Opera House Cup: This is a story about the very heart of classic wooden sailboat racing and about a day not so long ago when Nantucket island was a very different place. For further information, please contact John Stanton at shoulderedoarfilms.com. Opera House Cup: A Story of Wooden Sailboats from John Stanton on …
The evolution of the Marconi rig, unabated in invention, descendent of patent disputes, and improper adjectivization, Guglielmo Marconi was born at Bologna, Italy, on April 25, 1874, the second son of Giuseppe Marconi, an Italian country gentleman, and Annie Jameson, daughter of Andrew Jameson of Daphne Castle in the County Wexford, Ireland. During his early …
Uploaded on Nov 8, 2008 The Schooner Brilliant (a.k.a Christine-Margaret, Logan James, and Thomas Hoyne) was built alongside the Red Lion by Ferd Nimphius in Neshkoro, Wisconsin. Charles Kuralt did a special feature on the construction of the wooden vessels in 1984. Douglas Turnbull and Charles “Jerry” Hodlmair commissioned the schooner Brilliant to be built …
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Boat US News – Boat Owners Association of The United States – 880 S. Pickett St., Alexandria, VA 22304 – BoatUS Press Room at www.BoatUS.com/PressRoom MARBLEHEAD, Mass., May 4, 2015 — The 14th Annual Women’s Sailing Conference will be held Saturday, June 6, at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead, organized by the National Women’s …
International Six Metre Class World Championship EVENT: Six Metre Worlds DATE: May 29th – June 5th, 2015 VENUE: International Six Metre Class Worlds SPONSOR: Arthus Bertrand Paris, Musto Performan RACE COORDINATOR: The Société Nautique de La Trinité sur Mer and Union Française des 6 Mètre JI LOCATION: La Trinité-sur-Mer, Morbihan, Bretagne, France. The 2015 …