Yacht racing
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Records of the Off Soundings Club
Race notices, minutes, board and committee chairmen reports, membership notices, scrapbooks, and a ledger, reflecting the club's history and its activities.
Records of the Schooner Atlantic
Records of the racing yacht Atlantic. Includes several pieces of ephemera from her victory in the 1905 Ocean Race for the Kaiser's Cup, as well as a small journal kept on board for the race. Collection also includes a number of newspaper clippings detailing her construction, successes under the ownership of Wilson Marshall, and eventual loss.
Records of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club
Correspondence, membership information, minutes, scrapbooks, race results, and other documents, reflecting the club's history and its activities. Includes books by John Parkinson and William P. Stephens and information concerning the America's Cup and other racing events. Other organizations represented include the New York Yacht Club and North American Yacht Racing Union.
Roderick Stephens collection
Timothea Larr USYRU Collection
Correspondence, notes, memos, minutes, and related papers, collected by Larr, chiefly relating to the organization's involvement in the Australia II keel controversy during the 1983 America's Cup.
W. Starling Burgess Papers
The W. Starling Burgess Papers consists of 19 document boxes, containing approximately 3800 pieces of manuscript material. About 40% of the collection provides information relative to Burgess' involvement with the design and construction of various yachts, especially the J-Boat RANGER (1936-1937). Here, one will also find information on RAINBOW, ENTERPRISE, and other yachts, along with data regarding new techniques in design and construction