Pictures of Ranger - Race Week - Canon Digital Rebel Camera

Photographer	Chris Hunter {K:25631}
Project	N/A	Camera Model	Canon Digital Rebel
Categories	Seascapes Sports	Film Format
Portfolio	Sailing The Ocean	Lens	28-90mm f/3.5-5.6
Uploaded	7/26/2006	Film / Memory Type	Lexar Pro 1 GB 80x RAW
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Location	City - State - NEW ENGLAND Country - United States
About	J Class yacht Ranger - Newport, Rhode Island - 7/22/06 1/640th - f/9 - iso100 - 90mm One of the most amazing experiences you can have is to be on the water next to an original J class yacht blowing by at 15-20 knots. You can literally feel the power of this boat as it moves through the water. The J-class yacht Ranger won the 1937 America's Cup, defeating 4-0 the Endeavour II of Britain, raced at Newport, Rhode Island. It would be the last time huge J-class yachts would race in the America's Cup. Harold Stirling Vanderbilt funded construction of the Ranger, and it launched on May 11, 1937. It was designed by Starling Burgess and Olin Stephens, and constructed by Bath Iron Works. Stephens would credit Burgess with actually designing the Ranger, but the radical departure from conventional J-class design was more likely attributable to Stephens himself. Ranger was constructed according to the Universal Rule which determined how large various dimensions of racing yachts, such as sail area and length, could be. Often referred to as the super J, the Ranger received a rating of 76, the maximum allowed while still fitting within Universal Rule constraints. Overall length: 135 ft Length at water line: 87 ft Beam (width): 21 ft Draft: 15 ft Displacement: 166 tons