George Lennox Watson “Valkyrie II”

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Watson “Valkyrie II” Specifications: LOA: 117.6 ft / 35.84m * LOD: * LWL: 85.5 ft / 26.06m * Beam: 22.3 ft / 6.80m * Draft: 16.5 ft / 5.03m * Ballast: 75 tons (Lead ballast) * Displacement: 140 tons * Sail Area: 10,042 square feet * Yard Number: * Hull material: Composite build, steel frame …

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George Lennox Watson (1851–1904

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A Scottish naval architect, born in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, son of Thomas Lennox Watson, a doctor at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, grandson of Sir Timothy Burstall, engineer and entrant at the 1829 Rainhill Trials. 1850s Watson often spent holidays at Inverkip on the Firth of Clyde, it was here through his friendship with local skipper …

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