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Correspondence, articles by Loomis, race and cruise circulars, and nine scrapbooks of clippings, relating to his work for Yachting magazine, his lecture circuit, yacht races between 1950 and 1965, including America's Cup, Fastnet, and Newport, R.I., to Bermuda, yacht cruises, engines, protocol, World War I, and other topics of maritime and naval interest.

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Correspondence, construction agreements, charter parties, outfitting documents, accounts, operating expenses, logs, journals, and scrapbooks, relating chiefly to America's Cup races and yachts. Also includes clippings, telegrams, and other items relating to the Lord Dunraven/Charles Iselin controversy. Other topics include the construction, outfitting, and preparation of the COLUMBIA for the 1899 race and the DEFENDER (1895), INTREPID, RELIANCE (1903), and VIGILANT (1893).

Abstract This collection contains approximately 125 pieces and 6 notebooks, kept and compiled by Commodore Percy Chubb II, of the N.Y.Y.C. from 1962 through 1974. These papers are relative primarily to the America's Cup trial races, ie. The observation trials and the final trials, and consists of sailing instructions for these races, crew lists, and race data sheets containing mark times and the order of finish for each trial race. The notebooks were evidently kept by Mr. Chubb, and contain his brief...

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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.

Abstract Logs, navigator's notebooks, scrapbooks, guest registers, notes, correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, and other papers, chiefly relating to Stephen's activities as navigator and/or captain of various vessels in long distance racing, but also reflecting his and his brother, Olin Stephens' personal and business affairs. Includes materials relating to the yawls DORADE and STORMY WEATHER, winners of the Transatlantic and Fastnet races, and races aboard his personal sloop MUSTANG; his...

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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

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Correspondence, memos, printed material, and other papers, reflecting Duncan's yachting career.

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The collection consists of miscellaneous papers, correspondence, notes, clippings, pamphlets, and specifications relative to the yachting activities of W. P. Stephens. Included is a series of specifications for approximately 500 boats which are arranged alphabetically by the boat's name.