Great Yachts

158 Pages·1979·24.592 MB·English

by  Philip McCutchan

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Endpaper Shamrock IV takes the
lead from Resolute in the America's
Cup race of 1920.
overleaf The racing yacht Britannia,
one of the most famous cutters in
history.

McCutchan
Philip
Crown Newj6rk
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Copyright Philip McCutchan 1979
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First English edition published by
Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1979
First published in the USA by
Crown Publishers Inc., New York
Printed in Great Britain
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
McCutchan, Philip, 1920-
Great yachts.
Includes index.
—
1. Ya—chts and yachting History. 2. Yacht
racing History. I. Title.
GV812.M32 1979 797.1/4 79-15806
ISRN 0-517-53915-2
Contents
Introduction 9
1 Early Yachts 11
2 State Splendour and Rivalry 23
3 Millionaires and their Steam Yachts 47
4 Great Ocean Racers 76
5 Post-War Racing and the America's Cup 90
6 Round-the-World and Ocean-Going Races 108
7 Round-the-World Sailorsand theirYachts 122
Acknowledgments
148
Bibliography
149
Index 151