wrote:
Does anyone have a good online source for information on Vigilant,
Defender, and Columbia, the winners of the 1893, 1895 and 1899
America's Cup races, respectively?


Online, probably the Herreshoff Museum is the best
reference; but there isn't really a lot of in-depth material
there.


We're putting together a website on yacht racing in the 1890s (as seen
by 19th-century maritime photographer J. S. Johnston) at
http:www.jsjohnston.org

WOW
Those are awesome pictures.

and we sorely need help identifying and
providing historical and technical information for many of the vessels
from this period. These three were obviously extremely important racing
yachts of this era, but there is surprising little available (or am I
looking in all the wrong places?)

Thanks for any help!

Chris Baer


An excellent reference (although off-line) is L. Francis
Herreshoffs books on his father's life & yacht designs; and
his book "Introduction to Yacht Racing" which isn't really
about yacht racing at all, but was a collection of
reminiscences about yacht racing in the 1890s and 1900s.

Your web site is well organized and the pictures are
beautiful: clear & detailed, sharp, well framed and chosen
from very good angles.

Hope this helps.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King