Title
Around the turn of the century, Deer Isle seamen manned many of the top America'
Date
1-1-1986
Volume Number
Volume 3
Pages
43
Abstract
Around the turn of the century, Deer Isle seamen manned many of the top America's Cup racing yachts. In 1895, an all-Deer Isle crew raced the "Defender" to a defeat over the British, who forfeited, and in 1899 they defeated the Royal Ulster Yacht club of Belfast, Ireland. Details.
Subjects
Deer Isle, Yacht races
Recommended Citation
Gross, Clayton, "Around the turn of the century, Deer Isle seamen manned many of the top America'" (1986). Maine News Index - Island Journal. 189.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_island/189
Source
Island Journal