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This America model features:
30" long x 28" tall x 6"wide
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Historical significance:Competition for the America's Cup, the oldest and one of
the most prestigious sporting trophies in the world,
began in England in 1851. The newly founded New York
Yacht Club was challenged by the Royal Yacht Squadron,
then the most prestigious yacht club in the world, to
take part in The Solent Races, sailing races that took
place on the body of water between the Isle of Wight and
Great Britain. Answering this challenge, the New York
Yacht Club assembled a team to cross the Atlantic and
race with their contender, the yacht
America.
Of all the races held on The Solent, the Royal Yacht
Squadron decided that
America was
only eligible for the "All Nations Race", a 74 mile race
around the Isle of Wight starting and ending in Cowes.
The prize for the winner of this race was the 100
Guineas Cup, an award commemorating Queen Victoria's
Jubilee year.
When the starting gun was fired at ten in the morning
on August 22, 1851, the
America was
the last over the starting line. However, in the end the
speedy
America
stunned the British fleet and crossed the finish line 19
minutes ahead of all 15 of her British competitors. The
schooner
America
brought the 100 Guineas Cup across the Atlantic, and the
New York Yacht Club renamed it "The America's Cup" after
the winning boat.
Famous are
the words which the signalman transmitted to Queen
Victoria and which passed into the history of the United
States: "America first, Your Majesty, there is no second".
America presented remarkable novelties in the form of
the bull, above all as far as the water lines and the
main section were concerned, the latter much pulled back
in comparison with the hulls of that time. Besides it
had a low draught, refined lines, a light displacement
and a new cut of sails, remarkably thinner and made of
cotton fabric. W.H. Brown, the
designer of the New York Yacht Club entry was so
confident of his design that he refused payment if
"America" did not win.
America had a long history' and was pulled down in 1946.
Only the carved eagle which it had on the poop survives
at the New York Yacht Club. the 100 Guineas cup became
America's cup and still gives its name to the most
important regatta in the world
For 132 years (1851 to 1983),
the United States enjoyed the longest winning streak in
all sport.
As with any ship design, a
sailing yacht embodies many necessary elements, which
must dovetail to accomplish its mission. What is great
about America's Cup design is that the only mission is
speed, maneuverability and reliability to best a single
match race rival around a closed course. Size, weight,
wetted surface, hull form, light but strong
construction, efficient rigs with good sails, sea
kindliness and maneuverability are all important.
In 31 defenses since
then, the interplay of national pride, giant egos,
wide-ranging designs, and now modern technology, have
kept The Cup very much alive. The 132 years of
successful defenses by the New York Yacht Club remains
the longest record in sports history. Sir Thomas Lipton
tried for 31 years to win The Cup, commencing in 1899,
but never succeeded.
From schooners, to J-Class
boats, to 12 meters to the current IACC designs,
as men's brains,
wits, skills and money have been locked in these
sea-swept combats, America remains the most honorable
racing boat of all time.
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