
1309:Whirlwind
1253:Endeavour
1200:Britannia
674:Endeavour
655:Whirlwind
637:Whirlwind
614:Whirlwind
577:Astor Cup
557:courses.
540:Whirlwind
518:Whirlwind
423:Glen Cove
421:, met at
355:Whirlwind
340:Whirlwind
326:Whirlwind
322:scantling
302:Whirlwind
279:Whirlwind
256:Whirlwind
235:Whirlwind
207:accepted
203:When the
187:Whirlwind
158:Whirlwind
147:Sail area
74:syndicate
17:Whirlwind
1302:Weetamoe
1295:Velsheda
1221:Resolute
714:(1931).
645:Istalena
610:Weetamoe
608:against
583:won the
581:Weetamoe
575:won the
565:Weetamoe
532:Weetamoe
522:Weetamoe
510:Weetamoe
464:Weetamoe
430:Weetamoe
412:Resolute
291:Resolute
285:Weetamoe
264:Istalena
92:Skippers
68:Owner(s)
60:Launched
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1342:Hanuman
1274:Rainbow
1228:Vanitie
1214:Candida
1207:Cambria
418:Vanitie
369:Twister
330:Lloyd's
297:Vanitie
273:Q-class
269:R-class
163:J Class
50:Builder
32:Sail no
26:J-class
1363:Ranger
1316:Yankee
1281:Ranger
618:Yankee
591:Trials
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