Concepts BooksJack A. SomerTiconderogaTales of an Enchanted YachtLaunched as Tioga in 1936, this glorious ketch finished first in twenty-four of her initial thirty-seven races. Renamed Ticonderoga in 1946, she went on to set more elapsed-time records than any ocean racer in history. Ticonderoga held more than thirty course records in races on several oceans, surpassing even the best performances of the hard-driven nineteenth-century clipper ships. But Ticonderoga wasn't designed for racing. Her creator, L. Francis Herreshoff, shaped her for genteel "afternoon sailing," giving her uncommon elegance of form with a clipper bow, elliptical transom, raked rig, gilded garnish, and a bathtub. It is these qualities of unsurpassed opulence and beauty, combined with her astonishing speed, that have made Big Ti so incomparable. Jack A. Somer is former editor of Yachting, a professional sailor, and author of Juliet: The Creation of a Masterpiece, Ocean Giants, and other books. |
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1997 / hardcover / ISBN 0-393-04613-3 / 11.5" x 11.5" / 256 pages / Sailing/Transportation | |||||
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