Herreshoff S Class
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One-Design Class Type: Keelboat
Was this boat built to be sailed by youth or adults? Adult
Approximately how many class members do you have? 19
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About Herreshoff S Class
HERRESHOFF MARINE MUSEUM HONORS 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE S-CLASS
2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the first Herreshoff S-Class boat that splashed in the waters off Bristol, Rhode Island in 1919. The S Class Centennial Herreshoff Classic Regatta, held at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, Rhode Island last August 2019 highlighted the S-Class in honor of its anniversary. As many as 28 of these splendid yachts participated in the event.
Transcending the competition of the races, the splendor of such a large fleet of magnificent S-Class yachts sailing together will be a very special occasion for both sailors and spectators. Three Fleets were represented. Quissett Harbor Herreshoff S Class, Western Long Island Herreshoff S Class and the Narragansett Bay Herreshoff S Class.
By any measure, the S-Class is unique among yachts. Designed by the “Wizard of Bristol,” Captain Nat Herreshoff, perhaps the most renowned American naval architect ever. The S-Class was, and still is, one of Herreshoff’s most remarkable concepts. While Herreshoff is best known for his highly successful America’s Cup yachts, his innovative mind did not rest when it came to the finishing touches on this relatively small 28-foot yacht. From the unique graceful curve of the mast, the proud shape of the bow, the eye-pleasing overhang of the stern, to the remarkable contour of the keel, there is nothing ordinary about the design of the S boat.
Although there were only about a hundred S boats built between 1919 and 1940, many of the original boats are still actively racing in highly competitive in large regattas. While there are older one design class boats in the United States, the S-Class is the oldest one design still sailing in the original boat and rig of all wood construction. The fact that S boats continue to be viable and exciting to sail and race is a testament to how well they have stood the test of time. Even by today’s standards, they have design features that are remarkably modern, which has a lot to do with their ability to compete successfully against contemporary racing sailboats.
S boats are easily distinguished by a striking curve in the mast, which may appear to be sharply raked aft. In fact, the spar has a built-in curve that may have been an attempt to emulate a gaff rig. Remember, the S -Class was the first Marconi rig Herreshoff designed. The curved mast allows for some unique adjustments to the sail shape and sailing performance.
S boats are the closest thing to a pure-bred true sailor’s dream boat for sailing performance. The boats are fast in light wind due to the large sail area, and they handle very well and remain extremely stable in a strong breeze due to the full lead keel and the design of the curved mast. The boat sails very close to the wind with a small self-tending jib. S boats fly downwind under spinnaker, which requires a skilled crew to coordinate handling spinnaker lines, halyards, running backstays, and sheets all simultaneously.
S-Class yachts bear a fair ballast of mystique. Many a racing sailor has been seen scratching his head or mumbling in disbelief as he stares at the wooden transom of an S boat pulling away on a 20-mile race to Block Island, or a 19-mile race around Jamestown Island. Perhaps the true secret to the success of the S-Class remains in Captain Nat’s unrivaled eye for yacht design.
Fred Roy Commodore, Narragansett Bay Herreshoff S Class Association 2020
Boats Produced: 103
Class boat builder(s):
Herreshoff Manufacturing George Lawley and Son US Navy
Approximately how many boats are in the USA/North America? 66
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Does this class have a spinnaker or gennaker? Yes
How many people sail as a crew including the helm? 4
Ideal combined weight of range of crew: 650
Boat Designed in 1919
Length (feet/inches): 27’6″
Weight of rigged boat without sails: 6375
Draft: 4’9″
Mast Height: 37’0″
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Herreshoff S-Class
Herreshoff S-Class is a 27 ′ 5 ″ / 8.4 m monohull sailboat designed by Nathaniel G. Herreshoff and built by Lawley (George Lawley & Son) and Herreshoff Mfg. Co. between 1919 and 1941.
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The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3
- SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D : Displacement in pounds.
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
Commissioned by Seawanhaka Corinthian Y.C., Oyster Bay, NY, and developed as a one-design class, it was also eligible to compete with an ‘S Class’ handicap as defined by the Universal Rule. At last report (2006) at least 70 were still sailing.
