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The Maritime News June, July, August 2012 Yachting on the Bay 2012 1859 National Park Service Park News U.S. Department of the Interior The Official Newspaper of San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park The Maritime News June, July, August 2012 Yachting On The Bay 2012 1859 The American Yacht Albertina, an engraving in the San Francisco Yacht Clup Scrapbook, 1880-1882, page 26, SF Maritime. Photo, right: AC 45s racing in the America’s Cup “World Series” event in Venice, Italy, on May 9, 2012. Oracle Racing represents the United States, and Artemis Racing, Welcome Sweden. Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget. Photo, below: Portrait of George Steers. San Francisco Yacht Clup Scrapbook, 1880-1882, page 156, SF This summer, as past and future his- Maritime. tory race along the City waterfront, Nova Scotia, but trained by George Steers) launched a boat on San San Francisco Maritime stands ready BY STEPHEN CANRIGHT, PARK CURATOR, MARITIME HISTORY Francisco Bay named the Pride of the Bay in May, 1859. to steer you into a deeper apprecia- tion of America’s once and continu- The America’s Cup “World Series” regattas are currently scheduled Later that year, Pride of the Bay’s owner, Stephen Bichard, offered ing fascination with boats. to race the Pride against any boat of similar size, for a purse of up to on San Francisco Bay on August 23–26 and October 4–7. The AC45 As you watch the World Series yachts yachts, pictured above, will race at breakneck speeds along the wa- $500. That challenge was answered by the owners of the John Daniels, flying by the Aquatic Park Cove, terfront, displaying thrilling maneuvers in close proximity to shore, and the match was on! pause to consider their place in San and whetting our appetites for the 34th America’s Francisco’s maritime traditions. Our Then, as today, the racing boats were extreme Cup race on the Bay in 2013 (featuring extreme, history curator’s front page article by any measure, and designed to be sailed by “Yachting on the Bay” is a great way 13-story high, carbon fiber, AC72 wing yachts). very experienced crews. The Pride of the Bay was to start: it definitely adds weight to the old adage that the more things just over 27 feet long, but her bowsprit extended While these modern boats have captured the change, the more they stay the same! public’s imagination, their designs have evolved 15 feet forward of the bow and her mainboom over centuries, and their sailors are in fact con- stretched 15 feet aft of her stern (see print above). I also encourage you to read the page tinuing a long tradition of yachting that began, In their quest to go ever faster, the designers flew two story about a model of the origi- nal yacht America (yes, the one the enormous areas of sail. The relatively small and on San Francisco Bay, more than 150 years ago. cup was named for) now preserved in light hulls sailed with a crew of 12 men, and were the park’s collection. A series of three head-to-head races, run be- ballasted with sand bags that were shifted from tween closely-matched sloop yachts in 1859 and side to side as the boat tacked. In the hands of This summer we’ll celebrate another long-standing maritime tradition 1860, brought the spirit of famed naval architect anyone but seasoned professionals, these boats George Steers to San Francisco Bay. Mr. Steers with an August Sea Music Festival at were dangerous indeed. Hyde Street Pier. Be sure to join us for is probably best known as the designer of the a day of heartfelt singing and sweet schooner yacht America, which won a big silver The contest between the Pride and the John instrumentals from a talented crew pitcher (later called the America’s Cup) in 1851. Daniels was held on October 15. The course was of local musicians and nationally- Of course, San Francisco was on America’s from Mission Street Wharf, down to Hunters renowned performers. Point, over to the Oakland Bar, out to Fort Point, frontier at the time, and this was reflected in the And if you’d like to experience a bit smaller, more rough-and-ready boats involved in and back to a finish at Mission Street. The Pride of hands-on SF Bay shipbuilding, this early West Coast competition. took the lead early in the race, and hung on to win the 35-mile contest check our Kids Page for instructions by six and a half minutes. on how to craft this One of Steers’ more modest designs, a 27-foot centerboard sloop newspaper into a named the George Steers (of a type popular with New York sport- A second race, between the Pride and the George Steers, was held (possibly) history- making boat of your ing men) was shipped out to