Replica of the Schooner America
by Marty Fancy
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Replica of the Schooner America
Artist
Marty Fancy
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Photograph
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The 1995 built America, a replica of the historic schooner America that won the America’s Cup in 1851 docked in Beaufort, NC on her East Coast USA tour ahead of the 2017 America’s Cup in Bermuda. The 139-foot replica America‘s regular home port is in San Diego, on the U.S. West Coast. She was in North Carolina in September 2016 and was headed to the Caribbean after the new year. She was the official ambassador of the 2017 America’s Cup.
The original schooner America beat her British challenger by 8 minutes to take the America’s Cup in 1851.
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March 12th, 2024
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Dale Kincaid
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured in the TALL SHIPS AND WINDJAMMERS Group gallery! You are invited to post your work in the feature archive discussion.
Dale Kincaid
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured in the SHIPS AND SEA Group gallery! You are invited to post your work in the feature archive discussion.