In 1899, the members of the St. Regis Yacht Club commissioned Clinton Crane, a young naval architect, to design a class of wooden sailing sloops for the purpose of racing the light winds of the northern New York Adirondacks, home waters of the young club. A few members contracted to purchase the first of these …
St. Francis Yacht Club – By Meredith Laitos – The first time 6 Meters appeared on San Francisco Bay, Woodrow Wilson was president of the United States. The Panama Canal had just opened and Babe Ruth had just hit his first career home run. This week, one century later, eight 6 Meters met at the …
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Sail Number: US-43 Type: 6 mR Class LOA: 37′ O” / 11.27m – LOD: 37′ O” / 11.27m – LWL: 22′ 9″ / 6.93m – Beam: 6′ 0″ / 1.82m – Draft: 5′ 6″ / 1.67m – Displacement: 10,000 Lbs. – Designer: Clinton Crane – Year Built: 1930 – Built to: Rule 2 – Hull: …
Born in Oyster Bay, New York, United States, a Harvard engineering graduate, class of 1894 and a student at the University of Glasgow from 1897 to 1898. Crane first opened and operated his yacht design firm from 1900 until 1912. Crane designed for his friends, 6, 8, 12 meters, J boats, various one-designs and a …
NEWPORT, R.I. (June 24, 2019) – As an important lead up to the 12 Metre World Championship in July, the Newport Trophy Regatta will take place off Newport, R.I. over the weekend of June 29-30. Hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club, the 12 Metre-only event provides one of the last formal opportunities for teams to …
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