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Western Long Island Sound Herreshoff S Class Association: Centennial Reflections
HERRESHOFF STORIES
From WIndCheck Magazine
Written by By Ted Burt, Alan Haigh and Douglas Cooper
This is part of our ongoing series with our Jubilee Media Partner, WindCheck Magazine and originally appeared in the June 2021 Issue.
By Wendy Popp-Simmons , Allegro S20
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler. – Attributed to Albert Einstein, circa 1920
Currently, much is being written about the brilliant design and aesthetic of Nathanael Herreshoff’s S Boat. For the skippers and crews of the Western Long Island Sound Herreshoff S Class Association (WLISHSCA), the affection and esteem carries into this 2021 season in the wake of an auspicious Centennial Anniversary for this one-design.
Allegro rounds a mark during the inaugural S Class Centennial Regatta, with Vindex in pursuit. © Emily Ferguson
`The highlight of the sailing season could arguably be the summer convergence of vessels for Larchmont Race Week. The annual festivities are extraordinary, and their welcome of the S Class fleets was exceptional. Not since Larchmont Race Week in 1947 had there been such a communing of this class on the waters of Western Long Island Sound. Fifteen S Boats coursed across the horizon, each trimmed to fill a captivating 340 square feet of mainsail with temperate Long Island Sound breezes. These wings are distinctive as they are usually trimmed for performance behind a 42-foot, gently curved Sitka spruce mast. The appearance is a striking triangular banner of canvas, the foot of which extends nearly eighteen feet along a formidable boom.
`Spectators watched the spoon bows carve into gentle waves while the fleet traversed New York waters. To the south, a crisp silhouette of New York City formed a distinguished backdrop. Each boat arrived to cheers from the crews of her sisters on an incandescent July morning. As greetings became punctuated by the familiar exclamation, “Backstay!” crews snapped out of their pleasant distraction to correct the significant and idiosyncratic feature of this craft.
On approach, one could appreciate the signature classic sheer strakes, newly varnished and gleaming. Grins of recognition between old friends, wry smiles creasing the crows’ feet of sun-weathered faces; skippers, crew, and family, full of anticipation and generating palpable warmth. Celebratory caps in turquoise were raised in salute as Surprise , Vindex , Pirate and Mischief from Narragansett Bay joined Teaticket , Coyote and Radiant from Quissett, Allegro , Phoenix , Kandahar II , Dilemma , Ingwe and Iroquois from Western Long Island Sound, and Dolcefariente from Virginia, their crews enthusiastically marking this historic occasion.
Wistful was lovingly by skipper Pierre Pascal Bardoux and renamed Ingwe.
Captain Nat Herreshoff carved the S boat half model in November 1919. On December 17, 1919, the very first order for an S Class One Design was placed by Paul Hammond of Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club in Oyster Bay, NY. Hammond will never know how prescient his request would be!
One could infer that the first S Boat to arrive, S pinster (Hull 830), was indeed the comfortable solution between cruising and racing for a daysailer that Hammond had anticipated. Apparently, the design was successful enough to have a total of eighteen racing in Marblehead and Seawanahaka fleets by 1920. A series was instituted for women, wives, and daughters of the S Class in 1922. Thus began a tradition of these boats being owned and raced by subsequent generations in sailing families and the beginnings of the legacy of what many now consider the epitome of one-design racing.
The WLISHCA has a number of such family ownerships. It is this author’s impression that this fact is integral to the enduring appeal of this craft. The owners themselves are no less charismatic, with traits that mirror the vessel. Many are understated craftsmen, makers, architects, builders, or artists. Others are musicians, archivists, and people with a keen appreciation for a beautifully turned piece of wood and cast bronze hardware. With a love of precision and simplicity, they are quite meticulous, intuitive, resourceful, and often irrepressible.
When you take in the culture of the Herreshoff S Boat, you cannot help but admire the touch of warmth, tradition, and a style that cannot be duplicated in any other way other than by hand. If you doubt that “it is true of every art that you cannot acquire what you have not felt,” then a daysail on an S Boat might convince you.
