Johan August Anker (June 26, 1871 – October 2, 1940) was a Norwegian sailor and yacht designer In 1905 he bought in to a small boat building yard named Jensens Yard. It later changed names and became the famous Anker & Jensen Yard. As a sailor, Johan competed in the 1908, 1912, and the 1928 …
Winner USA 1397 Raging Rooster Owner Peter Duncan, sailing with Jud Smith and Tom Blackwell. Sailing in a wide variety of conditions, Peter Duncan and his crew Tom Blackwell and Jud Smith won the Etchells Mid-Winter Regatta in commanding fashion, besting their closest competitor by 20 point and only finishing outside the top 10 once …
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Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (named after General Nathanael Greene) American naval architect-mechanical engineer. “Captain Nat,” as he was known, revolutionized yacht design, and produced a succession of undefeated America’s Cup defenders between 1893–1920. Born: March 18, 1848, Bristol, Rhode Island * Died: June 2, 1938, Bristol, Rhode Island (aged 90) * Spouse(s): Clara Anna DeWolf, Ann …
Mr. Herreshoff was born in Bristol, Rhode Island and grew up in the famous Herreshoff boatyard there headed by his father, Nathanial, who biography, “Captain Nat,” he later authored. As the youngest of four sons, Francis Herreshoff was designated for a career running the family estate. But after serving in the US Naval Reserve in …
Formally created on November 11, 1929, with five partners: Drake Sparkman and his younger brother James Sparkman, James Murray, and brothers Olin J. Stephens and Roderick Stephens. The Stephens brothers began their careers as self-taught sailors on Barnstable Bay, Massachusetts. Both entered the marine industry at an early age – Olin apprenticing in yacht design …