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v IL MORO - AMERICA CUP 1992 |
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Limited Edition with the additinal signatures
of the Skipper Bill Koch and the Helmsman
Buddy Melges. America3 heads downwind for
the last time, on her way to a 4-1 victory
against Il Moro (Italy), off San Diego,
May 16th, 1992 |
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| AMERICA
SALUTES THE ROYAL FAMILY |
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painting shows the Yacht America saluting
the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert on
nearing the Needles during the 1851 America
Cup. The Queen and her family were most
gratified by this, although they were dissappointed
that there was no British yacht near enough
to put up any contest, the Queen was most
pleased the Americans lowered their flag
and waved their caps at her. Limited Edition
lithographs printed in Paris on heavy watercolour
stock, in a minimum of 20 colours, with
exceptional luminosity. |
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| AMERICA,
ARROW, FREAK & ALARM |
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| At
the Nab Light, America took the lead and
the British yachts never recovered, America
is in the distance on the right hand side |
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| AMERICA'S
CUP 2000 |
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| "New
Zealand" decisively defeated "Prada"
5-0 to keep the America Cup for the second
time |
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| BLACK
MAGIC VS YOUNG AMERICA |
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ZEALAND TRIUMPHS - In 1995 Black Magic impressively
defeated Dennis Connor's boat to take the
"Auld Mug" away from the Americans.
The secret weapon that allowed them to achieve
such a famous victory was, according to
the Kiwis, simply teamwork |
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| IL
MORO VS AMERICA 3 |
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| A
Limited Edition with the additinal signatures
of the Skipper Bill Koch and the Helmsman
Buddy Melges. America3 heads downwind for
the last time, on her way to a 4-1 victory
against Il Moro (Italy), off San Diego,
May 16th, 1992 |
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| PURITAN
AND GENESTA |
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| 1885
- Sir Richard Sutton refused to accept a
sailover in the first race, but his magnanimity
was sadly rewarded by defeat |
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| STARS
& STRIPES VS NEW ZEALAND |
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| 1988
Stars and Stripes defeats New Zealand -
David Barnes and his 32 strong crew were
frustrated in their attempt to wrest the
cup from America by a 2-0 defeat. The outcome
of Michael Fay's challenge would have been
very different had the two boats not been
so unfairly mis-matched. |
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| THE
BIG RACING CUTTERS |
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| In
1903 Shamrock III was to be Sir Thomas Lipton's
3rd challenge for the Cup in 5 years. She
was an unworthy antagonist for Reliance,
the defender, which was the most impressive
of all yachts ever to sail in the America's
Cup Races. |
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| THE
J CLASS |
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| Charles
Nicholson designed Endeavour II for Sir
Thom. Sopwith. She was beautiful and very
fast. Unfortunately for him, W. Starling
Burgess and Olin Stephens had designed Ranger
a better boat, for "Mike" Vanderbilt,
which was to become known as the 'Ultimate
J'. She won every race in the series. In
the 37 races of her one and only season,
she lost only 2. |
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| THE
SCHOONER |
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| On
22.8.1851, the yacht America outsailed the
whole British fleet in a race around the
Isle of Wight. The nearest British yacht
to her, Aurora, finished 8 minutes after
the America. The 100 Guinea Cup she won
was renamed in her honour "The America
Cup". |
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| THE
TWELVE METERS |
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In
the 1986/7 races for the America's Cup,
Dennis Conner made the most brilliant comeback
imaginable, defeating all in his quest for
the Cup. The scene is during race 2, with
the wind 195deg (22/26 knots), Stars &
Stripes has dropped her spinnaker early
to lead Kookaburra around the mark
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| VIGILANT
AND VALKYRIE II |
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| Vigilant
and Valkyrie II first met on 8.10.1893 to
do battle off Sandy Hook. Vigilant gained
the upper hand during the bitter contest
and went on to keep the cup in America |
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| THREE
CHEERS FOR AMERICA |
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| In
Sandown Bay, America, well ahead of the
fleet receives three cheers from her fellow
countrymen watching the race from their
vessel. |
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| VOLUNTEER
AND THISTLE |
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| 1887
- Despite their determined efforts, the
bonnie Scots were soundly beaten by the
American's steel sloop. |
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