The care is daunting in early spring but is met with deep satisfaction when the crews and family faces are mirrored in a beautifully painted hull. Each season brings on the prepping in the company of other such enthusiasts and eccentrics and of course those skeptics who do not see the functionality of wood in a boat until of course, they witness an S Boat being launched; a beautiful sight to behold. Each spring for many decades, Brewer Post Road Boat Yard in Mamaroneck, NY where all of the local S Boats await their annual polish, takes on an air of camaraderie rivaling what takes place on the water.
The owners, family, and crew do not shy from the tasks and exceptional demands of wooden boat ownership. Everyone anticipates seeing each other, working, learning together, and preserving these vintage crafts with a tenderness that is almost tribal. This author witnessed firsthand the entire restoration of the former Wistful by skipper Pierre Pascal Bardoux, who singlehandedly stripped her to her bones, rebuilt, replaced, and lovingly restored every inch of her over the course of a single season in 2015, renaming her Ingwe . He devoted three winters to further honing.
This is not to suggest that these characters are not competitive. The competition increases each year as crews gain skill and the discipline creates choreography and accuracy. When the breezes warm and fill in, these teams are enamored as the keel digs into its favorite groove, the balance settles just right with the tiller responding to the most delicate touch, and the boat finds its sweet spot.
The crew of Bob Mehlich’s Kandahar II waits for breeze during the S Class Centennial Regatta at Larchmont Yacht Club.
Bob Mehlich, who skippers Kandahar II , reflects that the most alluring factors for his forty-three years of stewardship are “the camaraderie of the people I met plus the overall beauty and comfort of the S Boat.” Among our most accomplished skippers, Bob served as WLISHCA Commodore for nearly a decade. He and his brother-in-law Rick Beck, the skipper of Iroquois , have competed and raced together out of Larchmont Yacht Club for four decades.
Pictured at the IYRS School of Technology & Trades in Newport, RI where they met to plan the S Class Centennial are (l r) Commodore Fred Roy, Nancy Roy, Commodore Doug Cooper, Commodore Bill Simmons, and author Wendy Popp-Simmons.
Bob has experienced some of the more harrowing blows. Despite two dismastings and two storms that lifted his boats from their moorings, Mehlich and his first mate and son Robbie persist. “When I first started skippering the boat in 1978, we got hit by a storm during a race,” he recalls. “It blew so hard and rained so hard that visibility was a couple feet. I headed into what I thought was the harbor, but left both my sails up. I was unable to come about as the boom was in the water. Needless to say, we were headed for the breakwater. Somehow, I was able to get the boat to come about at the last minute before hitting the rocks. Of course, I did not have the sails properly trimmed due to my inexperience…and my crew was as green as the color of the sky that day!”
Any sailor would appreciate the immediate grace in the turn that an S Boat makes around a mark! The keel is composed of 3,350 pounds of lead, making the boat exceptionally fast. The motion is breathtaking in a close rounding. But it is the S Boat owner who looks up, while sanding and smoothing the surface of the keel, to admire its curvature and sculptural beauty. One imagines Captain Nathanael Greene Herreshoff and his brother John Brown Herreshoff conjuring those dimensions over a century ago, the half hull in their hands, taking full measure of the performance through its shape and feel.
Captain Nat’s meticulous design studio is beautifully preserved at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol. When viewing the vast collection of half hulls on the walls, a quote attributed to da Vinci might come to mind: “Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.”
Captain Nat’s son, L. Francis Herreshoff, once stated that there have been few all-around better boats for afternoon sailing, cruising and racing than the S Class, also noting they were also the last one-design class that was somewhat comfortable, and perhaps the most interesting design developed in 1919, amidst all of the innovation going on at that time.
The roster of owners and the length of its legacy have established that this vessel is perhaps the most successful of Herreshoff’s One Designs, while we also recognize the enduring Herreshoff 12 ½. During a recent exhibition at the MIT Museum called Lighter, Stronger, Faster: The Herreshoff Legacy , the S Class was exceptionally noted and celebrated.
Many of the clubs on Long Island Sound have embraced the design. American Yacht Club in Rye, NY boasted fourteen S Boats through the thoughtful acquisitions made by Dr. James Benfield. The first year that they were noted to race was in 1939. The racing roster peaked at thirty-four boats. Were it not for a world war and a savage fire in 1958, their numbers would have profoundly increased. Despite those setbacks, a racing fleet managed to persevere. Many of the original skippers have owned and raced their boats for decades through extremely challenging times.
