Departing England in 1845, commanding officer Captain Sir John Franklin, with a flotilla of two bomb vessels the HMS Terror and the HMS Erebus, set sail for the Arctic to traverse the last unnavigated section of the “Northwest Passage” The two ships would later became icebound in Victoria Strait near King William Island in the …
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Herreshoff “Neith” Specifications: LOA: 59 ′ 0″ * LOD: 53′ 0″ * LWL: 40′ 0″ * Beam: 10′ 6″ * Draft: 8′ 0″ * Ballast: * Displacement: 41,000 lbs * Sail Area: * Yard Number: 665 * Hull Material: * Rig: Bermudan Cutter * Class: * Designer: N.G. Herreshoff * Built by: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, …
White “Wild Horses” Specifications: LOA: 76’4″ / 23.28m * LOD: * LWL: 53’11” / 16.18m * Beam: 16’01” / 4.90m * Draft: 11′ / 3.35m * Ballast: 26,450 lbs * Displacement: 52.900 lbs * Sail Area: 2,239 square feet * Yard Number: * Hull material: Wood construction * Rig: Sloop * Designer: White * Built …
Classic GRP, Non-Spinnaker WINDIGO – Overall Winner, skipper Gary Kilroy CRF: 24.8 Class: Maroon Races: 1-1
Grand Prix (Spirit of Tradition), Non-Spinnaker Results: DAGGER – Overall Winner, skipper Ted Boynton CRF: 27.7 Class: Maroon Races: 2-1