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Bermuda 40 yawl underway with full sail. The Bermuda 40 is an American sailboat that was designed by William Tripp, Jr. in 1958 as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1960. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Bristol 40 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, or an optional cutter or yawl rig, all with aluminum spars. It features a spooned raked stem , a raised counter reverse transom , a keel-mounted rudder controlled by an Edson wheel and a fixed modified long keel , with a ...
Over the years, the Concordia yawl has won numerous races including the prestigious Newport Bermuda Race (1954 and 1978), the Annapolis Race (1955), at Cowes Week (1955) and the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race (1955 and 1997). 1954 Newport Bermuda Race - Malay, Concordia #2, Dan Strohmeier; 1955 Annapolis Race - Actaea, Concordia #17, Henry Sears
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The Block Island 40 found success in racing, with early wins in the 1958 Miami to Nassau race by Rhubarb [6] and the 1958 Edlu Trophy by Frederick Lorenzen's Seal. [ 8 ] Six Block Island 40s participated in the 1960 Newport to Bermuda race , all placing in the top 11.
In 1957, Morgan, along with Charlie Hunt, designed and built Brisote, a 31-foot plywood yawl. [6] After successfully appealing disqualification due to a lack of engine, he entered the Havana race and took second in Brisote's division. [3] [4] In 1960 Jack Powell commissioned Morgan to build the 40 foot centerboard fiberglass yawl Paper Tiger.
The Pearson Invicta is a 38-foot (12 m) sailboat designed for ocean racing. [1] It has a fiberglass sloop with wood trim. Sailboats were once made solely of wood however, the Invicta was the first sailboat produced with a fiberglass hull to win a major ocean race (the 1964 Newport, Rhode Island to Bermuda), being placed second overall in the 1962 Newport to Bermuda Race.
Led by Rod, Dorade sailed to victory in the 1932 Bermuda Race. [3] From Bermuda , Dorade sailed back to Norway, down to Cowes, England, and finally back to America after winning the Fastnet Race . The victory in the 1932 Fastnet Race was of substantial significance given the unusually severe weather, several ships feared missing as well as one ...