The combined S Class Associations had the opportunity to celebrate one of WLISHCA’s more venerate members; class archivist and intrepid competitor, the late George Hanson. Hanson was distinguished by his induction into the Herreshoff S Class Hall of Fame. Throughout his nearly sixty-four years of skippering Phoenix , it was his encouragement and role of fostering a number of abandoned S Boats and his personal sense of duty to enlist new owners have helped sustain the WLISHCA as we know it today. His son and daughter-in-law, Eric Hanson and Daniele Rudi, will now share the helm and continue his legacy when Phoenix splashes this year.
The Western Long Island Sound Herreshoff S Class Association has the honor of having cultivated a number of the S Class Hall of Fame Honorees. The fleet trophies bear the names of highly celebrated skippers of such crew and families that are etched in silver dating back to 1950.
John Judge sailed Celebrity through the 1950s and ’60s to achieve his distinguished position. He and George Hanson accepted this honor on the deck of Horseshoe Harbor Yacht Club in Larchmont, NY, where Phoenix has moored since 1956. Horseshoe Harbor is home to four S Boats.
Brian Kelly is rumored to have singlehandedly raced the winning Eaglet , S57 on a number of occasions over the decades that he sailed into his notoriety. He was inducted posthumously in 2011.
The current owners of Eaglet are Kirsty Scott and Adrian McKimmey. Scott recently reflected, “George Hanson introduced us to the S boat when we first became members of HHYC in 2006. We bought her from Brian Kelly’s nephew, Sean Daly in September 2008. George Hanson brokered the deal. We sailed up to Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, where Eaglet was originally commissioned. It was a beautiful sail up there, but we were anxious to make it before dark. We had no idea where to find our guest mooring, but Eaglet seemed to know the way. The sun had gone down, it was hushed and the wind had quieted. We dropped the sail and she glided up to a mooring as if we had nothing to do with it. She had returned home. It all felt effortless and magical. When we had dinner in the clubhouse that evening, we saw photos of Eaglet (with her previous owner Brian Kelly on board) and a photo of one of the only female S boat skippers from the 1930s.”
Another captain of Eaglet and an earlier inductee was Matty Burgraff; Eaglet and Burgraff’s name adorn the first place etchings on WLISHCA’s Burgraff trophy consistently throughout the history of the fleet.
Howard Howard, devoted skipper and owner of the highly awarded Allegro S20 since 1967, partnered for eighteen years with Commodore Bill Simmons. Howard was inducted into the Hall of Fame during the 2019 festivities. It was Howard and Simmons who introduced this author to the language of the S Boat, and have since helped to wean first mate and foredeck crew Wynn Simmons into the art of seamanship.
The award to Howard was presented on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at the Centennial Events at Sail Newport. Howard has been a devoted steward of Allegro for 54 years.
Indeed, it is a curious fact that Narragansett Bay’s own Commodore Fred Roy mentioned that he “cut his teeth” on WLISHSCA’s Danae , owned by Bill Riley, racing the waters of Long Island Sound!
Six of WLISCA’s skippers had celebrated the 75th anniversary of these stalwart crafts together and were thrilled to toast and roast each other during the highly anticipated 100th year.
Dilemma S59 is now owned by Sean Park, who was introduced to sailing when his father held the helm of Hornpipe . Sean had since been the Commodore of the WLISHSCA fleet for a few years and had taken on the role of savior to abandoned vessels to help enlist new S Class family members during his stead.
The use of the word “family” is not used loosely here.
Commodore Simmons reflects, “When my eldest child, my daughter Zoe, was in grade school, there was a class project in which I participated. I was asked to make an image of a goal of mine. I made a little colored drawing of Zoe and myself in a sailboat heading toward shore and my wife holding a baby boy.”
