Americas Cup Race Enterprise Keeps Cup 1930 Article

Americas Cup Race Enterprise Keeps Cup Newport Regatta 1930 4-Page Article

page 2 caption: "Enterprise, the American defender, crossing the finish line, and retaining the cup on this side."   photos: M. Rosenfeld

page 3 caption: "Shamrock V, Sir Thomas Lipton's challenger, which was not quite fast enough to take the coveted cup."

"American Yacht Wins Four Straight Heats. Fleet of Five Hundred Motor Yachts Present Beautiful Spectacle at Newport Regatta"

This is a very fun read and includes the stories of collisions .... City of Lowell.  She, if you recall it, is the Providence steamer that took a shy at us on the Coast Guard destroyer Porter, only to miss her and ram the evening press reporters on the destroyer Wilkes...

."So you want to hear about the motor boats that helped make the fourteenth defense of the "mug" the most colorful spectacle in yachting history...........I began to understand why Point Jude is considered a dangerous place by boatmen.

I heard a representative of one of the news agencies estimate that there were 500 yachts present. This was exclusive of the thousand or so Coast Guard destroyers and rum chasers which were keeping the yachts in line.......I should have told the estimator about the runabout with two half drowned souls and the Sea Sled with a crew of three, and then my own "Hotspur" with Rigg single handing her...."

page 4 shows the summary of the four races and their times.

4 page article - 3 actual pages (pg 2 on reverse side of pg 1)

suggestion: The photos of the boats on page 2 & 3 are so outstanding, it would be an idea to have the article reproduced at a quality photo lab and have the photos of the boats mounted by a framer, what a great and rare display piece that would be.

mild paper tanning due to age

It has become harder to locate these old items. It is likely that many of these will not come our way again as they were published only once.

1930 Marine Publication Article

Approximate Dimensions 8" X 11"

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