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Tag Archives: Charlie Barr
Reviews
We’ve recently been enjoying undertaking a long overdue update to the Reviews page at this blog. As the northern hemisphere days shorten – and more often than not darken – it’s often a time to reflect. This time three years … Continue reading →
Posted in America's Cup, Big Class, book, Britannia, Clyde yachting, Clydebuilt, Firth of Clyde, G.L. Watson, G.L. Watson & Co., G.L. Watson & Co. Ltd., Glasgow, Hal Sisk, Irish yachting, leather-bound, Lifeboat, limited edition, Martin Black, naval architect, object of desire, photography, River Clyde, RNLI, rowing, Sail and oar, shipyards, Steam Yacht, tank testing, yacht clubs, yacht design, yacht designer, yacht racing, yachting history
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Tagged Charlie Barr, Denny of Dumbarton, Denny Test Tank, Fife Regatta, gift, Herreshoff, Lord Dunraven, Peggy Bawn Press, Prince of Wales, Rainbow, Reviews for G.L. Watson - The Art and Science of Yacht Design, Shamrock II, Sir Thomas Lipton, Valkyrie II, Valkyrie III, William Fife & Son
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Wind of fortune
Snippets of news slipping out online more than strongly suggest that one of the most exciting of classic yacht replica projects is well underway: a reincarnation of G.L. Watson’s design for the fabulous and fast schooner Rainbow, later Hamburg, … Continue reading →
Posted in archives, Baltic Germany, Big Class, boatbuilders, boatyards, Captains, Clyde yachting, Clydebuilt, film, Firth of Clyde, G.L. Watson, G.L. Watson & Co., G.L. Watson & Co. Ltd., G.L. Watson clients, gift, Glasgow, leather-bound, Martin Black, naval architect, object of desire, other yacht designers, photography, replica, River Clyde, sailmakers, shipbuilding, shipyards, yacht design, yacht designer, yacht racing, yachting history
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Tagged Atlantic, Charles L. Orr-Ewing, Charlie Barr, de Vos de Vries Design, Dr Robert Mitchell, Gerard Dijkstra, Hamburgische Verein Seefahrt, Holland Jachtbouw, Hunter's Quay, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Orr-Ewing, Rainbow, Turkey red, Ventis Scheepstimmerwerk, Wolfson Unit, Zandaam
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Order of the Thistle
It continues to be the America’s Cup silly season: the void between the last, enthralling episode, and the next; wherever it may be; in whatever boats… And crew nationality has raised its head. Last year’s ‘American’ defender, Oracle Team USA, … Continue reading →
Posted in America's Cup, Big Class, book, Captains, Clyde yachting, Clydebuilt, Firth of Clyde, G.L. Watson, G.L. Watson & Co., Glasgow, naval architect, object of desire, shipbuilding, Steam Yacht, yacht clubs, yacht design, yacht designer, yacht racing, yachting history
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Tagged Alex Hill, Alex McDonald, Angus Kennedy, Archibald McIntyre, Archibald McNicol, Ardrossan, Charlie Barr, Daniel McKellar, Daniel McKenzie, Gourock, Herreshoff, Hohenzollern II, Hugh Howatt, Inveraray, Isle of Bute, James Bell, James Hughes, James Shedden, James Wilkie, John Barr, John Crawford, John Fyfe, John Graham, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Loch Fyne, Marblehead, Portencross, Shamrock II, Thistle, William Craig, William Fife & Son, William Griffin, William Holmes, William Wright
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More “Big Class” on Film, 1899
Evidence of libraries and archives increasingly digitising their collections, and therefore making them more accessible, was unfolding before our eyes during the research for Martin Black’s book G.L. Watson – The Art and Science of Yacht Design. The Library of … Continue reading →
Posted in America's Cup, art, Big Class, Captains, film, G.L. Watson, G.L. Watson clients, Irish yachting, tank testing
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Tagged Charlie Barr, Herreshoff, New York Yacht Club, Shamrock I, Shamrock II, Sir Thomas Lipton, Thomas Edison
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