“I often reflect on the fact that everything in that dream came true and still love those times when my family, or any part thereof, is on board our Allegro . The baby in my dream, my son who is now grown, has taken to sailing in a large way and holds a special affinity for the precious heritage these beautiful little yachts, the S Boats, represent. He and my wife, Wendy, have been my most steady and reliable crew which has led to great success in our local fleet racing over the years. Allegro has been a family binder. Of all the joys she has provided due to her elegance, power, comfort, and access to our Long Island Sound, her role as a family binder is what I hold most dear.”
Dilemma ’s first mate Shane C. Parouse wrote, “I was first introduced to the S Class by Jim Park, owner of Hornpipe , in the mid-‘80s. I was a teenage friend of his sons Lorne and Sean and invited out to help ‘crew’ on the boat for a race. Jim kept his boat in Hempstead Harbor, sitting on a mooring by a dreadfully dangerous rock that was submerged at high tide. We got out to Hornpipe in a dinghy that was stored onshore and had to be carried down to the beach, flipped over, boarded without incident, and rowed out to the boat.
“I sailed like this a handful of times with Jim, missing my backstays (the only task I was trusted with), and riding along completely confused about what was going on. But somehow I was hooked anyway. I remember sitting on the lawn at Larchmont Yacht Club after a Race Week day, eating burgers and ice cream. As a kid from Brooklyn who was once on food stamps, you can rest assured I had never been to a yacht club before, but of course, the beauty of the setting is vivid in my mind to this day. Jim, Lorne, and Hornpipe opened up a new world to me.
“I also remember a long ride home one day, in the fog, when we narrowly avoided running into the Hempstead Harbor breakwater only because we could hear waves crashing into it!
I didn’t sail again for fifteen years, until after 9/11, when I needed a distraction from the realities of the world and took my ASA 101 course at New York Sailing School in New Rochelle. Within a few years, I was reconnected with Sean Park, who had returned to New York and was looking to crew up on Alex von Bidder’s Dilemma .
“The rest is history, as we’ve sailed together for fifteen years now. At first we were horrible, but with a competitive drive and eagerness to learn, we won championships, caught an anchor on deck from a leisure boat on the course, competed in the 100th Anniversary regatta, and had an absurd number of good laughs.
“Sailing, the S Boat, and the experiences and friends I have made throughout the years has been one of the great pleasures of my life, and my family now has a boat of our own. It’s given me access to a pastime we will continue to enjoy for many years to come.”
Since the whole of this reflection was asked to be specific to Western Long Island Sound and its current fleet, it would be remiss to speak of the Centennial and the fleet without mentioning how synonymous the character of the skippers, crew, and families are with these craft. It truly is as if the boat has chosen them. When at the helm, there is a fluid connection between the skippers and their boats. It is beautiful to witness a knowledgeable sailor take hold and watch their face soften into a blissful thoughtfulness while they guide this powerful rig with a weightless touch.
When asked about his memorable and most harrowing experiences on Danae , venerate WLISHCA skipper Bill Riley recalls, “I loved sailing my wooden 14-foot Old Town White Cap on Candlewood Lake until Danae and Long Island Sound directed my life. Racing with family and all the wonderful friends and sailors we have met over the last forty-seven years has been a blessing. The memories are too numerous to count. The most harrowing experience has been buying the S Boat in the first place.”
Allegro S20, Phoenix S10, Kandahar II S22, Dilemma S59, Ingwe S6, Danae S68 and Iroquois S17 are making ready to sail this spring season. The entire class performed in outstanding fashion on their 100th birthday. WLISHCA’s Allegro , skippered by Commodore Bill Simmons, took fourth in the inaugural event in her waters. The fleet from Narragansett Bay dominated the series, with Vindex , skippered by Paul Del Nero, earning the overall win, Pirate , skippered by Bob Patterson, taking second and Surprise , skippered by Commodore Roy, finishing third.
For those devoted to the S Class, there is a wistful acknowledgment of having been part of something greater in the act of shepherding these wonderful vessels forward into this century.
In a recent letter to Commodore Bill Simmons, Halsey C. Herreshoff related that perhaps we do not fully understand that when his grandfather, Captain Nat, designed the S Boats in late 1919, he was quite stressed by illness and overwork preparing Resolute for the 1920 America’s Cup Match. “Nothing seemed to bother his brilliant designs, time after time. Of course, we all know and appreciate the fantastic proportions of the S Boats for brilliant sailing in light or strong breezes. But equally significant is his innovative rig, just at the threshold of what was then termed the ‘Leg-O-Mutton rig.’
