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DSK
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1890s yacht racing
wrote:
Thank you all for your responses!
We really appreciate all the suggestions and tips!
Now come some harder questions:
There are other vessels on our site
http://www.jsjohnston.org
that
are equally impressive but do not seem to have any America's Cup or
Herreshoff connections.
For example, take a look at these extremely impressive vessels:
* Montauk
http://www.jsjohnston.org/~montauk.html
From:
http://www.by-the-sea.com/articles/poillon.html
1882
Montauk
Designer:
Phil Ellsworth
Built for: John E Brooks
Owner: S.R. Platt
Centerboard Schooner Yacht 103 ft 92 Tons
94 ft waterline
Had a long racing career
She was launched at Gowanus Yard, Sails by Sawyer (AYL 1883)"
** end quote **
I was thinking this vessel was involved in a disastrous
capsize while at anchor, but after more thought, it seems
like that was the more extreme centerboarder "Mohawk."
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