San Francisco aboard a clipper ship in during November, 1859. The match was eagerly anticipated, pit- own! 1858. Others of her type followed, including the John Daniels, built by ting the best of East Coast design against a proven example of local Captain Robert Fish. These New York boats quickly inspired local design. The boats raced over the same course and again the Pride was Craig Kenkel Superintendent builders to try their hand at the type, and John Daly (originally from Continued on Page 2 1 Yachting On 2 Ship Model 4 Activity Page Yachting on the Bay…1 Superintendent’s Message…1 The Bay Connection to For Kids Visitor Information…2 Turn The Maritime News into a boat! Extreme yachting design in the 21st Ship Model Connection…2 America’s Cup First read the paper, cut it in two pieces century has connections to 19th down the middle, follow the directions Events and Programs…3 century extremes as well. Scale model of the schooner yacht America is in the park’s collection. on the back page and create a boat Activity Page for Kids…4 with the other half. Park Map…4 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Today in the Park...4 Collections Corner highlights items from National Park Service SF Maritime’s collections and is included U.S. Department of the Interior Collections Corner in every issue of this publication. To read past articles, please go to: www.nps.safr/ Ship Model of the Schooner Yacht America historyculture/collectionscorner.htm The America, designed by naval architect San Francisco Maritime BY BILL DOLL, PRESERVATION MANAGER George Steers, won first place in the original National Historical Park 1851 race, a 53-mile-long circumnavigation, Established in 1988, San Francisco around the Isle of Wight, England. The Maritime National Historical Park America’s owner took home the first place encompasses 34 acres, and has the most silver pitcher for winning the competition National Historic Landmarks of any unit that would later be known as the America’s in the National Park Service. In addition Cup race. to the fleet of historic ships at Hyde Street Pier, the park includes the Aquatic Presently in the collection of the San Park Historic District (Maritime Museum, Francisco Maritime NHP is a model of the beach, lawn area, and bocce ball courts), schooner America. This model was given a Visitor Center and a research library (in to Mr. Le Marchant, owner of the yacht Fort Mason Center). Aurora, that placed second in the 1851 race. Details of how or when the park acquired Superintendent the model are a mystery to park staff. Unlike Craig Kenkel the America’s Cup races of recent memory, Chief of Interpretation no yachting syndicates from California had John Cunnane (Acting) formed to support the design and building of the vessel for the original race. California Public Affairs Officer had only become a state in 1850. Lynn Cullivan Viewing the model, you are struck by the Maritime News Editor perfect likeness to the original vessel. It Christine Baird is purported that a model of the America was given to each of the 15 finishers of the Mailing Address original race on August 22, 1851. Fort Mason Center, Building E We are fortunate to have this model in San Francisco, CA 94123 the collection as it links San Francisco Fax Number Maritime to the great America’s Cup 415-556-1624 tradition and especially the “World Series” races being held on SF Bay August 23–26, Park Information 2012-161 years since that first August race 415-447-5000 in 1851. The model will be on display in the Maritime Museum in the near future. See Contributors to Volume 37: www.americascup.com/en/San-Francisco Gina Bardi, Tim Campbell, Stephen for more about the 2012 races and the 34th Canright, Lynn Cullivan, John Cunnane, America’s Cup race on the San Francisco Kathy Daskal, Bill Doll, Richard Everett, Bay in 2013. Taylor Horton, Amy Hosa, Kristal Ip, Robbyn Jackson, Peter Kasin and Craig Kenkel. Photo, left: Scale model of the yacht America. Inset, top: Closeup of the deck. SAFR 5328 The Maritime News June, July, August Inset, lower: The Yacht ‘America’ Winning the 2012 Volume No. 37. International Race, painting by Fitz Henry Lane, 1851. Courtesy of the Peabody Collection. Yachting on the Bay Sail on a Historic Schooner Stand on the deck of this 19th century From Front Page scow schooner and feel the waves, breathe the salt air, and take in dazzling views the winner, this time by four and a half while park rangers tell stories about water- minutes. front history. The Pride of the Bay’s final match race Sail on San Francisco Bay aboard Alma came in August, 1860, against a newly- this summer and fall.
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