“My Father, Sid Herreshoff, was the first to ever test sail an S Boat, in winter 1920. He told me that his father reasoned the curved mast, so simply and brilliantly built by the Herreshoff shop, was to provide additional sail support replacing that of previous gaff-riggers, so S Boats were clearly significant steps forward in his rapid replacement of gaff rigs.” Halsey Herreshoff finished by stating that he didn’t believe his grandfather ever expected that so many others would continue the “eager and brilliant racing” of these boats a century hence.
This crewmember would like to think that the birth of the S Class One Design was a by-product of that profound effort put forth during Nat Herreshoff’s flow state during such a stressful time. Working on the complexity of the extraordinary Resolute spawned the brilliance of simplicity and powerful design – our delightful day racer. Given the dedication of this S Boat culture, there is enough evidence to believe the S Class One Design vessels will carry on for generations to come.
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Local ties in the line-up of storied boat classes sailing this weekend include the S Class designed by American Naval Architect Nat Herreshoff of Bristol The boats have stood the test of time as one of the oldest American one-design classes still racing today with an active fleet in Newport. Also, five of the vaunted 12-Metre Class are racing ...
E-boat was the Western Allies' designation for the fast attack craft (German: Schnellboot, or S-Boot, meaning "fast boat"; plural Schnellboote) of the Kriegsmarine during World War II; E-boat could refer to a patrol craft from an armed motorboat to a large Torpedoboot. The name of E-boats was a British designation using the letter E for Enemy.. The main wartime production boats, from S26 ...
Setting Sail In America is a large format coffee table book written by Alan Silken, Vice Commodore of the Narragansett Bay Herrehsoff S Class fleet. The book features eye-catching photographs of Herreshoff S boats by one of the world's premiere yachting photographers, Cory Silken. "Captain Nat" Herreshoff, who designed the S Class boat in 1919, is the most famous American yacht designer ...
©2019-2024 U.S. Melges 24 Class Association (USM24CA). National Member Class Authority of the International Melges 24 Class Association. The Melges 24 is designed by Reichel Pugh Yacht Design and manufactured by Melges Performance Sailboats in Zenda, Wisc. USA The U.S. Melges 24 Class Association is a member of U.S. Sailing. Header photo by: Morgan Kinney/Melges Performance Sailboats
The 37th America's Cup will be the second time to use the AC75 Class, but building the boat hasn't gotten any easier as described in this report by the British challenger: Weight is a popular ...
Summary and Key Points: The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier, has arrived in the Red Sea to project power and deter aggression. -This deployment marks ...
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Burial 5 was the most unique, it was found in a coffin made of a larch trunk, with a tightly closed lid. Due to the preservative properties of larch and lack of air access, the coffin contained a well-preserved mummy of a child with an accompanying set of grave goods. The interred individual retained the skin on his face and had a leather ...
Oasis-Class ships changed the game for the cruise industry. Before Royal Caribbean launched Oasis of the Seas, cruise ships were floating hotels that brought you to ports.
S#: S# first appeared (that we know of) in TellTales, April 1988, "On a Scale of One to Ten" by A.P. Brooks . The equation incorporates SA/Disp (100% fore triangle) and Disp/length ratios to create a guide to probable boat performance vs. other boats of comparable size. For boats of the same length, generally the higher the S#, the lower ...
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Small guided day tour from Bath (Max 14 persons) Out to Sea - Split Boat Party with Blue Lagoon Swim Stop Ferry from Nice to Monaco Horse Show Giant's Causeway Tour from Belfast - Luxury Bus + Causeway Entry Cruise to Spinalonga, Kolokytha Bay&Agios Nikolaos.Lunch included 900-Meter Ziplining in Dubrovnik
S#: S# first appeared (that we know of) in TellTales, April 1988, "On a Scale of One to Ten" by A.P. Brooks . The equation incorporates SA/Disp (100% fore triangle) and Disp/length ratios to create a guide to probable boat performance vs. other boats of comparable size. For boats of the same length, generally the higher the S#, the lower ...