Thomas J. Lipton's America's Cup Campaigns is the saga on one man's three decade obsession with winning the America's Cup. This is author Richard V. Simpson's fifth title concerning the quest for the America's Cup-the Blue Riband prize for the sport of large ocean racing yachts. In this book, Simpson relates brief stories of some of the most interesting of the early races for the Cup which lead up to the Lipton challenges. The narrative covers the development of the early sloops and schooners from wood, to metal and the challenges faced by designers. For this narrative Simpson has searched century-old tabloids for early sport writers' predictions and observation of the contestants; he has resurrected many long-forgotten contemporary accounts relative to late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century yachts built especially as America's Cup racers. This historical account of the Lipton and Herreshoff face-offs is a sterling read for professional, amateur, and armchair sailor.
Thomas J. Lipton's America's Cup Campaigns is the saga on one man's three decade obsession with winning the America's Cup. This is author Richard V. Simpson's fifth title concerning the quest for the America's Cup-the Blue Riband prize for the sport of large ocean racing yachts.
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| Introduction |
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1 Challengers and Defenders since 1870 |
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2 Passing of the 70-foot Class |
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29 | (3) |
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5 Development of the 90-foot Racing Yacht |
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32 | (9) |
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6 Thomas J. Lipton, Tea Merchant |
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7 The Herreshoff Defenders (1893--1937) |
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8 The Shamrock Challengers |
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9 1899, Shamrock vs. Columbia |
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10 Why the Shamrock II Cannot Win |
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11 1901, Shamrock II vs. Columbia |
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12 1903, Shamrock III vs. Reliance |
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13 1920, Shamrock IV vs. Resolute |
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14 1930, Shamrock V vs. Enterprise |
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| Appendix |
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| About the Author |
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| Bibliography |
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RICHARD V. SIMPSON is a native Rhode Islander who has always lived within walking distance to Narragansett Bay, first in the Edgewood section of Cranston and then in Bristol, where he has lived since 1960. A graphic designer by trade, he worked in advertising, printing, display, and textile design studios. After retiring in 1996 from a twenty nine- year federal civil service career with the U.S. Navy Supply Center and Naval Undersea Warfare Center, he began a second career as an author of books on subjects of historical interest. Beginning in 1985, Richard acted as a contributing editor for the national monthly Antiques & Collecting Magazine in which eighty-five of his articles have appeared.
