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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. [5] [4] Hull No. 8, Alaris, won its class in the 1978 edition of the same race. [4]
The story of Miss Nylex began in 1971 when a syndicate was established to build a yacht to defend the ICCT, which Australia had won from Denmark in 1970. [2] The 1970 win had brought the trophy ‘down under’ for the first time and the Sorrento Sailing Club [5] was tasked with defending the trophy and hosting the event on Port Phillip Bay near Melbourne. [1]
The boat took on the nickname: "Floating White House". [13] In 1999 Manitou was sold to Laura Kilbourne, granddaughter of James R. Lowe, the original owner. Manitou was then given a comprehensive refit at Deagle's Marine Railway in Deltaville, Virginia. In late 2010 she was sold to four joint owners and underwent an extensive refit in early 2011.
USS PT-96, built by Huckins at Jacksonville, Florida, underway at high speed, circa 1942. Huckins Yacht Corporation built PT boats for two squadrons during World War II. In 1940, three governing bodies – the Bureau of Ships, the Board of Inspection and Survey, and the Navy Personnel Command – had agreed that all PT boats developed up to that time were defective.
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The Riverside Yacht Club was founded in 1888 by George I. Tyson, a prominent and wealthy summer resident of Riverside, CT, and the owner of the yacht Nirvana. [2] [3] Using his own money and waterfront property, Tyson built the original Victorian-style clubhouse in 1889 on the eastern shore of Cos Cob Harbor near the entrance of the Mianus River.
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